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Ladysmith

CHAPTER XIII
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Before sunrise "Puffing Billy" of Bulwan exploded five 96lb.

shells within fifty yards of my humble cottage, disturbing my morning sleep after a night of fever.

I suppose he was aiming at the bakery again, but he killed nobody and only destroyed an outbuilding.

Farther down the town unhappily he killed three privates.

He also sent another shell into the Town Hall, and blew Captain Valentine's horse's head away, as the poor creature was enjoying his breakfast.


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