扮黑人裝死 - 古德明

扮黑人裝死 - 古德明

DuringtheZuluWarof1879,fourthousandZulusattackedasmallBritishgarrisondefendingaSwedishmissionstation.Theyopenedfireonahospital,wherePrivateJohnWaterswasanorderly.Hegaveanaccountoftheincident.
"TheZuluscameinandsetfiretothehospital.Itookrefugeinacupboard,andastheyweregoingoutIkilledmanyofthem.AsIcouldnotstaytherelong,theplacebeingsosuffocating,IputonablackcloakIhadfoundinthecupboard,andranoutinthelonggrassandlaydown.TheZulusmusthavethoughtIwasoneoftheirdeadcomrades,astheywereallroundaboutme,andsometrodonme.Whenthebattlewasover,Igotup,andIsaid,'ThankGod,Ihavegotmylife.'"
一八七九年祖魯戰爭之中,守衞瑞典一個傳教站的一小隊英軍,遭四千祖魯人襲擊。祖魯人向醫院開火,守護醫院的二等兵約翰.沃特斯記下了當時情況。
「祖魯人走進醫院縱火。我躲到櫥櫃裏,乘他們退出去時,殺了他們多人。我不能在那裏久留,因為濃煙嗆人,就披上櫥櫃裏找到的黑色斗篷,跑到外面,伏在長長的草叢裏。我四周很多祖魯人屍體,那些祖魯人一定以為我也是他們戰死的族人,有些還踩在我身上。戰鬥結束後,我站起來,說了句:『謝天謝地,我這條命撿回來了。』」