8 KEMINISCENCES OF A SPOETSMAX. 



whom he had just married, to the tennis court, when, 

 passing through a dark and low-roofed gallery, his head 

 came in contact with the archway of the door. This 

 accident was at first supposed to be of no consequence, 

 and he even joined in the game. But he was shortly 

 seized with a sudden giddiness, and expired during the 

 night on a sofa in the small gloomy gallery of the 

 chateau, at the age of twenty-eight. 



A singular event occurred to Major Lutyens when 

 he arrived as prisoner at Madrid ; and which proves 

 that a good action generally meets its reward sooner 

 or later. 



" Beneficiis praemia sua raro desmit." 



My friend had given up his staff appointment to the 

 general commanding the London district, to join a 

 squadron of the 11th Light Dragoons, commanded by 

 Captain Money * which went out as the body guard of 

 Greneral Sir Ealph Abercromby. In the general action 

 of the 21st March (in which Sir Ralph was mortally 

 wounded) at daylight a most desperate charge was made 

 by a body of the enemy's cavalry, commanded by the 

 French general Loisel, on the brigade composed of the 

 28th Regiment and 42nd Highlanders. Before the 

 latter had time to form into square the cavalry rode 

 through them, but the Highlanders defended themselves 

 most gallantly. The 28th Regiment, then commanded 

 by the brave and excellent officer, the late Sir Edward 

 Paget, faced about and opened a sharp fire on the French 

 dragoons in their rear, very few of whom escaped being 



* The late General Money died about two years ago, and was then 

 colonel of my old regiment, the Scots Greys. 



