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Show Narrow Escapes of Soldiers. Two tales of narrow escapes at Lucknow during the Indian mutiny: "Col. Mny told us mnny thrilling incidents inci-dents of the siege, which brought tho scene more vividly before one. Ho brought out a wall, against which ho told mo ho wob sitting one day, when suddenly a round shot struck tho wall between his legs. This, however, Is not tp bo compared with the escapo of a trooper In the relief force, who had his saddle destroyed under him by a blind shell which pnsfd betweeu his thigh nn' the horso's back, ho himself him-self nnd his horse rcmili.Ing uninjured unin-jured " |