HE GOT UP.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2956, 29 April 1898, Page 3

HE GOT UP.

Perhaps few stories of battle ao thoroughly illustrate wbat we are pleased to consider the true British spirit and way of doing things as the little incident #f tbe reconaaissauoe before the battle of Ulundi, of which Lord William Beresford waa the herb. The British were almost led into a terrible trap, and discovered tho danger only just in time. They turned to retreat, and the Zuluo. poured in a volley which brought down the grey' horse of a mounted J inf ant rymau. His lider fell headforemost. Tl*e „rest thought both man and ' boree were killed at first, but the former soon .straggled to-bis feet; withbia face covered. with blood, and dazetK with his fall. Lord William' Br esfbrdy seeing what bad'bapptutd, puik-d up, and.-ia-ttle face of advancing boats of yelling a -rages "wifbfn easy range,, .-quietly trottetl back, and told the .manta moant behind him. „ ..*.-,. : '*■ With a .roof courage scarcely' secortcTMp -'Lord William'sifhe rcn>n refused! -nptye^Mrftw that he . wa?;,.prefeijcii»g tbe •cerD-tin ascMrice pf bia.own life "to the probability 6£ destroying bis." pre- ' server. -rtfply .wsaJadmipable^Jer-ie.-aiid,, telling. The savagfs" swarmed closer md cl'^str,' bullets rattled around tbem ; the twa who lio» gered were almost within reach of the- assegai*, when Lord William replied : " Get up, or 111 poneh yoar head !" The mno obeyed, %*>% l«scner and roseu«d oacined,