Coalville Times | 1899-04-07 | Page 6 | Sir Ralph

Hlr ItalpU AWrerotubla. Thla story Is told of Sir Ralph Atxr-cromble, Atxr-cromble, victor of Abouklr, and shows that oven In death he did not forest consideration for others. After tbe battle at which he was mortally wounded, wound-ed, ho was carried on board a sblp, and a soldier' blanket waa placed coder co-der hla head to ease It. Ho felt the relief re-lief and aaked what It waa. "Only a soldier a blanket," waa tba reply. "Whose blanket la lit" Only ont ot tho men'a." "I wlali to know the name of tba man " ' "It I Duncan Itoy'a, ot tha Forty, econd, Blr IUIph " "Then aoo," sold the dying general, "that Duncan Hoy gets bla blinktt thla very night "