Brave Scot

In a Scottish regiment at the battle of Waterloo, the standard-bearer wes killed, and he clasped tlse colours so fast in death, tlsat a sergeant, in tryiog to no purpose to rescue them, on the near approach of the enemy made a violent effort, and throwing the dead corpse, colours, and all over his shoulders, carried them off together. The French seeing this were charmed with
the heroism of this action, and hailed it with loud shouts of applause.

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