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Show . Stood Sentry Over Himself. (London Star.) The Dutch commandant who had charge of all the British prisoners taken after the battles of Glencoe, Dundee and Mchol- son's Nek has told Mr. Davitt the follow- ; ing interesting little story: Going his rounds at midnight on on occasion he was astonished to s?e an English soldier acting as Boer sentinel f over the prisoners, and on the command- f ant demanding an explanation "Tommy" f offered th following extraordinary ac- f count of his transformation from a pri.-i- i oner to sentinel over himself and fellow t prisoners: "Well, sir. this 'ere poor little chap," pointing to the sleeping form of I a Boer lad li years old, "was dead brok for sleep after two nights of dooty. I takes pity on the little chap, and I says. 'Look 'ere, you're regular done up, you are, that's sartin. You giva me your rifle and take a bit o' sleep, and I'll do I sentry go for you, I will. Honor bright! ! I won't do nothink wrong; blow m If I do!' So the little chap went off. It's a!l right, sir; don't you blame him, please; he is only a kid!" r "I was assured." adds Mr. Davitt. "that . neither 'the kid' nor the kind-hearted English prisoner suffered over the ualau incident, i |
