Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1909 — Gordon’s Way. [ARTICLE]

Gordon’s Way.

Lord Wolseley used to tell of three subalterns who were In the trenches before the Redan—Wolseley. Gerald Graham and Charles Gordon. When they were relieved at night the gigantic Graham, the perfect type of the sworder. used to pick himself out of the trench and walk straight to his tent, careless of the fact that be was making himself a cock shot for the Russian marksmen. Evening after evening the Russian soldiers used to gather more and more thickly, but Graham would take no advice. He wasn’t going “to bother about those fellows.” Garnet Wolseley, with ambition even theD to be one day the commander In chief, used to crawl through the very slush of the trench on his hands and knees for a hundred yards or so before he got up and made a bee line for his tent He did not mean to be shot if he could help it. . “And Gordon?” the listener asked. “Oh, Gordon.” said Wolseley—“Gordon was funny. Sometimes he would crawl with me and the very next evening get up. book arms with Graham and go off, talking eagerly.”