The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-17
How He Won the Cross
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: This story OF Henry Karanagh
= true.
Kavanaeh vas a British citizen II
inc with BIS family at Lucknow. IN
long beleaGueiment OF this Town is OF
Of The, famous SieGes Of his Org So
llers and. citizens alike o,g part /
The defense, and Airs.; kayailagh wa
once wounded, while her husband wa
wounded several times A Hast ii wa
/ announced thar Sir Colin C.liuDbell wa
. advancing with strong British fore
10 relieve The garrison. Then cam
. hunonjee i.al, q native spy fron
Gawnpur. kavanagh heard OF his al
rival and that he was going back t
Alum Ragh with dispatches for 81
Colin. Ii was essential that the latter
advance be fastened and that he b.
] FURNISHED with guide. But ii wa
j next TO impossible for any, European
10 make his way unGetected tlrongl
the sepoys, and if detected he wouic
Immediately be murdered.
!
attempt in company with kunGujet
Lad. and the Offer was accepted by the
commanding officer, Sir lanes Duran
after many protestafions that the feat
was impossiblel One stipulation, and
/ one only. kayanagh made, and thai
was thar. hisI wife should be kept in
ignorance of his perilous attempt until
his fate should be determined. He
dressed himself rs Il sepoy soldier. col
oring MS face ana other exposed parts
with burnt oorl; dipped in oil. On re.
porting totlhe general in this disguise
liz was notsrecogniaed. Having learn
Ell the commanders MANS. he set forth
with knnonjee Lal. Proceeding 10 The
Gomtee river, they undressed aud. hold
ing their clothes above their heads.
f0rded 10 the opposite shore
In dressing kayanagh came very
near exposing his white flesh 10
Sepoy who had come down to battle.
They were questioned by a Scpoy Of
flyer OF The picket, but, kavanagh kept
back in The dark and LEFT his compan-
ion 70 do the taking Then they pro
ceeded down, the river aud recrossed
III . st3ne bridge, unnDticed by the
sentry snafding IT, who was talking
with narire i}N !" @fs
Passing into the green fields, KAY
anaGh pulled up carrot. Since he had
moi had vegetables for five months it
tasted delicious. After walking few
miles they found they had taken the
wrong direction and We're in a, region |
nld hy the eliemS.s kavanagh greatly |
distressed Lis conIrade by going within |
twenty SarGs Of the guns TO find ont |
he Sepoy'} strength, After wandering
lbort for TWO hours two women pat /
hem in the right direction. Proceed |
ng. they, fail in with a Sepoy guard, /
WHO questioned them. Here Kuno,ijee
..al became frightened and got rid Of d
atfer lie was carrying 10 Sir Colin
'ampbell. af
Then they waded for several honps in
! swamp, ana when they emerged
iavanash was SO exhausted That he
INSISTED on a short rest. This his COM
anion objected 10. bur Kavanagh took
quarter Of an hour. ilien arose and
ressed on, About / o'clock In the
loenlns they managed ID steal be
ween Two OF the enemy : picketS. after
,hict KaNanaghday down 70 sleep.
Who comes there's m
Could ANYTHING sound more delight
az IL wac British challenge and
I'D them that thelr danger was over;
told them THAT their mission had been
ii spoke encoura glngly OF
le relief OF their starving friends In
lucknow.
They were within Sir Colin Camp
Mis- lines. which they believed to be
Hes distant An officer took KAY.
lagh TO his tent and gave him glass
brandy. Then Kavanagh asked the
az 10 the commanders tent Meeting
elderly man coming out of the tent.
asked Who're he could iind Sir colin y
lmpbelL II
II am Sir colin Campbell. Who are u
M D
This will explain. sir" and kava- S
gh. taking .'hiS note or Introduction 9
ON his mrban, handed Il TO the gen y
al. SIR Colin could hardly believe
lat had been accomplished. He wish D
10 hear an account of the journey.
L kavanagh was so worn that he v
rs obliged 10 take sleep before telling b
, story. When be awoke he was re Il
led az Sir Collins table and told the !.
aud his staff his adven. :
'es.
Meanwhile the garrison OF Lucknow
4 been signaling, is Kavanagh u
e. but The signal was not under 81
~. BIt now from the relief camp So
5 given ,be. signal thar had been c'
reed upon between Sir James on W
ia and kavansgh. A flag was raised ~
the AlDm Bagi. ~
hen Mrs. Kavanash was told thar W
husband had passed through an al. pi
st impassable journey and had sud Of
Ny become hero. ~
.Rvanach guided the relieving army "
Luckn6w lie WAS the first man 10 W
er the city aud was received with ~
nts Of welcome by the Starving gar ~
IA ~
here IS one part Of the story that Nv
never be wFitte,i--the meeting be "a
.en the husband and wife who sh