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THE LAST VOYAGE OF MARTIN VALLLANCE
A SEA STORY OF TO.DAY4
BY JOHN ARTHUR BARRY,
Author ot "Move Brows • Boyne"' la tee great Deep" eta
A very gracious pressers indeed wan
Helen Fortescue as aha eitood there.
Bled is • oleo -fitting dress of some
soft, gray stuff. with narrow white
cuffs fastened by silver buttons at
the wrist. Under her iwll•r wait knot-
ted a bine silk kerohief, and on her
head abe wore a round atrsw het
trimmed with ribbon of the same color.
And she looted u dainty and fresh and
spick-and.apan as ber father; indeed.
Use pair might have gone as they were
to the 'wettest of garden part lea. Nei-
ther beauty nor age in distress was
there asign of I And still they must
have had a pretty trying experience.
All this time Nanny had been bleat-
ing loudly from the boat, misiibjpg me;
le we three walked on to t he main -
deck. the glri-wise was only about
twenty -picking her wit repugasatly,
l jumped over. and placing Nan in the
Mashie. whish in the Heise were Targe
ndti roomy, f eaaily lifted ber thence
'Poor 'Novae. a bad ending furoaf'
the girl Bald as we passed the tiger.
'L had him when be was not mach big-
ger than a kitten,' she explained to
nos. 'And satil this awful voyege' -
and Mee looked around shndderiag-'he
was quite a.pet. fund of me, and very
Mast
'Perhaps-dire= *tlaaces (I bad told
Aim my name when be introduced
hitase!), here Inst in the Major very
Politely. 'yoa.aeteld not, mind helping
me to clear ap these decks a little
wbilet Helen pts something to
esti I am sorry to have seemed in-
eagitable. jilt really, all we had to
offer below there was acme cold pre -
replied he. 'Sorry I can't go aloft; but
at all motet l can pall and haul as
well as any two L•aesrs:
So pretty Boon 1 wee perched aloft
on the fore topgallantyard, and galok-
ly had the sail snugged. Then down
I owns and clewed up the Maine. help-
ed by the Meier, who well justified
has hoot, for he was a muscular,
hearty old lean. When I reached the
deck agate it was still light, and I
found that the others had set out
quite m appetiaing repeat on the
roof of the after -bongs. Camp -scoots
and a table appeared from some-
where; and as I took my place I felt
rather aahamed of my san and salt
stained attire, compared.. with these
well -dreamed people and the sppurten-
anrew of civilisation earroundtng them;
unable either, at times. to realise that
the brig had lately been the scene ot
a. terrible tragedy. and that the calm,
scrupulously -dreamed old gentleman
satins opposite me had twee one of
the chief act r in it. shooting down
his tellnw-oreetarea like rabbits. A
tight hand the Major, e ithout a doubt;
and perhaps. 1 thought to myself, tti
wasn't each a wonder. considering,
that his 'niggers' should have preferred
his room to his company and his "boe&-
ing ! ' All ths name, 1 couldn't forgive
them for trying to roast hla daughter,
wbosesoft eyes. as I now told my story
in a more connected form, rested on
ma I thought. with looks of sympa-
thy and interest.
By gad. sir." commented the Major
ea I finished. "as narrow an escape as
I ever heard of in my life! And the
goat -why, she saved your
manRowglad 1 sat, after all, that they
ed stuffs and bitter beer. Our
did take the boat 1"main tbe girl gently;
water gave Out yesterday. and we had and the tone in which ate spoke made
no means of evoking anything in the my heart jump. Then the talk
cabin. It was • great oversight oni
drifted.
my kart forgetting to bring a spirit- 'Yea," said the Major. "I gave £'7011
I.! .dire • ..�/1 f v� eenkasw�,AColr ! 'h ak a .glebes. and the rnego'e Worth
one! Vallance -aid crony oiini ortol another . 1U. But I would gladly
meet -shire man. I think. Any relatives take her price now for the lot and
of yours f
I replied that 4 thought he most like- tion, it's going to tarn out unsatis-
ly 'a+. ma I had heard my father factory. We're nearly seven weeks
cry quits. I'm afraid, as a specula -
talking of-a..,siitot braaeh ot. the .ant. .tit-dky._.- Where. .w.• are 1_dggi't
family settled near Taunton. This know, biz Inst obeernition made as
seemed to please the old boy excessive- longitude 77 deg. S0 min., latitude Ili
ly• and he rather dropped the curt. deg. Ostia, But Heaven may knows
somewhat high and mighty style he where we've wandered to since then!
had hitherto affected. But the quest- We'll see to -morrow, anyhow. Helen,
tion almost made me laugh, so Inch- my love. this curry is not up to Lal
rroualy inapposite did it appear to our Mohammed'a, He was an artist; and
slieroundinge._Sow'eter. we turned to, Im bail sorry now I potted him'
with a will, trioed open a big port I stared; but I soon realised thsttbe
there was amidships. dragged -Tifton Major was quite in earnest. tilanoing
over and through. and sent his col- et the girl. I saw her smile faintly as
lection of bones after him. 1 caught bar eye; and 1 blushed. feel -
'That,' said the Major as he kicked ing that die read my thoughts in my
a akull into tbe water, 'was Lal Mob- face. Honestly, I was inclined to be
seamed the cook's, and a better hand vexed at the self-absorbed particularity
at a curry never lived' about trifles shown by a man who bad
,o -here are the other woe, I mJust narrowly escaped from a very
I asked presently as Ii..hmt l�jljel7r7 airssmaet s4venturs, to pot it mild-
bueket, end the Major stood ready, 17. and so-so was probably on the eve
broom in hand and sleeves rolled oar, of others. Mao. with my sodden
to scrub whilst I drew water. clothes and bare feet, I was ill at ease
'There never were any more • re In mil fine company. You will re-
plied he. 'When I bought the ilebe
she had lost aU bee boats in a dorm,
and none were procurable in Colom-
bo, except the dingey yonder. So,
eating on my agent's advice. I pur-
chased the one you picked up from •
French builder in Point de Galla. I
alwap' kept her well stocked with pro-
visions, ready for an emergency. You
found, I think you told ms, plenty
loft r
I said I had, and as we worked de-
scribed the state of the boat more
particularly than I had hitherto done.
Aha, !' said he, cbsskling. 'Like Tip -
poo, the lot made • bad, end. There
meat -have been five or Bic in ber; one
or two, probably, wounded in the dark,
for I kept at 'em. There was • aloe
brwese springing up as they left. I
remember, because of its tanning the
fire.. By-and-by they became hung-
ry and thirsty. and they tackled the
rum. Then the Nagapatam and the
Tanjore men got drunk; knives were
drawn and they went for each other.
Presently the serang and the tindal
found themselves the only survivors
of the tight. Those were the two fel-
lows you found on the boom -the ring-
leaders the ones I put in irons. I
Min see the whole affair as plainly as
ibis. And 1 am pleased. Mr, tor
ante,' were an uncommon had crowd.
Fancy a nigger drawing his knife on
ane+
I think I91 masa the hoist. astern,' I
said. 'Perhaps we may get her up tat -
member that I wasoung, and that
I had seen tittle of the world beyond
my ships and my fatber'a vicarage.
Thu the Major's pernioketineas, I can
find no better word, half amazed, half
disgnated use; and I think, I repeat
that his daughter saw 1t, and also in-
tuitively guessed how I felt respecting
that swatter of outward seeming; for
she said presently "Mr. Vallance, I
have taken the liberty of making poor
Captain Davis's berth ready for you.
I'm almost sure hia clothes will fit
you. I found some, nearly new, and
put them out. You Mee had • much
harder time than w tw, so will please
go and try the thin:ion. and then take
a rest"
This was thoughtful indeed, and I
said aa much, adding, that, as for rest,
I was in no need of it; and that, not
knowing the moment the long spell of
fine weather might break, I meant to
sleep on deck. Even now there wait s
Light air sneaking about that It might
pay tomtrriim the yards to.
Bat]
notion of a cleanrig-out, well
I made
my way down. for the cabin was really
below the level of the deck. into a very
haadsomes little sea -parlour, lit by •
sainging lamp; for it was, by this,
dark under hat.chea, although a near-
ly full moon had risen, and on deck it
was almost ss bright as day. I found
the berth and the clothes -a good suit
of light tweeds; and not only these,
but a full equipment of undercloth-
ing and n pair of csovas shoes. And
thea revel bead swam the moor.
mail off the brig • sliver model
swi 1n a silver sea. Opposite to
um the jtw breathed heavily ; be -
twee"' us Nab chewed her cud, stopping
at times to nose the delioats white
hand taut played amongst her hair.
For Lug the silence reigned unbrok-
n the tt Basing out to sea erltb
>lltari gmacloue eyes; myself watch -
thrown into
ful relief, seherhat t features
back and
allowing • few stray curb to wander
down the broad. white forehead,
brought the sweet face out of its
abedow. Our mutual reverie was in-
terrupted prosaically by the Major
choking with a horrible sound that
made us start. And thea we found
out how late it was; and tbe Major
called for bot water, and insisted on
brewing a nightcap. So Helen and
I went to the galley together and re-
vived the dying fire, said filled the ket-
tle and brought it aft. Then I bundled
• maitre+ and some rugs ap from
the skipper's berth; whilst the others.
their own he)fa orMee it te tbelow to
ask n to
be called it a change Dame. "Helen
can steer, mind yon" said he; "and so
oea C We'll keep watch and watch
when the wind comes, Vallance."
And I replied formally and obedi-
eatty. "Ay, ay, sir!" smiling to myself
at such a soldier -like formula, • and
thinking that it would be very long
before I got tired of sit least one of
my watch-matsa. Ay. verily, this last
trip of mine was making up abundantly
for all the eight years' dullness of
seafaring I had been wont to wonder
and grumble at I
Alongaide the little bathroom was
a snug career, sheltered from the dew
by the over -hanging edge of she deck -
ha ee There I spread my mattress.
and stretching oat, lit one of the Ma-
jor's cigars and thought of many
things. but mostly of the fairest girl
t had ever seen -his daughter Helen.
Then, dozing, I heard the clip. clip,
asf Nana hoots along the deck as she
searched for me, and presently snagged
down like • dog at my feet. 1 bad
many dreams that night ; bat all were
pleasant, and athwart them all mow-
ed a aomaa's face -the face I had
watched so long in the moonlight. Yes.
I was Indeed tar gone in my first love!
CHAPTER V.
I awoke at daylight. after a very
Bound and pleasant night's sleep. No
one else was stirring, and I had s good
w'sah. lit the galley fire and • pipe.
milked Nan, aad went en Os foresee.
tie -heed. The weather was still the
same, and the brig had not steerage-
way on her. Running out to the jib -
boom -end. I got a good view of the
vessel, and thought that the Major had
bought her a bargain -for a prettier
model of a little ship I never clapped
ages->sam.--Comlag..inhaard.I looked in-
to the forecastle -the large house on
dock. But there wan nothing to be
seen save the usual array of bunks. a
few begs, one chest. and any number
of native mate pipes, etc. The atter
bulkhead was full of bullet -holes, evi-
dently made by heavy metal, four
mime. as I found later on. for many
of the balls had gone clean through the
galley first and then into the fore-
castle. No wonder the poor devils
left hurriedly, I thought, under such a
bombardment. And except Tippoo's
great cage -larger than Nan's even -
there was absolutely no shelter about
the deck for a crowd of men.
That malnyard all askew offended my
eye. and setting to work. I presently
squared it by the lifts and braces. and
running aloft, sent the tackle down,
knowing It was quite useless for three
of us to attempt to heave -in a two -
ton boat, even with the help of the
winch. By the time I had arranged
these little matters the sun rose red
and very angry -looking. with the
whole eastern sky aflame. -promise of
a regular sooreber of a day. There was
a email furled awning aft. and I cast
it adrift and was spreading it. wben
Helen Fortesdue came on deck.
"Oh," the said, glancing forward and
aloft as she shook hands. "bow base
you have been. Mr. Vallance 1 I feel
to a sluggard, kfy father is nob
kitet. The excitement ori yes -
ay has tired him. I think. Now I
go into the galley and see abut
ktast."
noticed that ahe had a pair of
h gloves and en apron ready to
on ; and it struck me forcibly as
calked forward. with her fins lithe
re adapting (Golf unooraolously
he light roll ot the brig. that there,
d. was a girl with no thought of
ing, work about her. good blood
ing in every feature and trait --
y. with the man ale loved, to meat
hap the world might hold for
sandy ap came the Major. look -
risk and lively. and codling a sort
Iditer-eallor eye knowingly aloft
around. •
of day, air," be said ; "bot as bias -
and without further ado he hop -
Oa to the rail and began tyle(
be awning -points. Then we stood aft
Looking at the boat.
"Yes," said the Major, "sibs must go,
M y005 say. It would take all the
hands that are away to boint her in.
Oh. well, some poor devil, even as yon
did. may drift across her. Hut we'll
int her hang on tot a while anyhow.
Help may coma.'.
"Shall I take aeythlag out of her t"
I asked.
"Nob a thin replied the Major.
"Yory know what somshody'-I gorget
what -said •abcae motto bread upon
tbd waters, By gad, Bir, when you
came across our stern yesterday I was
tlablergitate4 to lee my twat agsini
with suck a h{g loaf in it. I weeder
whether the thing mould possibly Nip-
pur twice r end the old obap lammed.
as
clot being able to e Into the en4wre.
And in view of hie Christian -like be-
haviour in the matter of her stores. 1
refrained trona painting out that blot
parallel welaldWt stand good, for in
the former leetance boat and breed had
beans see adrift without any consent
oQ bb.
(4b Bs Coetinaed.)
. A NEW NEIGHBOR.
MIS. 'Ms Gadd --That sot seighbnr
at Bonn don't go to any particular
eleareh as I can see. 81a's se atheist,
ain't be t •
Mrs. De (laid. --Not so bodies thetI
&azure you. He i• what is saliva tithe -
real Christian. •
Mrs. Ile Gadd -Well. Pis ``lad to bear
that, and I'll will on him bilis vary dee.
Our Marsh r awtally la seeded anew
Creme end • saw bbl: egg 'wo Met
go haltesreagll eolleeted4 10 pay tie
preacher ret. Liberal Christians is w'IMt
we're stain' t'tlr in thla Cowl.
qui
awa
terd
will
twee
roug
put
die w
fig u
to
shirk
indee
shoe -
read
any
tbem
Pre
lag la
er on. But I doubt it. She's too every ing fitted fairly well. There et en
helyla %%ere razors too. and laing able. as most aaea-
Very well.' be replied; 'I don't want 'tailors are. to stuive by touch alone, 1 ..H
to Ines her. Still, if we can't manage soma bad week's etubble off tavola°.
to lift her, ahe out go. Cen't tow a The" was a glass, but the berthaanp
boat like that it heavy weather comes.' wse in° dial- However. I made a fair
job of it. and what with that and the
No. I thought to Taal( as I took
the painter aft, 'there' be other mat- oleo shift. felt rt new man all over.
tars we &hall bwe it it comes on to It heihi weet oo deck again -the paie
blow r and 1 glanced at the spread a %ere /.41111 bitting in the moonlight.
canvas aloft. flatteniag itrielf into the Miss aorteseue, as I stood before them,
masts and then suddenly banging out jest stared as et a stranger. thee
again. The painter WfUl t.00 short to smiled; and the Major, putting up bib
' give her drift enough. I found; sattor glees. remarked: "Weil, Ivy gad, here'e
the present, / hinted in ;lad beat " a se.actainge.. eh. eh 1 WIti . now, that's
to it the rope's -end I had hung on hp
before I bearded the brig, sshieh,
pelted to he the sheet of the ineM:
tryeail boom.
When I ram. for'ard again matters
looked more ehipoihape The decks.
thetugh far from clean. %sere at least
clear , there was also a cheering mood
of diehos rattling in the galley. !tad
es I peeped in with an offer of help,
I mew Miss Forteerue, busy in front
of the stoma with a hig white atiga.
'No, thank you.' said Me, *nailing
when volunteered. 'I'm a soldier's
deughter; and Pm glad to say that be
brought nee up to he useful as well
es ornamental.'
'Theta so, Valiance.' mirl tNe old
eh*" et work. airmen& with twain
of sodas MIA water. 'Helea's not quit•
• able to strum Me the Pleats, talk
woneenaw. end be more or Ism
ter). 'my deer. I think, fus yoett•Sti
at least hem bee eanaseth of the cabin.
ash4 the 'Ai floe. welt tabs toe ee
the emit
don't you think. Ms-
ve• wed fora
lantesslime It won't hthe
aaa't le too olault.
sly. 0 yea think it asomearea
,Rtine ing Ike. eh, Helen '
0. Then tor an hour longer, all tame
wind having died away, we eat die -
maxima our" chances of finding help
,,ork the twin: and tba Major dos -
leg ar after hie teat glass of eine. we
two othera talked together like very
old triode -she tallies me &bout the
dismally dreary time they had of it,
below after the mutineers lett the
brig, toget her with monottlihse of their
former life. from whioh gat hewed that
theolillejor Must be tarty well to do.
him at ber necitheredeetk. being thee
a tame child. Three years ago her
lig bad retired on half -pay; hut, in
ell nettling doer* meefortebly, he
chows to tont all ever tbe Raid.
hitink a tittle trading a little, and,
tuall this last venture. apparently,
/tad prefiently she drew one on to tali"
about the dear old people at home and
the quiet parsemage. and tbe village
burled liewiaget ogle -orchards, and
deep loam of Meal and hawtborn. far
from the mend of the ma. tied she
Oedema. it millued to me. 'with some -
thine of maim tonsil& in het eyes.. se
et opejerbo evoked wething‘hetter than
shish o•Mia. I Life in suck e lege *sty.:
MI *treed The wetter *as
iftftitorat a dale Over
30UD11 BATTLE PIOTURES
THE FIERCE FIGHTING AT THE ROUT
OR /NE DERVISHES.
le,w ROMs ranges AnntaN MSM NIA`
eba-rt.td Deserftlw et as them
baa i 4 ant Arne-l'easege Massa se
London Deily Mail -
"Now tbe sun roae behind us, and the
men rose, too, and se had arrived. Gen.
Hunter iled led the four brigades in tba
half Itg11151115 within 20frEards of the ewe
act position they were to take in action.
Now. too, •we ow the whole annY -
right of se McDonald's, right of him.
again. Maxwell's; to our left resit, Lew -
La% in esialPortaiar /away leftward of
them, tlaberganasmeedroas ad coals,
TO word aaniemeathe men aprang up; at
one impulse. in one auperb sweep. the
12.000 men moved forweel,.. toward the
enemy. All England and' all Egypt,
and the flower of the black lauds be-
yond, Birmingham and the West High-
lands. the half -regenerated children of
tbe earth's eartieet civilization. and
grinning /savages from the uttermost
swamps of Equittoria. muscle and ma-
chinery. lord and larrikin. Balliol and
the board school. the Birder's brain.
and the camel's baok-all welded into
one, the awful war tnachine went for-
ward into action.
"We could see their position quite
well by now -the ususa river fringe of
grey -green palme meeting the usual
desert fringe of yellow. grey Mi1110•41.
And the amoke-grey line in front of
a all must be their famous za.-eha. Be-
fore its right °entre fluttered half a
dozen fleas. white end pale blue. yel-
low and pale chocolate. The line went
on until it was not half a mile tram/the
flags. Then it halted. Thud! went the
first gm, and phutt I tone faintly back
as ite sbell buret co the aerobe into •
wreathed clond ot just the rarebit's
and it marked 6.20. The battier that
had now menaced. now evaded us for a
month -t he bat tie bad begun.
SHOWER OF DESTRUCTION.
"Nowerom the home -battery and one
fired battery on the right, and trout
two betteries of Mazina-Nordenfaidts
on tbe left, jot to the right front of
the British. belched a rapid. but un-
hurried, regular, relentless shower of
deetruetion. The round. grey clouds
from shell, the round white putts trots
shrapnel, flighted down methodically.
aad alighted on every part of the sere -
ba, and of the bash beyond, A tire
sprang and swarroed redly up the dried
another flung up beside it, and then
another. When the shelling began
few spare Mote came Week, one gunner
was wounded. And all over the samba
we maw dust -clothed ftgures strolliati
ulticoncernedly. in and out, ebsekleg
passing contemptuously ou again. The
enemy's cavalry appeared gallopiteg
and fortning Won our left of the zare-
tut went the Matto', age SIttcubil •
glass we could see out cavalry treimb-
ling to be at them. And the Beggar"
borsentwa. remembering the gone that
bed riddled them, aad the sensnroes
tbat had aborts through them three
darn before, tell best to cover again.
By now. when a had lasted an hour or
more. not a man ehowed- slog the
whole line nor yet a spot of rifle
onions. All seemed empty. anent, lite -
lees, but for rine hobbled camel. wav-
ing hie neck and ateepid head in help -
lees dim bewilde Preitently the
yams of tbe storm ation caught
hits too, ses4 we new Yea no more.
MI ADVANCE'.
"An hour end two*, minutes the
guns opoke. and tben wars "silent. And
now ter the wham* Meng the wbole
line. fifeaswell's brigs& on the right
--Twelfth. Thirteenth. and freirteentli
Sweilarsese and Eighth Egyptian -need
the Egyptian Ramat formation- four
camoithise of a Natation in line, and
th. other two in support, McDonald -
Ninth, Teeth easd Eleventh Rondeame
and Seemed Egyptian -Ma space heists
ronstrieted. bad three meepanies la
line and three in reimport. The BM-
Ws had the Cameroun Ilse along
their while front. thin. in ceitunne of
their eight compawies,46!be Limo's/ oa
the right, the assZott la tba centre,
and the Witrwieks. two companies
abort, oa the left, their orders were
the wintry weed not-elefilei
riatetiv=Veee It certain thet
sitian-wiut at this time in sq-usre be-
hind the British. All this artillery ac-
companied the advanie.
"The Casserose formed tours and
moved away to the left. then tu.rned
into line. They halted and welted for
the advance. They were shifted' back
a little to the right; then halted again.
Then a ntatt officer galloped furiously
behind their line, and shouted some-
thing in the directioa of the Maxim
Whitey. 'Advance r yelled the Ma-
jor, and before the answer could come
tbe amiss were up to the collar and
tle Maxima were up to and past the
left flank of t be Cameron/a. These stood
still, welting on the bugle, line a
khaki and dark tartan blending to
purple, of flashing bayonets at the
sheet and set. two -month -bearded fac-
es strained townrcis the urea. In the
middle of the line ohms the Unica
Jack.
"The bugle sang out the advance.
The pipes screamed war, Mad the line
started forward. like a ruler drawn ov-
er the tessmok-broken !Mulct. Up low
ridge they moved forward; when would
the derviabes fire? The Cameros
were to open from the top of the ridge.
only three hundred yarda shore of the
zarebn, and up and up, forward and
forward; when would they that Now
tbe' line created the ridge; the men
knelt down. 'Volley firing in sections'
-and crash it cense. It oame from
high sides. tea almost the auto in -
bullets overhead; the line knelt very
firm. mid aimed very steady, and crash,
crash. creels. they answered it.
BULLETa LIKE Rant.
"Oh! A cry more of disineyed ae-
tonishment than of pain. and a men
was upon his feet and over on his teak
and the bearers were dashiag in from
the rear. He waa dead before they
toohed him, but already they found
another for the stretcher. The bugle
again. and up and on, Use bullets were
swishing and lotting now like rain bn
the river. Bta the line of khaki and
purple tartan never bent nor swayed;
it just went elOwly forward like a
ruler. The officer at its head strode
Miteiontainedly; they might have been
on the hill after gronse; only from
their locked taxes turned unswerving-
ly towards the ballets eould you so,
that they knew and had dee/tasted the
Awe* the teelmenpe, intsbeven
Tat:amiss. wko in camp seemed little
enough /ike Covenanters or &onside.,
were now quite tree/doused. It waa
Mt So difficult to go on- the piped;
you up and carried you on -but
-difficult not to burr? ; riet whe-
ther they s.imed or advanced tbey did
it orderly. gruel', and without apeek-
ins. The belleta had whispered to raw
youngeters in one breath the secret of
all the glories of the British armY•
"For*ard and forward. more swish-
ing about t hem and more mashing'
tbers.---biow-4//ey were movie.
&ways without hurry. down a gravelly
inctioe. Three men went down with-
out a cry at the very foot of the Un-
ion Jank, and only one got to his feet
again; the flag shook Resit and blaz-
ed splendidly. Next, a supremely furi-
ous gtuit of bullets. and suddenly the
line atood fest. Betore it was a loose
lose hedge of camel thora-tIm sareha-i
the redoobtable samba.' That al As
second they stood in wonder, and then.
'Pull it sway.' suggested somebody.
Just half a dozen tugs. and the impos-
sible zareba was • gap and a scat-
tered heap of brushwood. Beyond is a
low atosicade and treaches. but what
of that f Over and in Hurrah! hur-
rahs: hurrah!
SPRANG TO LIFE.
"Now thte inside etaddealy sprang to
life. Out oif the mirth came dusty
black. half -naked sheets. running,
running and turning to shoot. but ens-
uing ',way. And in a mooed the inside
wen • wild confusion ot Highlanders.
purple tartan and black green. too, for
the Seaforths had brought their per..
fect columns through the teeth of the
fire. and were charging in at the
gap. Inside that mamba was the most
astounding labyrinth ever seen out of
a nightmare. It began with a stok-
ed. and a triple trench. Beyond that
the bush was naturally thick win) palm
Mem and mimosa thorn and half&
gnaws. But beaides, it was as full ot
hole, en any honeycomb, may tar lees
regular. There was a abater pit for
every animal -here a donkey tethered
down in a hole jest big enough for
itself -and its master; Oxide it • straw
but with a tangle of tborn; yawning
a yard beyond. a larger trench. choke
full of tethered camels and dead or
dying MOD. There was no plan or sys-
tem in it. only noire confusion a atom -
Wag block and pitfall. From haler/be-
low and hillocks above. from invisible
trenches to right and innoment Niko
to left, the besvildered hulleta curv-
ed and twisted. ead dodged. It took
some oumpanydeadiag. for the precise
formations that the bullets only stiff-
ened were loosening now. nut the off1-
0011, were eqtuil to it, each picked his
fine and ran it. and if Ft tett of bin
company were lost -kneeling by green -
lead comrades or vaguely bayonet, ing
along with a couple of chance coin-
penione-they kept the mese centred on
the work in hand.
TliE KILLING.
"For now began the killing Bullet
and bayonet and butt. the whietwind
of Flighlanders swept over Antl by this
time the Liaeolas were in on the right,
and the Maxims. galloping right up to
the 'stockade, had withered the left and
the Ws:wicket, the enemy's cavalry de-
finitely gone, were volleying off the
blacks as your beard comes off under
• keen razor. Further and further
they roared the ground-eleared it of
everything Oka living men. for it
the dead. Here Wee s trench; bayonet
that man. Here a little straw tuba;
warily round to the door. and then a
volley. Now in column, through
Mantua in the 'melees. then into line
see drop times fevr deapeettely firing
shadows among the dry stems beyond.
For tbe running filacke-poor herbal -
stiff fired, though every wand they
Tired lem end ran more. And oe, on
the Matadi stumbled and slew, till sud-
denly there wee unbroken Moe over-
head. ea/ • clear deep underfoot. The
Avert And across the trickle of water
the quarter mils a dry nandbed was
black. Pursuers -thronged the
bent in doable line, and In two min-
utol the Meer was Mill black-epotted
only the *pots (writable(' so more.
" 'Now I call thst,' panted te. meet
remintletie erfelot metals ie the bri-
•
VOW rail Wert and whighle mid
voice took a little time fo work late
hot brains; then *Milo allenhe. Again
ed forty uzitantein and nobody was quite
certaia whether it had seemed more
like two mimeo or two years. Mt at
080$ there came a roar of fire from
the left; ths half -sated British saw
the river oovered with a new swarm of
flies. only just in theme° see them stop,
still. as the others. This was Lawrie
brigade of Egyptians at work. They
heel stood the bury firs Chet soaeht
them as if there were no each thiags
es wounds or death; aow they had
swept down leftward of the samba,
shovelled the enemy intu tbe river bed.
and shot them down. Bloodthirsty f
Count up the Egyptiens murdered by
Mithdisza. and than say so if you will•
"Meanwhile all the right-hand Part
of the aerobe wamalive with ow bloke
They bad been aeon from the British
line as it advanoednizibling and serene -
Wing over rime and dip, firing hear iir
as telly were ordered to, and then
charging with the cold bayouet ea they
lasted, to,. They were in first, there
ciinnoll be • dmitit. Their line formation
turned out a tar better one for charg-
ing the defences then ties Britiab col-
umns, wbich were founded on an ar-
aggerated expectation of the difficulty
of the zareba. sad turnedi out • trifle
unhandy. .And ths zareba had been
as high and thick es the Bank of Eng-
land. tbe blacks and their brigaded
Egyptiany would have slicked tbrough
it and picked out the thorns after the
cease bre. As egeiast thee. the, lost
more men than the British. for their
advance was speedier, and their volleys
low deadly than the Camerona' Pelting
destruction that drove through every
skull raided ea inch to aim. One -bat-
talion. the Eleventh Soudan/we. lost 10e
men killed end wooded out of lams
than M.
FOUGHT WELL.
''But Dever think the Weeks ware out
of hand. They attacked fast, but tbey
attacked steadily, ead kept tbeir form-
ation to ths lot tuoinen• them Well
anything to form aitaluet• Tho battle'
of the Albers hes defieitiel7 Pieced ihe
blacks -yes. and Um ono* contemned
Egyptians -in the ranks of the very
best troops in the world. When it was
over their officers were reedy to cry
with joy and pride. And the Nooks,
every one at whom wogjelobetiesiegar
Bey. were just as joyous aad Proud of
their officers. They stood stoat smolt(
the dead. their faces cleft with smiles.
shaking and shaking each other's
hisieda. A short shales. then • estate
another shake and another salute.
again and again and again, with the
heed -musing smite sever aerrowed as
instant. Then ul• to tho fief end the
klimbeshis-mou.nted now, but they had
charged afoot •nd Meer ahead, as is
the recognized wout a all chiefs of
the &gating Somme sews they Wow.
tend to conquer or die with their mita
-and more handshake. avid- More ea -
lutes. 'Dushmain qualm later.' ran
round from grin to grin; 'very good
tight, very good fight.'
"Now hall in. and back to the desert
°Maids. And. unless you are congenital-
ly anzoroua of horrors. don't look too
Ranch about you. Blot spindle -bags
curled up to meet red-gimbleted black
tame donkeys beadleas and legless. or
sieves of Meatiest. camels with necks
writhed hack on their bumps, rotting
already in pools of bloat and bile -yel-
low water; beads without faces, and
faces without anything helow. cob -web-
bed error and legs, and black skins
grilled to crackling on &moldering
palm' leaf -deal look at it. Here is
the iiiirder's white star &ad orement on
red; here ia the Sirdar who created this
batt Is. this clean -jointed. well-oiled,
masterpiece of • battle. Not a flaw,
not at cheek. not • jolt; and not a
flask on ite shining sarceas. Chloe
more. hearth. hurrah, hurrah!"
SPANISH PUNCTILIO.
Waned by • Calton resift.
The cabinet crisis vehich took pleas
in Spain in MEM exhibits an amusing
phase a Spanish character. The min-
isterial crisis had existed almost a ye,ar
when tits resignation ot the cabinet
teelis Piece se Um moult of • trivial
goestiou of military etiquette. The
queen bad left Madrid tor an exour-
Mos to Valencia. wtich the minister
ettatice insisted on her making. ac -
°mating the the published •rrangement
lot the postponement should be con-
strued sa • sign a fear of the
Zorilliat republicans, who had eoncroked
a mom meeting in the atone city. TO
infanta Isabel, who was left to rePre-
iseiat ber. decidel to take a journey al-
so, and informed General Matthaei
Campos that. her sister, the Infanta
Eulatie. would give out ties military
watchword. Tbe military Governer of
Madrid replied that the married aslan-
t* waa not legally competent to per-
form that office. and thet it wee im-
poesible, according to military rules,
for him to reoebe tho parole [none ber
huel4nd. Prime Antodio, Duo de
Sentapeneier. who we" only *captain
in rank. The minister of war, who eras
not on good terms with the captain
peers!, must at brealgie444ekraci. or-
dering him te receive "theamtasiword
from tbe Princess Eulatte. whereuton
General Campos offered hie resigna-
tion All attempta to accommodate tbe
qUerrel failed. and as a majority of
the eahinet sided with the captain gen-
General Cauca& and the minim -
ten who had eupported his view re-
signed their portfolios: Senor gavotte'
handed in the resignation of the en-
tire cabinet to the queen regent, but
eulemptently. upon the letter's - re-
quest, formed a new ministry.
'Hurt DON'T MINH.
1/ing Itilintwet et Italy. la a tee-
totaler. On hie tahke no wine will
lis men Weer hint. The very odor is
rota/sive to Igoe. and he drinks only
water. tied oisasionally harmless nate-
eral preparations. gotten Victoria is
Her Majesty partook ot wine end mfr.
its in severing quantities. Cat mane
three year* vo. by way ot experiment.
eke akendemd their ties entirely, and
inn• er of Ms Vabinet mer taittataiert se
THE CITY OF MANILA IS QUITE
LARGE TOWN.
eiseses the Ileanwee-seaseemas aa"
Inewera Fleet.
Manila. the capital of the !stand 4
Luzon and of all the Philippine toethit
is • city of *bout 100.000 populatios, poi
have • total population a about Who
additionel. The name of the city ie
pronounced by the Spaniard& se t hough
it were spellea Staheftemia. with the es.
cent oft tbe middle syllable. It is the
so of the Roman Catholic &rabbit -
hop and one of the great amOuriatto 01
the amt. It is located oa the bay ot
the mato name at the mouth of tee
River \Pesti. latitude 14 degrees le
minutes north. longitude 121 degrees
Tbs city proper fonns the segment
a a circle between the river and the
sea. and its suburbs eztead over en-
meroua islets formed hy the river and
alto the bey lig two piers. tormieatine
the ontillrlillAUI fort. tbe other la
a lightbouasJ Varlets ot moms how.
dred tons may come up as far as the
bridge. Go taw south aide stands the
city, hotter a dilapidated look. hut
situated the Monde suburb. more port-
ion* thew the city haste. ft a the
aad the groat center of trade
The aspect of the wbole La at esee
Spanish and minutia. Lona ham it
heavily =boated batteries. sasktet
churches. ungaiely towers and ruaative
/aouaes of solid masonry mingle with
mite of the waters in the relay season
and so constructed aa by Used: el/enm-
ity tis NOT ad the shoicireks an earbta-ut
the rains aoeceit ormassabie. In the
cite Um houses are two stories high
and 'each Ma its central Owl yard.
Here reside the bawds of the state t he
church and arniy. and all who would
- bridge leads some the river -into
taw Biondo suburb. where a street. cal-
led the Esoolta. runs to the right and
the lett. lined with innumerable thou*
and stalls and crowded with • strange
and itiotby population of various races
=the Emelt& a 'warns of Mame.
and MR ease. wear ea sold-
anaelsre oil and soap moralise
ijsrla:r suburbs have each its special
character. San Fereando is the seat
of great cigar nionfactoriee. ead San.
to Moo of a oordage ananateetory. At
dieobarge their cargoes. Flabernam
and weavers inhabit the divisloa ot
%undo and its gardens su,pply the mar-
ket* with fruit and vegetables. He -
tet* lie famous for ite embrouteries.
Poo le inhabited by artisans and art-
ists. Coevalowents resort tor he•Ith
to fleet& Anna and San Pedro Montt
Teie arinci,pal public buildings are
the cathedral. the palaces of the gemer-
tio different religious orders.
moeseteries and convents. the areeml.
three collegemi for yawns men and two
tor young women. the supreme wart,
prleoo. dill hospital. university. a mar -
abetter, the' coabonottouso and bar-
rack/a .The city has Several tRuants,
in the largest of which, the Prado
theire is s. bronze statue of Charles IV.
for the mom. part unpaved. sod earth
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
TO „Royal sad Pontifical 'Culver -
slily of St. litosses. is in the heads of
of ahout 500 atudents. Tbe College of
at. Joseph tabours to the Jesuits ;
that oil St. Jobe Lateran gimp • Oder
education to Indio* and barabireede
The Sescaela Pia belongs to the city and
is for Spanish ahadren aloft. • royal
marine echo& was estebifileed In 1820
and a ecenniercial school in 19411. The
rollegee of Eft. Potentate& and St. Isa-
belle are for girls, the latter for orph-
an& 'Manila is the seat 'of govern -
asset and of the supremo courts. TM
municipality dates front 1371.
Manila. which formerly miotepied a
rank of comparative obscurity, la now
regarded as commercielly equal to Cal-
cutta and Datavia. This change bee
been wrought by legislative and politi- ,
cal changes daring the nineteenth eon -
bury. Belo, tete °feel purt uf the
Philippines. all their productions flnw
to and through it, and it is the retort
of a great number of °Would yowls
of all sizes. It exports sugar, tebeceo
gold ;tut. bi edit' nests. Oflhiaa 'span
vowel meta hats. hides, teepee, tor
toise obeli cigars, eot ton and ries. The
manufactures of Manila amidst cheer-
ly of cigars and chemists,. a cavern-
ment to several thousand inn and Wo-
men ; oordage from the filemenbi of
the ahem and the iseautlatal Medal wil-
led Mese, worse from the fibers of tit"
pineapple leaf and afterweeds toed
tally embroidered.
Wails, weu founded by theigespi in
.1671. la 1645 it was seedy destroyed
by, sae eartearmea. In 174,t it wail
taken by ii Withal fleet and held for
'MAT SHOES AND PAIN.
Ramat /wither ahem tor welkitUr art
almost as distreenlag to their wearere
aa the essepteselargHlee a the prise -
isle. The first series day* are "PI
front an unknown mum to modem 411P'
oomfort atter walkieg over the hard
meanest/I. lied the (Melee at a chiro-
podist to bathe the feet nightly ia 011
water le evrth remelts., Nandfuls et
ohetlrirt
°on to damped aed rubbed coat
the Not Melee elowa. MAW Mt.
e tree inlet! petalsha
MIL do mask toensed weetoweibilf
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