Show J etue the commendable of au indian I 1 So lir I 1 gen sir hope grant in liis narrative of the anui n cuili y relates an anecdote chich boes equal honor to himself and one of his native soldiers s the british had lecerf fighting all day driving the rebels before them after nightfall however a party of rebels made a new demonstration and gen grant seeing two of his guns in dan per collected a few men and charged lie says A within five yards of me fired at my horse and put a bullet through his body it was singular he did not aim at me but probably he thought it best to make sure of killing the livorse after which the rider would fall into his bands as a matter of course 1 I felt that my poor charger had received his death wound yet he galloped on for forty yards through the throng of rebels and then dropped I 1 was in an awkward predicament un horsed surrounded by the enemy and owing to the darkness ignorant in which direction to proceed when my orderly a native horseman rooper kalin by name rode up to me and said take my horse it is your only chance af pf safety 1 I could not but admire his fine con duct lie was a belonging to a regiment the greater part of which had mutinies mutinied muti nied and it would have been easy for him to kill me and go over to the enemy 1 I refused his offer but taking a firm grasp of his horses tail I 1 told him to drag me out of the crowd this he did successfully and with great cour p the net morning I 1 called him to my tent praised him for his gallant behavior and offered him some little money ue declined it with great dignity no sahib I 1 will take no money he said drawing himself up but if you will get my commanding officer to promote me I 1 shall be very grateful lie was duly promoted and received also the second class order of merit |