Old De Villiers, the Harrismith commandant, shot him over the wall, and was in turn shot by Corporal Albrecht, of the Light Horse, who was himself shot by a Field-Cornet, who was in turn shot by Digby-Jones, the sapper.

So it went on.

The Boers advanced to absolutely certain death, and they met it without hesitation--the Boers who would never have the courage to attack a position! One little incident illustrates their spirit.

A rugged old Boer finding one of the I.L.H.wounded on the ground, stopped under fire and bound him up.

"I feel no hatred towards you," he said, "but you have no reason to fight at all.