The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26

wound. IN the midst OF this san.
culinary battle Colonel Morgan took
a few Of his hest riilcmen aSidc-mcn
in whose hdciily and fatal precision
OF aim he could repusc Tie most per-
feet ccniidencc--and said 10 them:
THAT gallant officer Is General Fraser.
admire ana respect him. But ii is
necessary that lie should die RAKE
Your stations III thattwood and d. your
duty Within a fow moments General
Fraser fell iiortaIiN wounded. How
Tar stlch personal designations is iusti-
TABLE has often been CUES toned. There
Is something in IL very revolving 70
humane feelings while Others contend,
WHO vindcate war N all, that 10 shoot
distinguished officer accclciates the
conclusion Of 3 l,ioody rattle and opcr-
ute.; 80 save lives that it is no worse
10 kill AN illustrious thf.n AN obscure
lindiyiduai Il Fraser than a common
soldier, \ Nelson than a common
sailor.
Two brave Ladies.
rllcIe have alWays f;eSii nobic and
heroie women in this world from De
bordh and Tacl down. but the very
noblest and most heroic Of all have
been tAc women Who, Loyalty. royalty.
shared the sufcrings and periis OF
their husbands in the wars and poliu-
cal commissions of every country and
aSc Their names must be inscribed
In Il Iibro doro. such ;ts tho NenetianS
had--tllc brightest pages Of ii golden
took IN DEVOTION, loyalty and self
sacrifice, ,h"N show their right TO be
NtuNtcl bN. INC mirror OF SIllN any ,
tiodfrcy u Boulosnc. athc second
splcndour of Ciod-Mary. the mother of
Sod, and every noble i4adyc that re
scmbics her, in lovyngc devotion 10 hei
lord" Tho account in English history
Of the brave creature who stood by
her husband Can English officer nn
Justly accused and sentenced 70 ba
pilloried) wipn2 his bloody face with
ner handkerchief, tcndeSly comforting
him. ana holding his hH.nd while his
ears We're cut of, is he most beau
non dolent'-that infinitely touching
CRY from q Woman'S heart centuries
before. IN her own kingdom woman
is indeed !, queen; INFINITE ely strong
balance, for she casts IN II her all. hui
she steps out Of it into weakness a4d
failure when she attempts TO put her
self in mans place and shoes. she
herring. The baroness fcidesel the
wife al Major General the Baron
Rcidescl. in some very increasing lci
tnrs OF hers, published in Berlin in
1900 and in part translated and re-
published III "Wilkinson's Memoirs
states that she. With her three little
husband across the Atlantic and
through ali the horrors OF the cam,
paign. (Nidc Silliman). She occupied
this house III the time OF the saltwater
hattie. and was there when General
Fraser Was brought in wounded. I was
the only shelter that remained stand
lug. and many other wounded ana dS'
INK officers were brought there
Thus Il refined and deiichtc woman
'cdncatad in al tho af!luencc and cie,
Sancc Of exalted rank. WAS compelled
to witness ana gently ministcrcd tn
the dying needs ;tnd aEonies OF thcsS
bleeding mon. among whom were some
II her own and her husbands particu-
lar friends. Lady Harriet Ackland, The
wife OF Major Acklund, who com.
manded the British tircnadicrs. shares
her distressea and her sacred duties
News came from time 6, 70 tine Ina, ia
Majo, Acklnnd was desperately wound :
tcd and q prisoner. Captain Shr!mpton.
nf his own corps, CALAMITY carried MIN
fire. after he had been shot throuS y
both legs-"not badly" lie Stoutly in
sisted. nut very unfortunately Two
other ladies in the same house received
The news that the husband Of one
was wounded and or the other slain.
GLOW all this recalls our WARP TIC
Baroness Keidc.nI, in her N narratsy &c,
/, October Z. ! was at breakfast with
my husband, and heard that something
was intended. On the same day On
pected the Generals Burgoync, Phil
lips and Fraser to dine with us.
saw great movement among the
troops Ny husband told me II was
81 mere reconnaissance. ! walked out
Of the house and met several Indians
I'm war dress. When J asked them
| where they were going they cried out
War War This nlled nc with ap,
| prehcnsion, and had scarcely got
homo before heard reports or cannon
| and musketrN, which grew louder by
degrees iiliat last the noise became
| excessive. About o'clock, instead ~
| tho guests expected, General Fraser
(, was brought In on a litter, mortnlly
Wounded, The table. which was Al.
! ready set. was removed and u bed SCI
| thcreE for lie wounded general sa
In corner trembling, lest MY hus.
band should be brouGhti in in the sam,