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Storms and Sunshine of a Soldier's Life : Lt. General Colin Mackenzie, C.B. 1825-1881, Volume II

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Description:This is the final volume of this series and begins with chaptertwenty-two for another sixteen chapters about Lt. General ColinMackenzie and his family and adventures.Book excerpts:The news of the outbreak at Kabul in November, reached England only in the following March. Nothing beyond the bare fact of Burnes' murder was known until Lady Sale's letter brought further intelligence of it. One paragraph, said : "Mackenzie defended the fort he was in until his ammunition was expended, and then cut his way in. Has three wounds." Then nothing more was heard for weeks. Terrible as are the shocks conveyed by telegrams, they are at least better than wearing suspense. But now Mackenzie was free. He reached England some time in June, and came to Malvern, where Admiral and Mrs. Douglas with their two daughters were staying, in July................................................................................He left for Bombay on the 5th December in a palanquin, and regained strength so rapidly that in a week he went out shooting after the morning's march. Our route lay through a lovely country, though much of the land had recently been left uncultivated. The nights were very mild, but the days hot, and to avoid the sun it was necessary to mount at 4 A.M., and even earlier. There is no such thing as the gray dawn in the Dekkan, it is all gold and rose- coloured. When we reached Bombay, he was congratulated by every one on looking so well. This being the cold season, we were able to see more of Bombay than on our former visit. The sight of its riches, and above all, of the arsenal, elicited from an Afghan servant the enthusiastic exclamation : "What a glorious place for a chappao ! " (foray)......................................................................"A leopard, mad with hunger, in the midst of the heavy rain, came into the camp and tried to eat a sentry, and then various sleeping persons, merely snatching at and biting their legs, anxious for flesh, dead or alive. We killed a great number of deadly snakes, and literally scores of scorpions. Droves of wild boar used to come into camp every night and bully the sentries, who were in a ' grate feere.' And all this within half a mile of the city walls, a significant proof of the government of the country not being one that encouraged agriculture and a multiplying population. I found a very old and sick Sikh; him I doctored and fed, for the sake of our poor old friend, and I gave him a present when I came away. A most picturesque elder, with a beautiful white beard. I also got hold of an Afghan in extremity. He might have been cured, but he would not take nourishment during the day, it being the Eamzan, wherefore he died and was decently buried at my expense. His death made me very sad. .............................................................................Whether a love for animals be, as some affirm, a Celtic characteristic or not, it was a marked feature in Mackenzie's character. He inculcated humanity on all around, and never would suffer an animal to be teased. One of his little girls when walking sprang forward, carefully removed a snail from the path, and then explained " Papa told me particularly never to let a creature be trodden under foot.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Storms and Sunshine of a Soldier's Life : Lt. General Colin Mackenzie, C.B. 1825-1881, Volume II. To get started finding Storms and Sunshine of a Soldier's Life : Lt. General Colin Mackenzie, C.B. 1825-1881, Volume II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is the final volume of this series and begins with chaptertwenty-two for another sixteen chapters about Lt. General ColinMackenzie and his family and adventures.Book excerpts:The news of the outbreak at Kabul in November, reached England only in the following March. Nothing beyond the bare fact of Burnes' murder was known until Lady Sale's letter brought further intelligence of it. One paragraph, said : "Mackenzie defended the fort he was in until his ammunition was expended, and then cut his way in. Has three wounds." Then nothing more was heard for weeks. Terrible as are the shocks conveyed by telegrams, they are at least better than wearing suspense. But now Mackenzie was free. He reached England some time in June, and came to Malvern, where Admiral and Mrs. Douglas with their two daughters were staying, in July................................................................................He left for Bombay on the 5th December in a palanquin, and regained strength so rapidly that in a week he went out shooting after the morning's march. Our route lay through a lovely country, though much of the land had recently been left uncultivated. The nights were very mild, but the days hot, and to avoid the sun it was necessary to mount at 4 A.M., and even earlier. There is no such thing as the gray dawn in the Dekkan, it is all gold and rose- coloured. When we reached Bombay, he was congratulated by every one on looking so well. This being the cold season, we were able to see more of Bombay than on our former visit. The sight of its riches, and above all, of the arsenal, elicited from an Afghan servant the enthusiastic exclamation : "What a glorious place for a chappao ! " (foray)......................................................................"A leopard, mad with hunger, in the midst of the heavy rain, came into the camp and tried to eat a sentry, and then various sleeping persons, merely snatching at and biting their legs, anxious for flesh, dead or alive. We killed a great number of deadly snakes, and literally scores of scorpions. Droves of wild boar used to come into camp every night and bully the sentries, who were in a ' grate feere.' And all this within half a mile of the city walls, a significant proof of the government of the country not being one that encouraged agriculture and a multiplying population. I found a very old and sick Sikh; him I doctored and fed, for the sake of our poor old friend, and I gave him a present when I came away. A most picturesque elder, with a beautiful white beard. I also got hold of an Afghan in extremity. He might have been cured, but he would not take nourishment during the day, it being the Eamzan, wherefore he died and was decently buried at my expense. His death made me very sad. .............................................................................Whether a love for animals be, as some affirm, a Celtic characteristic or not, it was a marked feature in Mackenzie's character. He inculcated humanity on all around, and never would suffer an animal to be teased. One of his little girls when walking sprang forward, carefully removed a snail from the path, and then explained " Papa told me particularly never to let a creature be trodden under foot.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Storms and Sunshine of a Soldier's Life : Lt. General Colin Mackenzie, C.B. 1825-1881, Volume II. To get started finding Storms and Sunshine of a Soldier's Life : Lt. General Colin Mackenzie, C.B. 1825-1881, Volume II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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