' He came to my bedside jgK^^eyteornihg after I entered the hospital, ||l|||^Ksttn3sng : over me with a green shade Sl-iS^pyer-'ohe ey6, and one hand in a sling, ill^isiidj^lacpiucally.- :V |||||S's^??»slsy^ a <l, and I know yon." He ggSK^chedcout Ms left hand and placed it pSsSsß^ei^stopping one?'" he remarked. ■ pS'ftlSwMy.&'graie, thank God," I replied. ; the. matron. and the German doc g#i^,i6%BsS.iSne,:; a= gentleman as ever drew ".along to. have a look at me, IglgVanJ'he.waJS- turned out, and we chummed |^teyjAngtw9lians:h^ve;a knack of doing. in ahd;l : tried hard to get JKj^Slunijtb'jtalk pf his adventures, but he was E|i^OTnnimy-pn ;that subject.; He would not fe|"^jyarn!about hisowß doings on the fateful ; dSy.^wheilihe was laid out, though he -was ffj§Mselo(jlient"6nqugh concerning the doings, of feSbi|.>tomiaa.es,,. : Alii coulcf get put of him' owa'part ,in the fray was. men" and he had been ambushed .hSd/j'-'stopped one" with his his Band, and another had been killed, 1. ag&^dShe^ew/jmighty' little more about it SS^j^feui ;h'e fqappyhSpigelf iiri the hands of the Mm well' and *i- 1! asked -the. matron about his l^^^ounds, and'Bh'eitpld me a bullet had en l^^g^r^r.the Corner; of , his right eyey. coming ;^^Ki|.U^y.^h^j:ght ear, ruining the sight for '^MtMer^l^nbther. had carried. away - ,his jl^|ri|W?^^b.';aii4-.a cpnpje had. passed. one, lust below the modestly^ termed "stopping. SS§lif!lli^%VA&jiNCk Vyi'i'H THE BOERS. ®S^feAiC^l'l^%teen--'in;nps]pital a little) jJM^jifml^'j^o mStron.ga.ve meleave to prowl Kl^bout'Solpok.npr'copy," and my feat soon, ffi|pleU^&rintofhe ward where the wounded i^f££D,utpb^ueii?were lying, and. there I met ai Sfesj»WPl6l ! M:lJiaiherß''who had been in the Md^lyli^ ;"]jpwling was gathered- ■ii(i fi3MQsKszbNtitirdB i 'a fiandgome.-Swede, with" , inQusta,che " that • fell with Kl|jgWßpir4ora'*BW:eetKon to his.ehßsi!, as the" g&^^piglsJd^if ,oj ? ,ol3,. He, was an advent ■^WfSrS^i^ 10 ] ; kne^.y.how to take his gruel |;W^iigp*j:m^. J :' fig; had joined the Bpers |jK?;^feecauM.'he, thought they were the weaker j^>*'|jndej^psf had .done his best fpr them.' w lm- oylfig* salking to me c b« day, 1 .|g t;4<ffiu\;|sked me if I kuw.the '• liUl<i rtei ;1 " ; ■S'f i;7!?a - j!?es,^ x l;replied I ].".?*e me c«ui4ivmen." fiffif Ameii^r'c'.ha'asked. -"No, iustral jg|i^^MV^He,raised .Mmself on his elbow, |^ : *s!f^!P= ; l; j Propped '"his shoulder up with fe'SsJSfflSJ^^a^d'as, he remained thus he gazed fia^a^mnflgly^: at. 'the 'slight boyish figure •*5 " IwEblr' lmiped lazily through the ward. R§£- j^&t'^' utte tiger cat he is," muttered £.^«^fo v 'rMumberit'gianfc. 