We venture to quote a few paragraphs from a little booklet published by
the South African General Mission, entitled _The Surrounding of Cronje_.
It sets forth in vivid language the heroic work done by these two in the
midst of the heat and fury of the battle, and Christian men in all
churches will honour the brave men who fought so nobly for God in the
interests of those who were fighting so nobly for their country.

'During the day, as Mr. Huskisson was helping a wounded man back to
the hospital, he had a very narrow shave of being shot. The wounded
man had his arm round Mr. Huskisson's neck for support, and as
they were walking back to the rear a Mauser bullet shot off the tip
of the man's finger, as it was resting on Mr. Huskisson's shoulder.
Had there not been the weight of the man's arm to depress the body
this would have resulted in a nasty wound in the shoulder. At
another time the case of field glasses hanging by his side was hit
by a bullet.

'Our workers could often see that they were specially aimed at by
the Boers, as the moment they raised their heads a small volley of
bullets would fly all around them. Sometimes they had to lie down
for long periods, on account of this. At one stage of the battle,
one of our men was lying down behind a tree, and a sharpshooter was
perched in another tree. If even the foot was moved an inch or two
beyond the tree a bullet would come with a "ping," and a little
puff of dust would show how keenly every movement was watched.


=Singing though Wounded.=