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him how it was that he came single
handed. He replied that he had trap
ped them single-handed. The comman-
dant opened his eyes and said, But
how in the world did you manage it?"
The young fellow Strengthened him
self up, saying. We'll, sir, 1 just sim
ply surrounded them"
DEVIL A FRIEND HAD HE.
1t was after the battle of Modder-
spruit that one of the Irish Brigade,
who was totally ignorant of counter
signs and challenges, was. making his
way towards the Irish camp in the
dark. Passing close to the artillery
lines he was challenged with, Who
comes there?
| "Phwat's that?" he shouted back
Who comes there, and what are
your" was the answer.
| "Oh, indade, DIM only a poor unfOr-
tunate Oirishman.' he replied.
The sentry evidently mistook his
words and yelled, Halt friend and
give the countersign!"
Friend" replied Pat, sure an divil
the frind have Oh in the wurruld.
After a deal of persuasion on the
part of the sentry Pat was marched
to the artillery camp, where he was
recognized by Commandment Frichardt.
LOST A CHANCE TO GET SQUARE.
General White, as the world knows,
succeeded in having Long Tom, our
!, heavy siege gun, destroyed by sending
: out a strong force one night That
there was treachery cannot be denied
But 1 doubt if the world knows the
: price General White paid. The follow
|. ing morning, thinking, probably, that
the destruction of Long Tom had bad
ly scared us, he attempted to make a
!, dash out of Ladysmith.
But we were at our stations ready
to meet him. On the forces came; i
was a grand sight. Not shot wa:
. fired from our guns; the orders were
to let them come and fight it out. Ou
men were not hidden, as is generally
!, supposed. as they were in full view
some even crossing the fiat in order t
= strengthen the positions at the foo
of Lombard's Kop.
j. There would undoubtedly have beer
= a great fight but for two young Beers
who, thinking the enemy quite nea
enough for them, let go. This, o
= course, started the ball. Before any
thing could be done the firing became
;, general and the shooting so good tina
:, the British troops turned tail and flew
u for Ladysmith. Our Maxim Nordenfeld
>. did great execution, and so did tn
u Pretoria commandments hand on tn
ears of the two youngsters that starte,
I the shooting. The rest of the day tn
= English were engaged removing thei
, dead and wounded under a flag o
: truce. General White lost nearly fiv
y hundred men killed and wounded Thu
:" we lost the best chance we ever hal
l. to cause General Whites surrende
= since the 31st of October.
= HAD TO FIGHT FOR 1T.
A party of Britishers made nigh
attack on one of the Boer guns on Sur
prise Hill, outside Ladysmith. The
were led by a Natal Afrikander VIII
knew the password This party wa
= four hundred strong, headed by tn
~ Gloucesters. When they came close
= the gun they fired two volleys, an
= then charged with bayonet. They ha
!. only fifty men to contend with, and be
- fore relief came the British had rer
~ dered the gun helpless for the tim
y However, the fifty men who were sta
.. toned by the gun made the enem
We fight hard for it that night. The Bri
oi ish retired leaving nineteen dead, thil
-, ty-three wounded, and nine prisoner
IA The casualties on the Boer side bein
. four killed and five wounded. 1t VIZ
v e, in this fight that Harry Spanier, an O
= Californian, received his death BIO,
~ Mr.. Spanier was we'll known and b.
re loved by all his countrymen on IL
Witwatersrand
tb STILL RETAINED HIS GRIP.
vn A peculiar incident occurred aft
ar, the third battle of Tugela. A party
No Beers were busy burying the Briti
DIS dead, and seeing to the wounded tn
as had been left on the battlefield Oh
he dead British soldier was found with h
NJ rifle still in both hands, as if he h;
fallen while in the act of aiming o.
3D. of the Beers in pulling the rifle fro
yn the dead mans hands was shot throu,
ad the abdomen and died within ten mi
utes. The dead soldiers stiff forcing
ne, had retained it's grip on the triggt
on Briton and Boer were buried side
rp, side. F. J. TURNER
GREED ONE HII1rpCII wv A n1rre,