Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-11

into the hearts OF his hearers. he
was fore;elling the downfall OF the
British RAJ.
II glanced over ny shoulder at Tar.
old, and l saw that ne had grown
white. white 10 the lips. and that his
bridie-hand was trembling
"a native in che crowd yelled some
thing in rauc0us. faisctto voice, and
caught the words az once.
Your fellows down country have
mutinicd and killed their oClcers.t I
cried % Harold Did you hear what
that man s1id?'
"'Cod help US. God help us he ex-
claimed In that sane hOarse. tense
voice. Let us get Onto the fort-to
the fort
a great strapping Muhammadan. a
butcher IN red turban. leaped from
the crowd and seized the rein Of Mrs.
I IIarold's horse with one hand. The
other held a meat chopper. Tho horse
reared. rose in my stirrups. raised
my loaded riding crop and brought the
I butt down full between the fellow s
eyes. He dropped Ike n lcg.
Get on 90 the fort. Harold. IN Cod 8
name. and take the ladies with YOU
cried brcathiessiy. for now I was lay
7 Ing about me with that heavy butt and
the people. screaming with fear. we're
tumb,ing over one another IN their
Icagerncss to get beyond the reach Of
my arm.
Il caught a glimpse Of Mrs. Har
I Ol1's face. flushed with excitement her
eyes flashing with ENTHUSIASM and q
sort OF fierce delight.
"Oh, how splendid OF youi' sd.
cried. How srlcndiit' and then sl.
and Harold and his sister were CI. "a
l.
Harold leading.
..The crowd had fallen back bofor
I me. and I rode straight at the Mulau
p MADAM preacher. h.t h'n. as ! ha
/ hit the butcher. fun between the eye.
and / felt the bone shattcr beneath "a
blow.
You dogs!' I cried. You DOGS VIII
dare 20 bark because fools tell 20
| that the RAJ OF the British is crdc.
/ | get TO your kennels like the wilpue
/ ours you are. And when sense n
1 turneth 20 you, come 90 me nc the f0'
/ craving pardon. lest 4 send word 90 g.
/ government OF the wickclnces in yor
hearts, and the hide be stripped fro
/ you En- punishment. Go"
] And then, Why then, and it hrin'
/ tears 10 my eyes when Z recall it ID
/ they are men. these Nuhamm1l-ns
/ India. though like children they
i easily led astray or grl-Lt as a rn-
/ may chance TO lead thcm-tle CROW
! set mp thrOlty shout. not 90 rare
/ defiance, but Of approval and admir-
| ton.
1 1T Is well donci' cried many voic,
] 1t is well done. and behold our sab
is a man. Let the Raj stand or Q.
/ elsewhere. here the RAJ and our Sab
/ | are one. and see. the Sahih stan
/ while The fool who spoke vain thin
/ lies yondcr 10 the dust It Us in tru
/ well done
Il turned my horse slowly n,
/ walked him up the HIN 90 the fort. =
me at that moment the world held OF
one thiug-lIrs. Haroid's flcc-a
ihat too said. 'It is well done and
think also thank YOU
after that there came some anxio
| ! times. but in the end mine was one
,he districts that had no mutiny D
tory. Harold's nerve had been shak
by that scene In the town. and {
worst or it was that he couldn't get
back and that his wife saw &C..
AT last 60 was safe for them 90 lea
and 1 thanked God for it. though j
didn't seem 10 offer much TO nae VIII
she had gone out OF &c. Anyhow,
knew &c was the only thlng for me,
was 20 avoid making a fool OF d
self. and shc-wcn. she was everytEl
that woman ourht 20 De.
The evening before they were TO
away l came upon her sitting in
vcranda CT my bunEalow--we
10, moved out Of the fort ages before.
spite OF Harolds frcnz.cd protests
and she began 20 speak of an. she "
IRE pleased 90 say. they owed 20 me.
Don't l said 1T IS / who q
ne a debt-tO you. IL is you Who D..
lat helped me. helped me 10 play the m.
81 don't think YOU wanted ma
it, help 70 DO that she said very scriOu.
Ter In a moment we were on our q
"a, facing one another. and her hands w
in mine. l knew then. l know u
. that I might have kissed her. But
at would have hurt her.
am Instead l stopped and kissed
bic hands.
nd Goodbye and God keep YOU s.
lat and turning, left her
That, / know now, was my grcaI