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G. A. Henty. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
Table of Contents
PREFACE
WITH BULLER IN NATAL
CHAPTER I — THE BURSTING OF THE STORM
CHAPTER II — A TERRIBLE JOURNEY
CHAPTER III — AT THE FRONT
CHAPTER IV — DUNDEE
CHAPTER V — THE FIRST BATTLE
CHAPTER VI — ELANDSLAAGTE
CHAPTER VII — LADYSMITH BESIEGED
CHAPTER VIII — A DESPERATE PROJECT
CHAPTER IX — KOMATI-POORT
CHAPTER X — AN EXPLOSION
CHAPTER XI — BACK WITH THE ARMY
CHAPTER XII — THE BATTLE OF COLENSO
CHAPTER XIII — PRISONERS
CHAPTER XIV — SPION KOP
CHAPTER XV — SPION KOP
CHAPTER XVI — A COLONIST'S ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XVII — A RESCUE
CHAPTER XVIII — RAILWAY HILL
CHAPTER XIX — MAJUBA DAY
CHAPTER XX — LADYSMITH
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G. A. Henty
Published by Good Press, 2022
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In the morning all were astir early. Had they been supplied with food they would have waited until waggons came out from Newcastle, but these could hardly arrive until evening, and at any moment the Boer advance might commence. They therefore determined to move on early, for if they met the waggons half-way these could return with them at once to the town. It was desirable to start as soon as possible so as to get well on the way before the heat of the day was at its fullest. Accordingly by six all were in movement. The long night's rest had done them good, still more so the thought that by the end of the day they would be among friends, and they were disposed to laugh and joke over their present situation. All the men had cut themselves heavy cudgels from the stock of firewood, and the fact that they were not as before wholly defenceless was no slight gratification to them. Even the ladies spoke confidently of being able to walk the twenty miles to Newcastle should they not meet vehicles coming to fetch them. They could go ten miles now and then halt till the sun was setting, and after such a long rest could certainly go on to Newcastle.
"I am afraid, mother," Chris said as they started, "that what seems so easy now will be too much for many of the women. We started without breakfast, and unless we can get something by the way I doubt if many will reach the town to-night. Of course for the men it is nothing. Very often when I have been out on the veldt and have started early, I have had nothing till I got back late in the evening. What are you wearing that veil for, mother? I saw that you pulled it down over your face yesterday afternoon. I suppose you did it to keep the dust out of your eyes, but there is none now."
