ust ba respecto-l, received a telegram announcing thi of a lower order relief ot Ladysmith. They sac: holds sway in noticed that many of the company times of peace, wilh whom they had always beoi as marched on on most friendly terms, turns, iverse to taking their backs on them, or pretends population, and n'^ to see them. Bat the ens; ng so, perhaps, came at supper, when our Gonsu se. They were, found himself at table with a num severer on the er °f oiiicers and students vb< riiish have been drank to the Boers and to the hmu long as olfences uow nsa"-' a^j hand, when ever individuals, the English person should be swept oi nished, but if an th© face of the globe. They wen )t' be found or farther, calling tho English by vA nnnity oi which thu worst names which are huu> r the community ev-n n tna Rassian languagi the oilence was (which ic s^yinj a good deal). Tb' )ear the peualty. Consul could stauJ no nwe, and caughj lighting, though etiq.ie;te forbids a. gu?3 of tho military leaving beiore the- Imperils, h spot. Houses cot up, found his wife, and de inhabitants had parted. is were burned, i'K%^^^^j^rjr^F.st 3e was adopted . ouse ofamaire BadOH-Foweil ptCi the r refused to pay ' liflmorfcal Chief 3 inflicted on a o hat of a farm1 One of the war correspoA^nt dbytheErenoa of the pclI :JLu eaztrro< tlr r. ihe mofil gentlernAii who reifloml t1.^ nts wor^ tmx.8, onmai aiu.h excellent serric, jsumsofmonoy ;iur;nJ? fche iRves{nj^t of AIu,'mis of thd dis- kinK) h jO) revived an old story o to get together ]?a>itn.p0Well, wiiuh will b.j'ii couid. In onj r,pe>,;lll&- inBt now. T-i oiip o jrdered tO Day a tu,, ,-,nHVfi wnrn ilift m-wni

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ust ba respecto-l, received a telegram announcing thi of a lower order relief ot Ladysmith. They sac: holds sway in noticed that many of the company times of peace, wilh whom they had always beoi as marched on on most friendly terms, turns, iverse to taking their backs on them, or pretends population, and n '^ to see them. Bat the ens; ng so, perhaps, came at supper, when our Gonsu se. They were, found himself at table with a num severer on the er f oiiicers and students vb< riiish have been drank to the Boers and to the hmu long as olfences vow nsa "-' a^ j hand, when ever individuals, the English person should be swept oi nished, but if an th© face of the globe. They wen )t' be found or farther, calling tho English by vA nnnity oi which thu worst names which are huu> r the community ev - n n tna Rassian languagi the oilence was (which ie s^yinj a good deal). Tb' )ear the peualty. Consul could stauJ no nwe, and caughj lighting, though etiq.ie;te forbids a. gu?3 of tho military leaving beiore the- Imperils, h spot. Houses cot up, found his wife, and de inhabitants had parted. is were burned, i'K%^^^^j^rj r^F.st 3e was adopted . ouse ofamaire BadOH-Foweil ptCi the r refused to pay ' liflmorfcal Chief 3 inflicted on a o hat of a farm 1 One of the war correspoA^nt dbytheErenoa of the pell :JLu e aztrro< tlr r. i he mofil ge ntlernAii who reifloml tt 1 .^ nts wor^ tmx.B, onmai aiu .h excellent serric, jsumsofmonoy ; iur ; nJ? fche ißves{nj^ t of Alu,'mis of thd dis- kinK) h jO) revived an old story o to get together ]? a>itn .p oW ell, wiiuh will b.j'ii couid. In onj r , pe> ,; lll& - inßt now. T-i oiip o jrdered tO Day a tv,, ,-, n H V fi wnrn ilift m-wni

I One of the war correspo/tJ^ntk of the Pc.ll ?JLU Gaztf-o. tb" gentleman who rendered t^-u journal such excellent oerriiv during the investment of Mh?*kin^, h i°> revived an old story oi J?a.itn-Powell, Nviiuh will b«j'tr rope.iiiup j'ist now. T - i onf of th' 3 native wars ihe present srcneiTil was in coniiiuiid of a sm vll foioe, which was liillcv enough to capture a ch^ei who posed as a kind of Muhdi. He offered the man his lite if ha would order his irapis to give up their firms, but the chief langh"d inks fa*p and said, " Do as you like, I ut I wish you to know unit, I am .inmortal." tßuj/eafed r« i - i quests lulled to bring him to \ leason, aii'l as a last resott I3aden- j Powell s.'id, " Very well ; we will see how far your iaimortiJiry goes. We will shoot you." Tue ' execution took place in an open pla.e surrounded by hills occu-

pied" by the chief's impi&, i d before the shooting began ri" he - were sent round to shunt t.< c \ fellow's arniy that ifc would bi well if they looked down to *jo want would becoruo of their ~<ia mortal chi'^t. The pLiroon foiV/vid, ilieir rifk's rant; oat, and the ejiof want do\vii. The tavag( w tiicti ihji. i t ite leaier was but .1 common day man, and next d.>y they Lft'iip in aud i lid down their arms. The r-st of the story may jbe told in ih > ooricspondent's own Laigiuge, " Any mtelllgont, unbiaH^dd person," ha protests. I " wouli say rh-ifc inib was a giaiul piece of won; tn.it prevent.cd. perhaps, an oc^aii of blood j]>ed ; but noc so the people who ot-nd the topboots and blankets to the : heathen, who nired a mighty howl. The civilian governor ordered the uvretib of I B^ilen-Po\v->ll," which worn proraylly rejected by hiogoner.d, wiio knew ins busino. d aad d.j>piaiided'* the incident. For his ujip action i3cidoi] -Powell w ih ailerWcirds rammended C.M.O , but ill-luck dogged him. Two secretaries who had Ibe matter in hand died in saccetssiou, and Ba lon Powell was away oajoyiog WuP when the affair fell tht^ug'i. JBuc he got bis steps quickly, and what more does the keenest of keen soldiers wish for ? Surely his i\,pid promotion to the command o" his DiMgoon coi ..s uud Jiirt HolectiOji to lioJJ !>ho iosia and iho boner ia tro"i le, is sanijicnt reply fco - % ;cli us still tliiuk that the incment of the ii-iMOital nun s ] ii-si huwiiiioe 101 the oclwu^Gii 01 ct whola tubo w:i.4 a crime." Probably the sentimental philmturopistb are not the only peo ,le wlxu will disapprove of Uu <enPow H'h rather drastic method of dealing wii.ii the Uiifurtunate chief, but war is,at be&j; a barbarous business, and it. sterns tuafc s Miietiiiifn iti order to obtain succe 1 .-" 1 u must be condticted in a bcirbdioari Way.