Show llol r BURNABY FELL of the Guards GfllphlC JlticriptiOIl Olllbnt tit itb tbe Arabs 1llnllli corresponden war the Ir B ur leigh ended at Abu Klea has i leis W oUl his hurt written tc aho of iratioll uuderthdll 5 Telegraph a thrilling accounl yondo n this des Lon occurs Ta it the ole and hi of the bat of lc coi p Burnaby i death which Tlphon i 0 historical mast becOlne the dark Aral us Still down upon arrived within 30C if OMri had ar trace rolled I It in volume unbroken rofished di fished > undlmtt and cards S rush of si carsmen n illa ceased had instrengtha Their riflefire gfforfsmcn in surr0unding us the forces Other A r b forcesundering Bedouins troops i the Iahdt s from and 511 ft 110 Ting tood villagers eager on the river stdc 5lalcbind the charge upon lllsiles < l In wild excitement the British teeth cnnrc glisteningand the sheen white e like thcir flushing thcl ns 11ndishe 11 l weapons o their bras eaj onward they came thouslntls Mtrro into our ranks I was l h1rTlOg straig11 inslle the I spuare not far atths 1 t testa nt Run when I I s zly the from the Uarduer somcttllat 0 backward Col left I f face f wov < SOllIe who e very action at lAtrnuly luuiell froUlt I ISuUlce of about the I Uul e I I snr role ont in front of the rear thirty irds lt to assist two or 11IJlrlnfh lrf I f Fuc is6etS aJ + rnnnJ11g in hard 1 pressed IecskirlllisllCfS thnesk of them succeeded in 111 but one 1I11n Col Burnaby went 1ine our 1 es t chimronr to assistance sword in hand fn to his I lo aatmtless Colonel rode forward I dtiGtuntless sthe JHseU in the way of a sluek he himself 1 111 bept on horseback Ere the ingdovn fould close with him a bullet from ° ODll n one in our ranks brought him headlong to the ground The enemys dose behind and one of Suddenly 1 dashed at Col Burnaby Jointing the long blade of his spear at his pointing throat I C bit his horse and pulling b-it backward IIIUSAHY LEAPED FORWARD the Moslems In his saddle and parried rapid and ferocious thrusts but the length feet it of the mans weapon eight put put of his power to return with interest the Arabs murderous intent Once or twice Col Burnaby just touched his man onlv to make him more wary and eager The affray was the work of seconds only for the savage horde of swarthy negroes from Kordofan and straighthaired tawny complexioned Arabs of the Bayuda Steppe were fast closing in upon our square Col Burnaby fenced the swarthy swar-thy Arab as if he were playing in ana an-a sanit at arms and there was a smile on his features as he drove off the mans awkward points The scene was taken in at a glance With that lightning light-ning instinct which I have seen desert warriors before now display in battle while coming to one anothers aid an Arab who was pursuing a soldier and had passed five paces to Burnabs right and rear turned with a sudden spring and this second Arab ran his spear point into the Colonels shoulder It was but a slight wound enough though to cause Burnaby to twist around in his saddle and defend de-fend himself from this unexpected attack Before the savage could repeat his unlookedfor blow so near the ranks of the square was the scene now being enacted en-acted soldier ran out and drove his f wordbayonet through the second assailant assail-ant Brief as Burnabys glance backward back-ward at this fatal episode it was long enougS to enable the first Arab to deliver his spear point full into the brave officers throat The blow drove Burnaby out of his coddle but it required a second one before he let go his grip of the reins and tumbled tum-bled upon the ground Half a dozen Arabs ere now about him With blood gushing gush-ing in streams from his gashed throat the dauntless Guardsman leapt to his feet sword in hand and slashed at the ferocious group They were the wild strokes of a proud brave man dying hard and lie was quickly overborne and left I helpless and dying |