CHAPTER XI.
FLASHES FROM BULLER _December 1, 1899._ A kaffir came in to-day, bringing the strange story that the old "Long Tom" of Pepworth Hill was hit full in the muzzle by "Lady Anne," that the charge inside him burst, the gun was shattered, and five gunners killed.

The Kaffir swore he himself had been employed to bury them, and that the thing he said was true.

If so, our "Lady Anne" has made the great shot of the war.

The authorities are inclined to believe the story.

The new gun on Gun Hill is perhaps too vigorous for our old friend, and the rifling on his shells is too clean.