Show au HEROIC SAVAGE 2 I 1 B 1 I 1 me deeds of native heroes in the dark continent del ol 01 an art inard the french chaa m rider in tit the soudan publishes in e papers an extraordinary ry ot of the heroism of one of the bes a which be he wag was obliged to fight no se bougon is to a citadel situated in 1 kaarta arts it ia the place which en king amadon to keep up aphia lis between moro aloro and i kingdom of in tact fact it v was as key to the latter kingdom and tog ing into the hands of 0 the french secured for them the possession of pt t territory and won over to them I 1 i P Bam barbaras baras tribes who were op I 1 gitmed toed by amadon with 27 aro r 0 pea including officers tur tar two mountain guns of and a number of barnas 1 col archinard marched arched in a 0 this queer coed ed place is an imra immense ense villaro village the he centre of a sandy country its I 1 ls Is are well forti fortified fled with batlle battle ate and numerous bastions ond and fide ids the gates there aro are two wo re abts when the column arnton in t 0 it tho the black boada heads of the do ailers ere appeared upon the walle while wa or war call noun bounded ded contina ly Y firo fire was 0 opened abed by the two P 8 an and d in about about four hours a aich was made but defenders fled zed to care very little about that tach ach and many of them came ly ily to examine it alter after which I 1 7 she shoaled a ted deda defiantly n aly at tha the inva lava I 1 I 1 I 1 T I 1 ders at last the barbaras Bam Dam baras made a dagh dash upon tho th ewelle welle which wera were afan abed about metres from the village it was necesis ry to got get W water a I 1 e r for he the troops were a cuff buffering ering gre greatly from thirst tho the defenders seemed to reserve their c cartridges ar r 1 adges for this good opportunity when ban they opened a fierce and rapid fire several odthe of tho tB ambaras were shot down but the others continued to dank at the wells while the bullets whistled nil all ar around aund them at 4 the defenders were maesel near the breach and notwithstanding the continuous fire of InUa musketry ketry and artill artillery elry which aich thinned their ranks pi perceptibly t ably they seemed as fully determined de to continue the struggle iho the colonel gave tho ilia order to charge upon tho the breach the two bans gune were worked with witt increased activity and cearey firing out only y when the column nas woo within metres ol 01 the trench levastor Levas eor with his Is turcos burcos waa was the first to enter the brea chir then the fusillade became intense the turcos burcos rushed into the village but soon their advance was checked levasseur was wounded four took him to the rear and in doing I 1 so two of them were killed two others immediately tool took their places and carried the lieutenant to tho the ambulance caplain mangin took place and lie too fell mor morally tilly wounded the attacking party remained at a standstill not another inch could they gain upon u n the defenders the condition ofaf cil affairs became embar embarrassing raming so no he the colonel threw all his reserves into the attack the allies then became discouraged cou raged and ran the maintained their position bat but nero were to advance acome of the fugitives were induced to return and the colonel gave ordera orders to the ilia I 1 regulars to hold at all hazards he the carried positions capt bardot received an order to tako take up a position 3 i ion near the and to fire shells gell into the village and the redoubt all through the night in order to 0 o prepare the road for the movement in in the mornine al Madam haa political agent of the french and one of 0 the ba most useful was shot dead the iro fire cf cl the inhabitants continued continue ii with violence while that of the invaders inva dera wa blackened slackened in order to spare the ammunition at in the morning a ter rifle war cry was beard heard and the bra fire of the defenders became more furious tu rious they were advancing and at short range they made a desperate charge upon the captured positions pisit lons it was a gallant sortie bat but it was repulsed at 8 or a little after mother another similar charge was v as made with the fame same result at last the day broke the situation was critical ane troop vie nere re exhausted and many of the 0 officers care were wounded however ho e er the advance co was ft as mado made the bam babaa were determined to fight hard ibis this time they marched coolly to tho attack and eoon soon captured the redoubt the wounded among them returned to the fight alter after geltin tinga a new supply of cartrie cartridges gee at their own re request the son of 0 one ne of the nat native V chiefs received two bullets in his bin arm it was shattered when it was bandaged ho lie returned to the combat at this point in in tho the struggle the resistance was as stubborn bor as is it waa was in the ilia beginning but it mas was the last convulsion of the heroic village the defender defenders of the re doubt were surrounded but they fought on while they shouted insults at ibo be invaders their resistance was hopeless but they still kept it op up and here comee cornes the molt most detmor firary portion ct ef iho the at story dry the chief oil the band joujou dara rea izing hia his position gathered his remaining troops troop over tho rondino and rather than eor our renter blew himself and them to atoms it was then only that the adaa ceased but tho resistance was still kept op up in the village by the stragglers liven even the women took in it and some of tho the brave bir bar cart eart arians when about to be mada made prisoners shot themselves rather than ba taken alivo alive they fought to the last man mao if it among the african tribes there are many more warriors like he the there will be some tough fighting in tho the dark continent before long any way diara wag was a hero |