During one of the wars in which Gordon fought there was a sortie, when the enemy actually reached the English trench. Gordon stood on the parapet, in great danger of his life, with nothing save his stick in his hand, encouraging the soldiers to drive out the foe.
“Gordon,” they cried, “come down! You’ll be killed!” But he took no notice, and a soldier who was near him said: —
“It’s all right; ‘e don’t mind being killed. ‘E’s one of those blessed Christians!”
W. H. RUSSELL.