The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-24

their ranks. lney rallied and rushed
and again the foremost fell before Will
sons men One by one the troopers
were picked off. and Major Wilson. see
ing that 4 desperate chance must be
taken to save the small remnant of his
force. asked Burnham to break through
the cnemy's lines if possible. and bring
help from Forbes. Ingram and an in
experienced trooper named Gooding
were detailed to accompany Burnham.
"One of you might succeed said Ma
jor Wilson. who saw a man drop at his
side as he spoke.
Taking the surviving horses, Burn
ham and his two comrades, leaping the
brclstworLi of human bodies and horses
carcasses, started their ride through the
line OF investing Kalhrs. No sooner
were they on the open than the FIRE of
the Kafirs was concentrated upon them.
Spears were hurled from every bush.
and although they and their horses were
often grazed, they escaped serious hurt
From one side to the other they were
driven, Burnham using every wave of
his mental energy to save them from
destruction, Every hollow i'll the ground
had become 4 lake and every rift a
roaring torrent from the night rains.
1t was ride around this, through that
over the cliffs. into the waters, swim
ming and climbing with the continual
sing zip of the Kafir bullets. around
their heads Every trick Burnham
learned in the Southwest amongst the
Indians he used and those, no doubt.
saved their lives When he came in
view Of Forbes column he found them
surrounded like the party he had LETT.
Riding through the circle of attacking
natives he got into the ring of fighting
troopers, who had all they could do to
hold their own against their enemies
Burnham delivered his message; 81
Fhayc been sent for re-cnforcemcnts by
Major Wilson. believe that we are
the only surviving members of his
Iparty" Major Forbes could not move
and could not spare enough men with
out risking the destruction OF his troop
and Burnham and his companions, see
ing thc situation, joined in the fight and
helped 10 drive off the Matabclc
Six weeks later the bodics of VIII
sons troops were found lying in a cir
Gle. where they fell, not one. with the
exception Of Burnham and his daring
companions, having escaped the relent-
less assagais of the Matabelc
This would be enough bravery for
the average man. but not for Frederick
Russell Burnham If there were any
thing of 4 dangerous nature to be ac-
complished. Burnham generally was the
one to do it. So open did he volunteer
TO do hair-raising deeds, and succeed in
doing them, that it became the habit ir
Matabclcland for all eyes to turn his
way when death was to be dcied in the
performance of some act that would
make the ordinary man stand and trcm-
bic.
The next little service that Burnbanr
rendered the British Empire was the
killing of the notable Cod Mlimo.
This deed alone probably saved thou
sands of lives, millions of pounds and
prevented the likelihood Of an uprising
Of the blacks in South Africa. for there
was 4 general unrest amongst them, ant
many had secured modern aims and
they got j general idea of military tao
tics as practiccd by the British. through
experience in their previous campaign
For these reasons the second MatabelC
war was much more serious than thu
first So serious, in fact, that tho Char
tered Company could not cope with II
and they called in Imperial troops. They
made very little difference as far as get
ting any results were concerned. and II
, looked Ike i long and doubtful cam
paign.
The leading spirit of the Matabel'
was Mlimo, brave and patriotic priest
,, wro bated the whites who had invaded
, his country. So magnetic a personality