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Zurich Herald, 1920-05-27, Page 6Get a Packet, and Realize what FAII ilaft1S1.01A of Really Pure Fme Tea Tastes lEe • • „. Saso Black., Green or Mixed Never Sold in Bulk CB. thc Moo tIC11) V 01 11 A Page From the Unwritten History of England's•Fight for India Tells How the Valiant Spirit of "The Black Horse Troop" Flamed Highest When Perils Multiplied. By HOMER J. COUNCILOR. :Wee • ene PART I. of the country in connection with his Yellow with age, dirty and finger- work. .marked, broken in the creases, there Re-entering the Punjab we headed was nothing about the old paper to to the southwest. Halted some ten attract one's attention other than the miles out of Amritsar one noon, we huge impression seal on one corner. were preparing for a light meal when The ink with which the few lines were the surgeon called the major aside. scratched upon its face had faded_to a sickly brown. One read, in part: "The Black Horse Troop will prepare at once for field service, carrying heavy equipment. Ammunition and rations will be issued for one week. Proceeding northward the troop will establish headquarters at Delhi, and inspect successively each of the sur- rounding posts in Province of Punjab and adjacent states." Field orders! Keen on the ecent of another Indian tale, we pressed old Sergeant Digby to relate the experi- ences of his famous troop on this expedition. At first he refused, de- claring that he had forgotten the entire incident, but, in his peculiar fashion, he had soon drifted into the thrilling story. These orders were issued on the day Sake reported for duty as troop bug- ler. That was a great day. Saka had become a favorite with the entire troop and when, after weeks of prac- tice, he had thoroughly mastered the bugle and the various calls, the ban against native troopers was waived in his case and he was made a member of H. M. Colonial's. With ceremonies quite out of proportion to the oc- casion, he was installed in his new position. We were just sitting down to an elaborate dinner—the cook's contribution to the celebration—when an orderly handed me the paper. Glancing at it hurriedly. I caught its "Watkins has just reported sick, sir," he said. "The boys say he was taken suddenly on the ro.ad a couple of miles back, could hardly keen his saddle. I don't like his looks. He is burning up with fever and his symp- toms are bad." Clearly from his worried expression the doctor was even more concerned than he was willing to admit. "What do you think it is?" asked Major Lloyd. "I would not like to say, but if the symptoms do not change within an hour or so I would say that it is the plague." "The plague! Great heavens! No!" "He has every syrnptcni. We can tell in an hour or two. I have had him separated from the rest of the troop." "Very good. Say nothing about this until you are certain as to the condi- tion. Report to me at once any change or progress." No one better than the major knew the meaning of this report if true. Wild beasts and savages we could fight, but this nameless destroyer we could not. It was thought best .to attempt to reach Amritsar in any event. The former palace of a deposed governor —which was far from what its name implies—was the only suitable shelter available. This, was a large, threee storey dwelling, built after the true import. Rapping for silence, I read , Indian architecture—arches, balconies the order with great gusto. No one; and lattice work. heard the closing words, however, for On the south a deep ravine fell the rafters were ringing with shouts. This was taken as a fine omen, and Saka was welcomed as having brought good luck to the troop. away from the foundation. The stables, located east of the palace, fronted upon the open court, all of which was inclosed by a high stone Three days later, under Major wall. This wall had but one opening, James Henry Lloyd, we entered the a pair of heavy gates at the western United Provinces riding northward to- side, from which a wide drive led, ward Delhi. Here we spent a few days establishing our headquarters and replenishing our equipment. Shortly thereafter we began the tour of inspection. Those were hard, busy days with .long, dreary marches. Sometimes we quartered in the native villages amid transforming one of the rooms of all their picturesque filth; sometimes the stable into a store house and —and that more frequently—we pit- magazine for our supplies and am- ebed our camp out in the open jungle. munition, and by transferring all the And such nights as those were! The, horses that could not be cared for to heavy underbrush, the deep grasses, a stockade about a mile south of the .the overhanging trees alive with town. These were placed under the beasts of prey, held at bay only by care of a corporal's guard. the glare of our camp fires. Occasion- All native servants were at once ally a leopard bolder than his. mates dismissecl and strict orders issued or driven by the pangs of hunger that none save the members of our would brave even the circle of fire in own troop should be allowed to enter search of food. the grounds under any eireumstances. Then a shot from a sentry's rifle For this precaution we later had would send him howling back into the darkness or stretch him snarling upon the ground. In either case the whole night would spring into life. The air would be filled with whines and snarls; the dead branches and twigs would crack and snap, and should the mar- auder escape with but a wound he would not then be safe, siince his blood -thirsty companions would pounce upon him. The law of the jungle—the weak and helpless the •prey of the strong. And then again we would be desert- ed, not a sound would break the vast stillness. It was as though the great expanse of eternity had enveloped us. Strange as it may seem to you, those Were the hardest to endure. Not a sound falling upon your ear drum. As you stood your watch you would feel the jungle madness creeping into your veins. The shrieking silence clutched your throat, you felt as though its Weight were crushing you to death. even the bravest of the troop dread- ed those night. Occasionally in our aides we would 'encounter herds of wild talephants. Upon our approach they would beat a hasty retreat, breaking down eve* thing in their pathway. At Zangli. up in the Kashmir country; we found the garrison under order e to move eastward. These orders deb involved the addition of Mr. Wils Mont Reynolds, a civil engineer, his •illfe and family; a son of some sixteen Vans ann. a daughter two years younger, to our party. We found Rey- nold; a valuable asset to the trop, jo * h ,had emceed all that portion through the surroundiing garden, to the town, straggliing away in all di- rections. We found that this would accommodate the 200 men comprising the troop, but the stables would care for only thirty of the horses. This difficulty we overcame by cause to be deeply thankful. The sek trooper was isolated and everything possible done for him, but -shortly be- fore taps he died. From ,the course of his illness and the manner, of his death there was no longer any doubt as to its cause. The Black Death was upon us. A council was held at which it was decided to remain in our new quarters and meet the situation as best we might. Diming the next week our troop melted away before our eyes. Sturdy old soldiers who had withstood every hardship of campaign life, fell helpless victims to this dread disease. In order that the natives might not know of our plight and the fearful toll we were paying in lives, those who perished wereehuried under •eover of darkness. 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If you wisli to be brave, courageous, hold persistently the fearless thought, the thought that you are afraid of nothing, that nothing can make you e coward. • Confidence, self-assurance, self -faith -e-these are ,the great friends which will kill the 'traitor doubt. Ambition, eccompanted by effort, is a creative power whieh tends to realeze What we long for, strive or, the vision we 'nurse, Is ,our great lite ahaper,•our character 'molder. Itis the mat of action, •ot continued and repeated aetien, the man virbO. AkaYer aeknoWledges, defeat wbo ultt mately wins out, • . - 1 4very good emotion makes a health pp:41)0.111k eifaagc:mm4b00.., Every thought is registered th thol brain bya physical change mare or less permanent In the tisane cells, —Ifs yen ,want ,te bayadonkey, tt gob d end, don't forget Me.-* tits, •••• • aaaseeeesseaseeseasseseaseeseasseasosesese The.fear of what is going to happen ' olourla more livesrobs more people of happine:se than almost anything else, , If there Is any curse in this world, it is the fear of coming misfortune, the' foreboding of some loss or disas- ter that •is going, to cripple us., to make us unhappy. Some people are always having pre- monitions aboti.t some terrible thing that is gain to happen,' They are like the captalli Of a ship on a dangerous' sea; always standing on life's, bridge, .gaging into the fogge Suture. They, feel sure that there is aa iceberg near by, or that there is going to be a cole lielon, o•r a: disaster of some kind. • , I know a most_estimable woman who has really become obsessed with the - conviction that some dire thing right in the near future is either going to wreck her life or make her very, miserable. Yet the disaster does not come. In fact, I never knew one of the things she fears to take Place. No one can really enjoy life or get the meet out of it who is all the time. haunted by impending disaster. No one can lead a happy or efficient life who is always dogged by fear, always,' on the watch for icebergs, looking for trouble ahead. When anxiety comes,' in at the door, happiness goes out at the window. People who never seem to feel that they have any certainty in their lives, who go through life as if they were walking along the edge of a skyscrapper, in constant terror lest they fall off and be killed, do not know what happiness is. I have known one of these "life - bridge" people many years, and every, time I see him I feel like asking him if he has had any serious trouble or. any misfortune. There is always ate anxious, strained, far -away look in hie» face which is sometimes almost tragid.' He is a very honest man, and a tre.' mendous worker, who has amassed considerable money, but he has gotten. very little out of life, has taken very little comfort and has had very little enjoyment. He is hardly ever away, from his place of business—always' grinding grinding, worrying, anxious, fearing that something will go araiss in spite of all his efforts. • Now, if we would do our part well, there must be peace in the mental kingdom, a sense of security, of safe- ty, of oertainty, in our lives., No mat- ter how much money we make, how, successful we may be in. our vocation, if there is nothing oomplete, nothing, enduring or satisfactory in our lives, we are failures. No life can he reallyhappy or satis- factory until one learn'e the secret of excluding fear—that is, to have confi- dence in the Power that made us, that sent each of us here on a special mis- sion,. To be really happy and successful; we must have a great abiding fait& that there is a Power, an Intelligence: in the universe that does all things well. The man who is all afloat, who does not believe in anything outside the material, who doubts that there is a God, who believes that we are alT the pappets of fate, that we are at thie mercy of chance or an irresponsible: destiny, can have neither peace of mind, nor real success..