Part 10 (2/2)

And again the Scots scattered the enemy, at the bayonet's point

The sun was far towards the western horizon before the battle was finally over The h beaten, retreated, refore; and Havelock's one over ploughed fields and swaain under fire

[Illustration: THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW]

But their general rode out under fire of the guns, and, s as a cannon ball just missed him by a hairsbreadth, said:--

”Cohlanders or the 64th?”

That was enough: pell-iments upon the enemy, who had a bad quarter of an hour between the two

Cawnpore on; but, alas! the women and children had been slain whilst their country for their deliverance And Lucknoas not yet to be relieved

For after advancing into Oude Havelock found that constant fighting, cholera, sunstroke and illness had so reduced his nuo on would risk the extermination of his force

He therefore returned to await reinforcements By the tieneral of the forces in India; but he generously refused to accept the co that, Havelock having ht he should have the honour of leading the troops till this had been done

So he accoht their way, this ti their object by the first relief of Lucknow

On the evening of 28th September, the soldiers reached the Residency, where the British had been shut up for so long face to face with death The last piece of fighting was the worst they had had to face

Fired at from roof andby concealed foes, they e, and those who reached the Residency had a reward such as can come to few in this life

As the women and children frantic with joy rushed to welcoed to joy and gladness; hunger, thirst, wounds, weariness--all were forgotten as they clasped hands with those for whoht and bled

”God bless you,” they exclaimed; ”e expected to have found only your bones!”

”And the children living too!”

Woave the all thought of past woes and dangers faded away

After a series of theincidents the world has known, Lucknoas finally relieved by Sir Colin Campbell

When Havelock came from the Residency to , and their enthusiasht tears to the veteran's eyes

On the 17th November Lucknoas relieved, and on the 24th Havelock died ”I have,” he said to Outram in his last illness, ”for forty years so ruled ht face it without fear”

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