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'Go between his legs, agrah, said the smith, 'his hinder legs'; and he again showed his fang. 'I dare not, said I, 'he would kill me. 'He would kill ye! and how do ye know that, agrah? 'I feel he would, said I, 'something tells me so.
"Over a wall, and what more, agrah?" "Nothing more," said I; "what more would you have?" "Can you do this, agrah?" said the smith, and he uttered a word which I had never heard before, in a sharp pungent tone.
Whether the advice was taken is not recorded, but it was certainly sound, for three days later on 30th September in those companies of the Royal West Kent regiment that were engaged in the village of Agrah, eight out of eleven officers were hit or grazed by bullets. The fatigues experienced by troops in mountain warfare are so great, that every effort has to be made to lighten the soldier's load.
His melancholy visage dilated into a broad grin the moment he saw me; and coming up, and making me a bow, he said, "Ah! thin, Poll, agrah, you're welcome to ould Ireland. Would you take a taste of potato, just to cure your say-sickness?" and he put a cold potato into my cage, which he had been gnawing with avidity himself.
The effect upon myself was somewhat extraordinary, a strange thrill ran through me; but with regard to the cob it was terrible; the animal forthwith became like one mad, and reared and kicked with the utmost desperation. 'Can you do that, agrah? said the smith. 'What is it? said I, retreating, 'I never saw the horse so before.
"And it tells ye truth, agrah; but it's a fine beast, and it's a pity to see him in such a state: Is agam an't leigeas" and here he uttered another word in a voice singularly modified, but sweet and almost plaintive; the effect of it was as instantaneous as that of the other, but how different! the animal lost all its fury and became at once calm and gentle.
Stay wid me and the childher, Owen; sure we'd be so lonesome widout you will you, agrah? and the Lord will do for us some other way, maybe." Owen pressed his faithful wife to his heart, and kissed her chaste lips with a tenderness which the heartless votaries of fashionable life can never know.
The effect upon myself was somewhat extraordinary, a strange thrill ran through me; but with regard to the cob it was terrible; the animal forthwith became like one mad, and reared and kicked with the utmost desperation. ‘Can you do that, agrah?’ said the smith. ‘What is it?’ said I, retreating, ‘I never saw the horse so before.’
He arrived on the 2nd October, bringing No.8 Mountain Battery; a wing of the 24th Punjaub Infantry; and two troops of the Guides Cavalry; and having also sent orders for the Highland Light Infantry and four guns of the 10th Field Battery to follow him at once. He was determined to make a fresh attack on Agrah, and burn the village of Gat, which had only been partially destroyed.
The casualties in the attack upon Agrah were as follows: BRITISH OFFICERS. Killed Lieut.-Col. J.L. O'Bryen, 31st Punjaub Infantry. " 2nd Lieut. W.C. Brown-Clayton, Royal West Kent. Wounded severely Lieutenant H. Isacke, Royal West Kent. " " " E.B. Peacock, 31st Punjaub Infantry. Wounded slightly Major W.G.B. Western, Royal West Kent. " " Captain R.C. Styles, Royal West Kent.
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