Chapter VIII: The Fiascos of Pelischat and Lovtcha

A Circassian and a Pig--A Call on Olivier Pain--His Photographs
surprise me--A View of Sydney Harbour in Plevna--The Story of a
French Journalist--A Lonely Death in the Soudan--"The
Butter-making Prince"--Bulgarian Fleas--The Expedition to
Poradim--Going to the Front--An Ambulance at Work--Capture of
Russian Guns--A Diabolical Circassian--Attack on a Redoubt--A
General Retreat--Wounded Men left in the Redoubt--I help them
to escape--An Exciting Moment--My Horse has to carry
Double--Death takes one of the Riders--Battle of Pelischat--The
March to Lovtcha--A Scrimmage in a Wheat-field--Sleeping in a
Wheat-stook--Weinberger and I are apprehensive--A Delightful
Surprise--Drawing a Covert--Lovtcha in the Distance--A Council
of War--An Appalling Sight--Our Mutilated Comrades--The
Sergeant and his Cigarette--A Night Alarm--Ammunition Boxes
blow up--A Disastrous Explosion--Lauri and Drew Gay 189