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Live Stock Market

St. Louis, December 9.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 1000; market, steady. Native shipping and export steers, S7.50@9 dressed a nd butcher steers, $5m7 stockers, $3@6; Texas and Indian steers $4@7; cows and heifers, $4.50@7.
 Hogs: Receipts, 3300; market steady to 15c higher. Pigs and lights, $4.25G 6.10 packers. $5.75@ 6.25; butchers and best heavy, s5.SO@6.SO.
 Sheep: None.
 Chicago, December 9.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 200; market steady. Reeves S465@9.25; Texas steers, $4.10@ 5.I5 western steers, $4.40m7.25; stockers, $t m 5.S0; cows and heifers, S2@e5.9O calves, $5.50@S.25.
 Hogs: Receipts, 12,000; market 5t higher than yesterdays average Lights $5.6O@6.25; mixed, s5.So@6.37 F heavy $5.90@6.45; rough. $5.90@6.1o good to choice heavy, s6.10@6.45; pigs, $4@ 555; bulk of sales, $6.05 M 6.30.
 Sheep: Receipts. 2O00; market steady Native, s2.65 @415; western. $2.S0d 4.1o yearlings,. s4.25@5.6o; native lambs S3.75a6.25; western. sf25@6.25.
 Kansas City. December 9.-Catte' Receipts, GOO, including 100 southernsj market steady Dressed beef and ex- port steers. $6.50@9 fair to good, S5.2s M6.50, western steers si.5o e o.oo stockers $4M5.75; southern steers $4.z0 @6.50; southern cows, S3@ 4.oo.
 Hogs: Receipts, 4000 market steady 5c higher: quality poor. Bulk of sales S5.75G6.25; heavy, $6.20@6.25; packers and butohess, $6G625; lights. S5.60@ @ 6.10; pigs. $4@5.25
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900; market steady Muttons. $425@6.25; yearlings, S3.1o e D; wethers, s3.25@4 ewes, ss.75 O. 3.5oi stockers, $2@4.
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St. Louis Produce

fSt. Louis. December 9.-Flour. dull: hay firm, timothy $22@26, pralsie $13 @17; whisky. s1.40; iron cotton ties, 91c; bagging, S7sc; hemp twine, 71ae; poultry weak, chickens S1sc, springs 91Ac. turkeys lie, ducks Il lsc, geese Sc; butter firm, creamery 26G936c eggs weak 29e; pork lower, jobbing. S15.75; lard lower, prime steam sS.62A @S671s dry salt meats unchanged, boxed extra shorts and clear ribs Sssc short clears short and clear ribs 9ssc, short clears 9@c. Receipts, flour S5000, wheat 25,- 900, corn 147,000, oats 54.000; shipments, flour 99oo, wheat .S5.ooo, corn 25,00o, oats 2S000.
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Bonds
New York Money Market

New York; December-9.- Money on call nomipally unchanged; time loans strong, 60 days, Az per cent 90 days, 4l4@41a; six months, 4M41a per cent Prime mercantile paper 4A@41s; sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at 4S250 for 50 days and at 4.S5 for demand; commercial bills. 4.S17; bar silver, 55Ac. Mexican dollars, 46lac; government bonds steady, railroad bonds firm.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December D. Tradinf of the local rice market today was yer, light. Offerings of rough rice were especially small. Receipts: Rougl 2t04, clean none, mil1ers 146S Sales Rough, Honduras I'll at 2906325c Japan none; clean, Honduras 1916 al 26D4Ssc, Japan 590 at 2h 03lac Quota tions: Rough, unchanged; clean. Hon. duras 3al @5i4c, Japan 3A @37sc.
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Flour and Foodstuffs

(Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col
 Self-raislng flour, s5.75. Nellie King loui, per barrel So. Boltea meal, per 96- pound sacks, S1 65. No. ? corn, per bush el, kiln dried, SSc. Pure wheat shorts, s34 Fure wheat bran. $50. 100-lb. C. S. hulls. per ton, $10. Prime C. s. meal, per ton, s29. C. S. feed meal. per toL, s25 Mo- 1 timothy hay, per ton, s2S. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, s2O Corn chops, per l00-lb. sacks, $l .65. White oats, 66c.
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HUBBARD BROS. & COy

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square.
 Y. Members New York Cotton Ex. change, New. Orleans Cotton Exchanre
 New York Produce Exchange. Asso. ciate Mempers Liverpool Cotton Asso- chase and sale of Cotton and Coftnn Seed Oil'for future delivery. Special at ktention and liberal terms given for con. of spot cotton for delivery. Correspondence invited. r
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 9.-Cash wheat. No. red, 95m96c; No. hard, 95c@ $1.06. Corn, No 3, 571a @5skc: No. 3 wLite. 591a @61c. Oats, No. ?. 4S1ac; No. 2 white, 49c. Close: Wheat ups De- cember, 93ac; May, 97Ssc. Corn firm. December, 64s4 c; May, 63c. Oats steady; December, 241ac; May, 4S7sc.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 9-Lonsdale cam brics and nainsooks were advanced a half cent yard to 91s cents, and sellers of Al beached goods are not keen on taking future business at current prices. Fleeced cotton hosiery will be opened for fall 1912 on Monday. Linens are quiet and cotton yarns are quiet.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. December 9.--Spot cotton quiet, unchanged. Mddling, 3-16c. Sales on the spot, 52 bales, with 1850 to arrive, Low ordinary. 5isc nominai ordinary 5-16c nominal: good ordinary, 74c: strict good ordinary. Shc; low middling. S7-i6c; strict low middling, 13-l6c; middding, S-16c; strict midding, 9 7-16c: good mid ding. l1-16c; strict gocd mldding, 97sc;
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 9.-Cash wheat, No. , hard, 96c@$1.02; No. red S4@9413c. Corn, No. mixed, 63c No. ? white, 62@ 63c. oats, No. white 49q9 491ac; No. ? mixed, 471a C 4sc. Clos-. Wheat, May, 957s @9Sc; July, 91ss Q 31sc. Corn, December, 62as G621ac; May, 627s m63c; July, 63c
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Poultry and Epps

Corrected by Garrett X Hine.)
 Hens-3O@50c, live, per pound 10c; large flyers, 10c h.; medium flyers. Jle per ID; small, 15c per lb. Ducks-3UGl4Uc each. Guineas, 40c Rooseters. 25c each. Geese 50Q90c. Live turkeys l5QQ16c per ID. Eggs, fresh, 30Q32c.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December 9.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, $75, 442, 133. In hanks and Philippine treasury S34, ,952 496. The total balance in general fund was sl31,5il,269. Ordinary receipts yesterday were $2, 401 .09T with ordinary disbursc- ments of S.47S,795. The deficit to date this fiscal year is s20, ,296, ,269 as against ', deficit of sS,130392 at this time last year These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Empire Audit Company
 G. L. LEMON, President MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS AND SYSTEMS
 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

ribs. 9.S5c D. S. fat backs, s.6Oc: clear bellies, 9.S5c. Ham butts, 121Ac: Boston 1154c. Pork Joins, 12lac; spare ribs, 10c; breakfast bacon. 191ka21c. Star Reg. ham, 14a4c. Star skinned ham, 15Ac.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York December s.--The cottoi, seed oil market was weak today under further hedge selling against liberal offerings of crude oil in the south and on the poor cash demand, closing 6 i,oints net lower. December, J.31 q 5.33c. January 5.30@ 5.31c; February. 5.31 m 5.32c; March. 5.33 @5.35c; April, 5.S6 M 5.a7c: prime crude !.14M l.20c: prime
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Proved

From tue Baltimore American.
 "f am afraid our bulldog has swist ip his pedigree
 Don't worry. That's his screw tail.'
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WITH THE NATURE TAKERS
Why Wouldn't Monkeys Make Good
 Telegraph "Linemen?"

Brinnon (Wash) Dispatch to Chicago
 Inter Ocean
 Hunters returning from the Olympic mountains tell of a strange utilization of a common work mule and d herd of pro- tected elk.
 The band of elk was sighted anda The hunters stalked up close as possible to get photographs, and saw the mule graz ing wi.h the wild animals. The photos when developed. show the old mule peacefully eating among the elk, his ears wobbling backward and for ward as he cropped the grass. When the hunters whistled shrilly the elk and rie mule made off for the foothills at break neck speed
 Where the mule came from and how he ever made friends with the elk is mys- tery but their relations seem to be peace- full and mutua.
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summer yellow, 5. 43 e 5.45c; prime win ter yellow, $50 DG.10c; prime summ I white, 5.60@ 5.69c. Total sales, 14,40O.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats

Corrected by Armour & Col Lard, l0s4c; compound. S;sc: D. S. short
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Naval Stores

Savannah, December 9.-Turpentinc firm, 4Sasc; sales. 125, receipts, 3S1 shipments, IT; stocks, 39,650. Rosin firm; sales, 2479 receipts, 2S7S; ship inents, 1910; stocks, 123,2S6. F, s6.4O 6.45; c. s6421a @6.50; II, s6.47 E @ $50; l, $6.5o; K, $6.70; M, s6.9O N, s7: VIC, S750; wv, $7.75.
 New Orleans, December 9.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined, in barrels, per pound, 5.30c; choice meal, 8 D r cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S.50 choice cake, per cent ammonia; per long ton $27.25,
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Weekly Cotton Review

middling fair, 10 3-16c: midddling, fair fair, 10 9-16c fair, 10 15. l6c nominal.
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owensvile Gnd) Dispatch to New York

James A. Walker owner of the electric light plant here, is planning to use mon keys for assistant linemen He feels con- fident he can train monkeys to saw off small branches of trees that rest on cleo trie light wires and wear through the in- sulation, and to be errand boys, carrying tools from the ground to the men.
 A friend of Walker asked if he ntend- cd to have his trained monkeys read me- ters. He answered:
 "I would rather have the monkey read meters than waste it's time trying to prove that Darwin. libeled the monkey family, when he set his pet theory going about the origin of the species.
 ''I really want to buy gray monkey and teach it to become a lineman, and am confident that this can be accom- plshed with patience E Altoona Pa0 Dispatch to tlle Philadelphia
 North American.
 Wilbur D. I.antz and John Betz, two Altoona men, had a desperate battle with wounded eagle on Brush mountain. They were hunting and mistook the big bird for turkey when it aighted on nearby tree. They took a shot at it and broke its wing.
 As it fell they ran to capture their prize, whereupon it seized Betz's leg in it's beal. meantime using it's claws with painful effect. As the beak lacerated the flesh of the leg Lantz drew a hunting knife and pried it's hold loose.
 Instantly the eagle seized Lant2s right thumb and almost tore it from the hand. Betz got club and began beating the bird over the head and body. but it fought with desperation. Closing it's claws over Lantz's arm, it pecl1ed savagely at his face.
 For fully an hour the battle waged, until finally exhausted by the unequal struggle, the bird collapsed. It measured 52 inches from tip to tip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-20

hand This done he placed them or
ltac trooper, whose arms he look anC
tntew INTO the river. Then mounting
| hs horse rode towards the Trarsvaa
lbciacr. lie lad recovered his Rem
line;on repeater and Luger pistol, anl
50 was we'll prepared tor trouble. al
though he did not expect 1t.
lie was within sight OF the .kopjes
South Of the Limpopo, and within al
hcur's ride Of the frontier when tile
thunder cl heofs behind him told that
hc was being pursued. lie listened
thcte were more hoois than he could
count, beating the ground, probably
ten. lie put his heels into his horse
SIDES aud set off at a gallop across
the weld which was becoming more
open as he rode south 1t was no
use making stand, hunters were
against him. so there was nothing to
do but ride and get inside the Bosr
territory before he could be overtaken.
Once i'll the open country he was
seen by his pursuers, who redoubled
their efforts TO ovcrtakc him, and were
gaming on him for his horse was COM
menc!ng to show fatigue.
He could see that the horsemen
were B. s. A. police, two OF whom
rode exceptionally good mounts which
were leaving the others behind and
reducing the distance that separated
them with disquicting rapidity. Blake's
poor mount frothed all over as he
urged Its wild gaIlop. On, on, he
went but slowly and surely the two
horsemen behind closed in on him.
He was one thousand yards ahead OF
them when bullet whistled past him
and fountained the dust ahead, fol-
lowed by the crack OF rife. He
turned IN his saddle in time to hear
"a second bullet pass him. His horse
staggered and ne turned in time to
see the blood pouring out Of a wound
IN IT'S neck. THIS was seriously close.
and hating he sPrang from the saddle
and took a kneelmg shot at the troop
ers. 4 horse staggered and fell,
throwing It's rider \ second shot
cnlpted saddle. This halted them
aud Blake emplicd the magazine OF
his Remington into the ranks of the
mcu behind as they returned his 6rc
The bullets shot around HIM and not
caring 10 risk beng ou.hankcd he
mounted and once more urged bis
horse toward the border and safety.
1t was a Wild ride on bleeding
horse. as shot after Shot followed. him
from the troopers rifles The river
showed before hlnl. What luck. Half
dozen heavily armed Bocr police
were camped on the opposite bank
lie dashed through the water at The
drift and was in the TranSvaaI. The
troopers ealloped into the stream and
were nearly across when tho stern
voice OF a Boer commandant cred
Halt" and as his command was
supported tY six threatcnlng rifles.
they dropped the pursuit.
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Friendless Among Crooks.


4, Asoa: skis .imc, and at all times. in
fact. mos, o. lhe Americans who were
;ound il South .Airica were there he
cause il was a ionS way from tho
hard ei th. American law. Crooks.
slhemess fake@, smnggcrs, dciauhcrs,
swarmsa TIC land and Flake. on ac-
count q his splendid honesty, had no
trends amongst ;tcn No one had
ever ltsATd az this fac specimen of
Amtsican soldier telling lie. lie was
recognized BY all as a8vue.and honest
gtullrnan Naturally the men pic ed
out 10 settle" Blake and his articles
h SIC preN were some Of his own
countrgnleh who were wiling to per-
iorHi any service as long as there was
aprospecs oi making money Accord
lhgly a scheme to murder Blake was
hatchsd and aeails carried out Had
itnet been FOR his extraordinary ccur-
age and active mentality Cclouel John
franklin Blake knth ieyss bave COM
manded the IrinI Bgissgfia tie Eocr
war. and the best part OF this story
could net Is. written
One day Blake receN.d in his nail
A letter from what appeared 10 be a
reliable irm. saying that his articles
In the press had excited their atten-
sion, and tina, TWO Of their mining
engineers, were about 70 examine
property in Rhodesls, and that they
would give him any reasonable fee
for making report: whneh OF course,
mad TO be strictly correct according
10 his views The arrangements were
made by letter and Blake met the
two engineers in Johannesburg. They
started Tor lh- property that was said
to At aitualed Il the north Of Rhodes
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any extreme to secure his conviction.
AZ weuid do hum no good to protest
to the American Censuls in South
Africa, for they were Tho supinc tools
OF the financial clique, and complaint
from citizen OF the United States
was never 1seded whcu it happened
io be against the financial rulers Of
the country.
There was one way out OF it and
mat was escape. The engineers had
lelt whist he was unconscious, and
nc was guarded by the Kaffir police
men and trooper who had arrived in
lhc meantime % take him 10 tie near
est prison The blood that had flowed
from the wound In his head made
by the Nathr rife had dried on his
ilcc and flies were Swarmihg around
hpn to feed on il He called the at
iontlon OF The troopers te this and
asked 70 be allowed 10 wash. The
trooper loosencd one 81 hi. handouts.
called the Nathr policeman and told
hm 70 take the prisoner to the river
and allow him to wash his wound
Blake walked 10 TIE stream. with TIE
black man bchind him. One handcuf
was still en- bis wrisi. the other dang
Iiag from the end OF a connecting
thsn. THIS WAS a splendid Weapon
Il hc could only get near enough to
n'c Il on The guard AT tic river bank
the guard stood within two yards of
him as he washed his face wound
A crocodile watched hinl through the
clear water In apparent fear he
poinied'to It and cried for the guard 10
shoot The guard only drew closer 10
nun l4c was within arms length
Blake watched his chance. and swing
ing his handouts he struck, the Kaf-
hr terrible blow across the head
The rife iell from the blacks bard
as ne was momcntarly stunned In
an instant be recovered and seized
Blake orouua the bady. Blake fearing
he would cry oWt and alarm the tro6p-
er caugh; his antagonist bv the
throat Each man knew Il was
struggle for lfc and each aeteru,;ped
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q N

IL was the gentlemen who made this
system who engineered the Boer war
N tbs Interests Of Justice" and divi-
dends, and It was the same system
that tried to eliminate Colonel Blake
and his attack on their stock jobbing
schemes.
In Rhodesia the engineers examined
maps and dawdied away their time.
Blake knew that he was with them for
no real purpose, ana he was mystiied
at their actions, but he decided TO see
IT through Tor the FUN OF it, and he
kept q keen eye ON The actions OF his
companions, One morning when he
was shaving before a mirror that was
hanging on a tree trunk he saw re-
ilccted in The glass the suspicious ac-
lous of Engineer Max Echstcine who
was iumbhne with Blakc's hunting coat,
which was hanging on a bush At the
rear Of It's owner Distinctly he saw
The engineer thrust something through
the lining OF the garment lie SAID
nothing, and when he finished shaving.
he put on the coat and went behind
some bushes where nc examined It.
AT hrSt he found nothing, but on a
further search he found a used cart
ridge with cork at one end. in the
lining Of his coat
When he opened Il he was dumb
founded to find half a dozen uncm dia-
monds. In a second he saw through
the whole thing, aud hc kuew he Was
in for trouble, and .alSo th3l he Was
far from The Trarsya1 h6raer ne
threw the diamonds away aud returned
TO the camp keeping SHll but ready
70 light on the shghtes; indication OF
danger.
Wherever he went he kent his eve
on The engineers lie was sitting at
the comp6re boiling coffee With the
two men. who were examining mans
before HIM, when a moving shadow
OF a head and upraised arm from tic
rear fell across the ashes. He whipped
ont his Luger and springine forward
turned 70 defend himself Too late.
tor the native policeman who was be-
hlnd him iellcd him with 4 rifle butt.
Wien he regsiaSd consciousness ne
was a prisoner hsudcutfed ,0 tree
Before ham there was nfnSnecs oF
httecu wears On the h~ N4ter. fcr
Ae knew that his captc.s would 70 10
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on thc death Of the other. Below them
in Il river the crocodilcs waited tc
pounce en- any living thing that came
within ,lelr reach Both the antagon-
lists feared the river edge, and as they
fought back and forth each tried to
throw hrs enemy into the fatal water.
At last Blake got the hand free that
bad the swinging metal cuff and he
brought il down on the head OF the
kalhr time after time in rapid sue
ceSslon.
IHcy were or The brink Of the river
baLk; blood flowed from the wounds
ia Tic blacks head but he showed no
signs Of weakening.
Blake had almost expended his
strength when the edge OF the bank
they were struggling on crumbled,
and down they both went into the
river. For momeut they struggled
4 tail sp'ashed through the eater, a
huge pair OF jaws opened beside them.
and the struggling Kaiiir was tugged
oft Of his antagonists grip by a
mau-cating crocodile. Blake made for
The bank as fast as his exhausted
condition would allow. The black
lwaa dcad but the tTooper remained
Now tn Set ms horse and escape over
tho border.
BY this tiihe the trooper became i'm
patient at The delay Of his prisoner
and Tie guard and he whistled. Blake
could not answer him for his mouth had
been terribly battered in the fight and
some OF hs teeth were missing. He
heard the trooper coming toward the
river through the bush. lie seized
the rifle the Kafir had dropped and
waited. A little later the leaves opened
and the trooper stood in full view.
q splendid mark az the top OF the bank.
Hands 70 cried Blake. The troop.
er knew he was at the end OF a gun
thar stood for no arguments and he
nheyed HE command. Blake marched
mm back 20 the camp, made hfm tie
his own legs and throw the hardcuiI
Keys behnd him Blake was now able
- refurps the shair fett.rs s-e~s ~.
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Organizes the Irish Brigade.

When war broke out between the
Beers and the British, Blake volun.
teered TO hsht for the African cause
lie hoIsted 4 green flag and called
tor all the able-bodied Irish in South
Africa 10 stand IN line with the pefsc
cuted litc republics which hc lihcncd
TO Ireland in their struggles acatnsi
Great Britain Before a week passed
he had raised the famous. Irish Bri
gade, which was destined to ish.
shoulder TO shoulder with the Harr,
and lnfict many a bloody defeat or
the British. These would 6Il a vol
ume, and as am not writirG the hi,
tory OF the IRISH Brigade. il IS impo;.
Sible TO tell OF all BlIkes extraor.
dinary deeds.
We were before Ladysmuh. thu
British had been defeated IN a mum
Der Of fights, and were making a las
stand before they were to all back
and allow themselves 10 be beseiso,}
by sixth OF illcir number. The hehl.
ng was furious On every side he
fore US the British dead were lvlnc
IN heaps mixed with the cArtaSscs al
their horses. Shells screechcd throret
the air and sent their wl,isilnc fr,c
ments burning into tho quivcrnc ncSl
OF 'he opposing forces. Rifle bulle,.
thudded and splashed against tn,
rocks, sending up clouds Of smoke
IKE dust, that blinded and choked N,
lighters. The buglcs oi the British
blarcd orders, and the mouth; Of ~
boer officers roarcd command, sboyr
the thunder Of the cannons. Men wers
hacked 70 fragments bv thc inyisible
messengers Of death ard the smell q,
blood mixed viii The chemical =
huyia from the lydd.i. Shells.
Ihcre w's lull around III. Boz,
Long Tom Til, aEnnt.6n was ~
pended and TIE way 81 .he fresh snr.
Fly was rakcd bv ia British sL,n
and ranged by ibeir .7faat-y Tb,r
th9nsht that the b's F"a sas silence,
and prepared 10 cbs.x4
axe thc eau eut Of ranger cr;ef
General Lutas Never.
Leave her" cried Colonel gl,Lo
Wen get tie shells" and sct;n,
on ms word he rode through a storn
OF bullets and bursting shells followed
hy some oil his brigade and the Rn.f
commando ic WAS attached to. A
the brave fellows rushed across m,
danger zone, onc-half their number IN
but the gun was served and the chare;nr
Brush were driven back in nm.
oehind the delcnscs Of I.adysmith
Blake would have been rew,rJ.
,.,ith nail e. -. -.