The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-12

tn Umpire if SO. On, an liver on they
| marched, firm Spimfontein. past tn
gleamin spires iv Wa-aberneck. tn
they saw in tn distance tn long, low.
| line iv purple light that marked tn,
/ walls iV Boobenastofein. 1t was thin
J four O'Clock p. m, an tn column halt
Ell while tn bugles blew tn CHEEKY call
| &c tea. Eager hands unshipped tn
marmalade an opened tn caddies.
( bread was toasted on tn small stoves
carried by iVry officers valet tn pick
cts an scouts We're dispatched f'r plum
/ cake, an f'rgottin' FIR a moment tn
tbriles iv tn campaign, tn rough war
ryOrs INDUCED in that repast that has
done SO much To make Englishmen
what they are. At siven, havin' taken
all precautions. havin' placed tn pow
cher in a cool runnfn' brook an tether-
ed tn mules to tn rifles. tn vast army
slept. Il was breakfast time whin tn
4 God iv Slumber was dhriven Off be tn
other British God iv Appetite Such.
Hinnissy. is tn brief story iv Gin'raI
Kitchener's cillybrated dhrive. as
read it In tn pa-apers.
ITO some eXtint ii was SUCCESSFUL an
to some eXtints not TIL bands were
good TIL tea was fine, though some
prefer Oolong. Rifles, pompoms. mules.
fusileers, etcethry had been lost But
tured. Not wan. They were all at
breakfast an tn great heart iv tn
British nation was sad. TIL great heart
begun to grumble, which is way tn
great heart iv a nation has. 1t asst
what was tn use iv this costly man
DOVER IL they was as NANNY gin'rals
left afther it as befure
While in this mood, it was illicthry-
fed. be piece iv startlin' intelligence.
TIL whisper ran round grew TO bexa
murmur increased to a roar, mountelxS
to a shrek that Mechoon was capturedH
1T seemed too good to be thrue No
wan cud believe it at first. But fin'lly
il was officially announced in Parlymint
be that hot-headed OF pathrite, Lord
Salsberry himself. In ! voice choked
be emotion he arose an give three
cheers. Afther which he read Gin'raI
Kitchener's dispatch:
. L have tn pleasure to rapport that
yisterdah at nine o'clock Lord Mechoon
be superb STRATEGY had himself sur
rounded be an infeeryor foorce iv Beers
under Gin'ral Delaney or some such
name. Our cust'mary precaution iv
Ghrawin' in tn pickets afther nightfall
an buryin' tn rifles. which had repeat
eddy failed in tn past. OWN to tn eau
ton of the Beers, wurrked admirably.
Gin raj Delaney was completely taken
be surprise and before he cud recover
Lord Mechoon had thrown himself
around his neck an given him his Gig
rect case in token iv submission. Tn
behaved with gr-reat gallan-
Ty. In wan case a whole company sur
rindhered to one Boer j am sindin' ri
FIR tn Victorya cross
De freight. UNFORTUNATELY our casul-
ties We're very heavy. Mesilf an near
y all tn other gin'rals escaped cap
-ure. But betther luck mex time
-Iin'ral Dewet is about mile firm here
/ in Africa at all or, indeed. Twin
Ten'ral Botha is said to be in Ioway
houSh We can't believe ivrything We see
II tn pa-aperS Wan or tn other may
Dc enthrapped into kidnapin' me. In
d manetime / am plannin' right alon4
sleep constantly in clothes becompetR
ne station, an tn Umpire may rely on
ne not maxim show iv mesilf whin L
I'm took. Ye'ers hopefully. Kitchener
so there We ARE. TIL raysistance iv
h Beers is in its dyin' throes, although
V coorse, they're an adhroit race an
hey may give him back. Look out
ONE mornin' f'r a dispatch readin:
Crushin' revarse FIR tn British Night
ttaek. Mechoon rayturned.'
Don't We think tn Beers will keep
n fightin' ?" asked Mr.. Hennessy.
They have gr-reat resoorce" said
ir Dooley. There ar-re many Brit
sh gin'rals"
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