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O Englishmen I?in hopo and creed,
In blood and tongue our brothers!
We too are heirs of Jtuunyiuedu ;
And Shuksp?<urc'8 tamo and Cromwell's deed
Aj;c uot alotte our mothor's.
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"Thicker than water," in one rill
Through cent urica of st ory
Our Saxon.blood has flowed, and still
We share with you its good and ill,
The shadow and the glory.
a j ??? if ? i ii't. ? a ?
Joint hc'rs'atid kinsfolks, leagues of wuvo
K?r length of years can part us ;
Your right is ours to shrine an l grave,
The common freehold of t lie bravo,
The gift of saints aud martyrs.
Our very sin" and follies .each
Our kindred trail and human ;
We carp at faults with hitter speech,
The while for one unshared by each
Wo have a score in OOmmou.
Ensigns Rollyngc's Guard in the
Jungle.
IN FOUR PARADES.
1.?THK KOUSK.
The bugles raug out clear and hhrill
al vi 30, A. M , on the 25;h Duccuiher,
and, with many a growl and shiver, the
gallant members ot tho "Kuttiwur Ti
uers"?au old tashiouod Sepoy regiment,
tui its march down country?prepared to
uuu out fur their allotted daily mutch.
I'addy (Jrough, the ticting adjutant,
started up from his charjsoy at tlic lit* t
nute, und ?juilc regaidica.-> uf tho 1 rusty
earth, snakes, centipedes, ur other tin
pleusunt COHCiimttuute of the cold season
iu India, stepped on to the bare ground.
npeiit.il the canvas door of his tent, aud
bob owed like a bull, "Boy ! Sooku ! Bo
buy, uhn lau!'* which being interpreted
meant that Paddy wanted his servuut,
Sookn, with tho morning draught of
tea 4
"Aeha, sahib, ?chtt ? lata,'' replied
the weak and tcetl. ehattering voice of
Sooka, from a dingy cottotl erection some
little distance off, whence presently
issued his bhjveritig black form, clothed
iu w hite garments, and bearing a huge
pewter taukurd, smoking with boiling
tea. ]Jy the tune the welcome beverage
had arrived, that mighty warrior, Pud
dy?loud parents iu the Emerald Isle
had christened him Hundal ; his brother
officers, Padd)?dough, had managed
to light the half frozen wick id Iiis o:l
lauip, endure his brawny limbs with the
guruieul that denotes the mau, and Was
sitting on tho ed^e of his charpug iu au
ccstacy oil battle with tight Weiliiigtou
boots.
"Sooka, ye bunchttto, whero's hiu oth
er boots ':" he passionately questioned of
the diddering slave, who stood before
him with the tea.
"Sahib niak' them plenty wet when
out Shikar?uow all froze hard/'
"Froze hard be hanged !" muttered
I'addy, as, with a great grunt, he liualij,
conquered the reluctuut Wellingtons.
Swallowing down his Uu by hasty
gulps, rapidly laying en flakes of war
paiiit, swearing at his servant, givijg
orders to interrupting nutivo-oiuCcrs and
lugi^rs, and hallooing to his English
comrades of the adjacent tents, i'addy
('rcai'h on"! td. >I ml b istOtlct, U!.'d etlr2fI5od
to hasten on the parade.
The appcaraiic of the camp was ani
mated aud peculiar. Numerous fires of
every size, from the huge ctackler ot
wood, blazing furiously iu front of the
officers' mess-tent, down to tho few hods
of dried mud round which the wive*
and children of the sepOjH cowered, lit
up the whole scene, save whero weird,
uncouth shadows of teuts, baggage
Wagons, camels, elephants, nttd the un
wieldy omnium gatherum that goes to
tnuke up the "camp equipage of an
Indian regimeot on march, cast strange
patches of black on the rocky, uneven
grouud Soldiers io every stage of dress
or undrcFK moved quickly nbuut, knock
ing loose tlie tent-pegs, currying hot
native drinks to comrades, searching tor
inifsing uccuutremciiLs, straying enmes,
or sleepy-headed mule drivers, loading
the bullock-carts and baggage animals,
while ? perfect babel of souuds?animal,
human, and inhuman?rose on all sides,
and effectually routed out tllD tfj?st
drowsy uf the motley thron/;. Camels
(lying dowo to receive tbo load) groaned
hideous 01 every extra package was plied
ou tbe'u mucli-cndunnj backs (wigtib*
ami turning round their long, sibooM,
wuvy neck? with n setpcnt-liko motion,
while, with uwtul .A'riee, they made real
nr well-feigued alte ?pts to bile all who
approached Thronging groups of vi
eiou.s lommiisuriitt mules stood jingling
their chains in concert,' oce .sionally
raising a genera] inclec of biting, aquel
jllg and kick in1 at oue another, until
their roused drivers (aided with volun
teers (from the hosts of black urchius
belonging to the regiunut) rushed Bud
de, i und t in inns tu battle, mid subjugated
tno muti'ous brutes with "wholsalo vol
leys of bamboo blows. The wholo
beetle, in laet, reminded Paddy Oveagh
of the wild midnight saturnalia of his
ortu native Donnyronk Fuir, before "a
brutal und oppressive Saxon govern
ment" saw tit to stamp out the glories of
that far 1.mied meeting Indeed, were
it not for the long lines of muskets,
piled with bayonets fixed, glittering,
bright, cold, und cruel, iu the mingled
lire uud moonlight, he might well have
been excused for the mental comparison.
During all ihis time bugle after bugle
had sounded for the various stages of
of preparation. Gradually some degree
of order was evolved out of the chaos
by busy native officers nud sergeants,
ami when "the close" sounded things
were in a lair way for a start. The
English officers ceased talking and
swallowing hot tea by tbe uiess tout fire,
threw away cheroots, and bucjil-doti
their swords, as they stumbled their way
towards where the lanterns, the loom of
rows of men, and the led horses in
dicated the place of parade. Companies
were called over and ''told (iff," u hasty
inspection made, nud Paddy Creagh.
g eiily conscious of dignity, saluted his
chief as he reported, "All present, sir!"
"Fours-?right 1 Left wheel?Quick
march!" be'lowed Col Esteourt, ami
away went the "Kattiwar Tigers," to
the very inappropriate tune, for an
Indian regiment, of "The Girl I left
Dchind Me."
'I he '?Tigeris" were decidedly "junuly."
as the phrase goes. Every i.lfieer in the
corps was a mighty hunter, and each
was thoroughly master of all Indian
craft F.?r leading a jovial, devil-may care,
up country life. They cared little for
society, as (suv ? the mark !) meeting
some half-dozen o'fieers' wives and pallid
spinsters at a baud stand is called ; and
if they had a sli-lit reputation lor hold
ing too firm a faith in bottled beer and
brandy-pawnee, they were strong headed
to bear those enticing drinks, working
off n'l evil effects of .powerful liquor by
much pun and saddle work. As a rule,
they pul'ed well together ; but just now
there was a shadow of ruptu'o in the
regiment, as thus:?Poor Toiu Carey,
the adjutant, had gono pig-slicking,
mounted on a splendid Arab. Tom
never Bhirked any thing that caino he
fore him ; ami though men shouted '
kvariittigly to him, he w mid not swerve
even a yard from his course, but went
straight at the widest* part of a gaping
nullah in front. The horse could not
do it?landed with only his forelegs on
the opposite bank?struggled madly lor
a second?tell back on his rider, and
loin Carey spoke no more wards in this
world ; in a low Itoui'S all was over.
Who was to Gil the vacancy (a very
valuable appointment iu a Sopoj carpi')?
That was the qucston now disturbing
the usual calmness of the "Tigers.'"
Piuuly Creagh was, on the spur of the
moment, named to act as adjutant for
the present ; but there were grave
doubis in old Est court's, mind as to the
big'Irishman's capabilities for the ap
pointment, and he more thuu once hinted
his inclination to chooso Gerald Koi
lynge. Ileueo a fair grourll fi r party
feeling; and while the Cnlouel remained
undecided as to the permanent appoint
ment, the partisans of the two candi
dates holly argued over their respective
merits.
II?"AT KASK."
"Where ii Rollynge, by the bye?"
asked young Hnrron, as he rode amidst
a group who wero, for the thousandth
time, discussing the adjutant <|<fc8tioo.
(Ou the march, in India, olficers are
always allowed to vit'o when the rugi
meu( 1? ,;at c;im!."1
'?With thai lot hi roar of the bau,d, I
should, think," replied Williatm,?:\ bytxy
man, lihruy? itady with on answer to
any nucRtiUH and not tnuoh liked, save
for his wealth, nud consequent ability
to phty the* fti diul sr-jnettr.
"IIurddyY' rfinarkod auothcr; "Paddy
Is there; tleaiing thcru to some of his
G.ilwny hunting era w* ; and Roilytif^c '
and Master ^ Pat are a trifle cool until
Estcourt makes up his miud.u1 Resides,
Kollyoire got three-days, leave , to go ,
shooting with Martin
"Coll!" grumbled out SiiigleVdi, the
senior lieutenant, catching -at"Wie first
word he heard, as lie awoke from a 'nap.
"Ugh I Ftn aa cold as old Nick this
frosty moruiug."
'"What a wonderful being old Nick
must be, iu your opinion, Sing/' sneered
Williams, blowing a rich cloud Trom his
Manilla. "Hot as old Nick'^?'cold as
old Nick'?'rich us old Nick'?-"poor us
old Nick'?iu fact, every tbiug 4as old
Nick.'."
"Don't be a fool, Polly" (Williams
was always, for some occult reason,
called "Polly" by bis comrades); and
Singleton growled low to himself us be
shivered iu tho saddle
"Who aaid Martin was ^hooting?"
asked Landen, the most uotod sports
man in the corps.
"I did. lie has got bis 'leave to
England,' and it< going to shoot the road
down to Bombay."
"More foul be, wasting bis time iu
these precious jungle*," broko iu Wil
liams, who preferred a stroll in tho West
Eud to ull the sport i.i the world.
"Coufound you for a br?tet'' exclaim
cd some otic, us his horse mtfue n heavy
stumble iu the dark.
"Touch aud go! by J,ovc! Is that
?Jorroeka' ?" usk?d Singleton, with a
grim sneer.
"Yes; the same blcsseuT-'Jorrocks' !"
wrathlully answered the owner ; "and if
I ever again buy an 'Australian,' .or any
other uag from you, oldjppy, 1 hope I
muy be smashed !"
Siuglotou laughed nutftloud; he was
one of those men inadd by uatttrc for
trading, being never in sifch good tem
per as when he bad got thjj.best of some j
unfortunate iu a bargain,^ be b.id done
in this case.
"Uh be joyful! I see fjlie coffee shop
lights ahead !" roared yudng^J'udd, spur
riug bis Arab suddenly, thus canning
liitu t.i bound wildly and scatter tho
group.
"Do be quiet, you grilV.u I" rp30 iu a
shout of execratiun from ull j and I'odd
reigned in bis horse, as b. -I he e mid.
The "eoffee shop" is a great itistitu
lion with a regiment marching down j
country. It is generally k.-pi by a j
gray-bearded old .Musiuluum. Whoso id ? :
has been devoted to winning lor bjuisell
a passport to tho Prophet, by the sim- ;
pie, pie.is.iug, and eminently lucrative
duty of cheating the Feriughoe. This
hoary-headed old siuner usually starts I
over night with his bullock gharries and j
servants, along the track leading to the
new camp which the regimeut will i
occupy the following morning As ue?l'
half-way as can be managed, he ha] s at
some btreum or well of sweet wat.r. ,
lights bis fives, set.-* on l?-> huge e< Hoc
pots to brew, so as to have the welcome
decoction ready when the troops sli .
arrive, and then takes his ruposo. The \
spot old Ilujce l'ibram had selected nn
this Cht'tbtUias morning Was bi lutiful.j
ami more than one English heart beat
again as the scene Called back a u> n >r\
of some pleasant picnic corner of the
far off homeland. Down from betwe< u
two rugged und scrub-clad hills aJo>
brook catue dashing and pparkling i:i j
the soft blue starlight over n tortti us
an 1 rocky course in wild delight, then
dashitig madly, with showers < f milk ;
t issed spray, over a natural cascade;]
anon placidly gliding with j. uy.-.,.<. :
cadence in peaceful level, tiii a sudden ;
t id over a smaller cascade tut ii
swirling through u magniliceul (uj> ol
trees, under whose protecting branches
tho catup-firt's had been lit. and sent rmt
a glow tha. added Id the charms ol the
sccno.
Horses were dismounted and handed
over to their keepers; swords were un
buckled and littered tho ground; oho
roots lit, coffee loudly called for; the
bepoys "piled arms," "broke off," and
pprend themselves in picturesque groups
umidst the trees.
"Sharp morning, gentlemen," re
marked t'ol. Estcuurt, as ho waddled
over to wbero his officers wore grouped. '
standing or lying on the hard dry eurth.
Various adjectives were applied to the
term "cold" in the replies of in >?'- ol the
officers, who liked old Estcourt, and
tritsl to give him h hearty answer- -in
pnvuto they chaffetl at the old gentle
man, freely imitating his Waddle and
minner of spoakiog through hU nose.
I "Hullo, Roltyngo! Mufti?" queried
1 Vcruou, tjhc major. a:> he qbi cr\ ed that I
officer reclining under a treo in spin-ting |
costume, and a guu across his knees.
"Yes, major y the messmah wautcd
sonio gnmo for the Christmas dinner, so
I got leave and have only j list caught you
up "
"Mado a good bag?"?Vcrnon was
foud of game ; besides, he had a manag
ing wife aud a marriageable daughter,
aud gave dinners whoa the lader was in
good trim.
'T'rctty well," was the answer ; I told
my man to take a couple of hares aud a
few birds to Mrs. Veruon the first day."
"Thanks, my dear fellow: I don't
interfere in the dornest ic affairs,"?the
worthy major was, ull the same, quito
well aware of the prcscDt?"or you ean't
think how happy 1 should have been to
usk you to take your Christmas dinner
in my tout : uow, unfortunately, our
table is quite Glied up."
Figuratively speaking, Gerald llol
lyngo put his tongue iu his cheek ;
actually, he blandly smiled wliile reply
ing : "Thanks, major; I'm suro I didn't
expect such kindness for a few head ot
game."
Maj. Vevnon turned away to speak to j
some one else, and bit his uails furiously
as he felt the delicate touch of sarcasm
that had beeu bestowed on him.?
The major?or rather Mrs. Major?pre
ferred captaius, or at .least well-to-do
lieutenants to grace her table ; she
hated ensigns, to which class Uollynge
belonged ; and besides, the worthy couple
were well aware that he had been very
attentive to Mi&S Hetty Veruon, while
that young lady had not disguised her
partiality for the handsome but money
less, not to say deeply iuvolvcd, bubal
lein.
"Coming along with us, Uollynge ?"
asked liarrou, as the bugles sounded fur
the regiment to re-.ume its march.
".So; L think 1 shall have a hap here,
aud gallop into camp iu time lor break
fast."
And he did have a uap, ofubout teu
luiuuies' duiutiou, uutil the regimeui
had marched so far that the baud could
Li: only faintly he;srd through tire thick
jungle, when he jumped into his saddle
and galloped oil' through the broken
i ouud and dense scrub that fringed the
t,raok his eumrados were traversing.
W hen he judged himself about a mile's
di.-tauco at right angles to the lino of
inarch, and out of sight of' the regiment,
he tinned again iu the directum it was
taking, stirred up his nag with baud
and spur, and bounded along at blood
iirillg speed.
III.?"ri01it ABOU1 PACK!"
Why did Gerald Uollynge take that
deceiving nap ? Why is he now riding
along at fu:l speed, spurring his horse
as much by his own energy as by the
Lutehfords that adorn his heals ? Why
does he sing, in rich, manly voice,
snatches of triumph tut sutigs heard long
ago? V. hy docs he tain and hound in
Iih saddle, executing strange sahre-. ut
with his stout bamboo on the heads of
unoffending jungle plants ? Why does
iu; feel like all his favorite boyish
heroes tolled into one.?fancying him
;lf young Lochiuvar coming out of the
West; Prince Itupert, Murat, Bonnie
DuudvJ:"',?or as any other scampish
cavalier that ever threw leg over saddle,
o'er charging to do or die ?
Simply because his blood rages hot
through his veius with "ager expeeta
t'lon; because he tides to change hope
into certainly, as he thinks; because he
had had a letter ami a message; because,
in fine, he spurs to meet Hetty Veruon,
as bIio rides out from the new camp to
meet the regiment.
A pleasant glade under the neem
trees, some two miles away in the jungle;
a tall, handsome, fair haired Englishman,
iu a l'jcsc-?tting hunting suit?manly
looking, but now frith eyes wet as he
pleaded and begged and prayed; two
horses led a short distance off by a stu
diously unobservant ahora-toaflae, a
huge nee, against whieli leaned a slen
der, riding-habited yirl, twitching ner
vously with delicate horse-tail chabooh
at the herbage--Hetty Yemeni and
Gerald ubllynge1. Ami where was his
hope n >w? Certainly Qowni Gone; mel
ted like a .01 iw-drili; dissipated by 11 few
words?-words that left hint iu despair.
Again he pleaded:?
"Put you confess 500 like mo?luved
mo, you sa d onee. What ha to 1 ilouc
to ehiingc you?" ?
Tho dark, oval face of tho girl v/as
ratted, the black eyes glistcued* aud
watered, tho flowing jet locks were flung
Ova tT?r boulders w'uh an impatient
I passionate action; the riding-whip tapped
hastily against her habit, and ehe spoke:
"I do love you, Qeraid; believe uie, I
do. But what more can I say? They
have positively forbibdcn me to speak to
you alone again, and they forced mo. to
promise I would no*- meet you."
'Tea, but about Poll?about Williams;
is it truo you are eogaged to him?''
She sunk her head low, tho bright,
bitter tears fell, tho whip rattled aganst
her dress as though ague-strickeu,?
"Almost," she murmured.
He turned away with a harsh laugh
to go; she made a gesturo to stop him,
aud went on:?
? 'Almost engaged; they drove me into
it, 1 hate the very thought of it; but
what could I do?"
Her beseeching, upcast eyes proved
to the utmost tho constraiut under which
she had bceu driven by her worldly
minded parents, and Hollynge know that
she was true to him.
"Would they lot you marry if I got
the adjutancy, Mctty?" ho asked, after
a pause.
"I would marry yon whether they did
or not," she answered almost fiercely,
looking boldly aud yet lovcingly straight
in his blue eyes; "I would marry you to
morrow, Gerald, if I could be ouly sure
I was not ruining you?yes. in defiance
of them all!"
"Darling!" he was beginning, whou
the ghora-usa?ah struck in with:?
"Sabib,sahib! Major mcmsahib ata
bye!"*
"Go! go! oh, for hcoveu's sake, go!"
she-cried, in an agony of f?ur.
In the hurry he gave her the first
wild kiss of love, jumped into ihe sad
dle, aud dashed away through the thick
jungle iu the opposite direction to that
iu which Mrs. Veruon was taking her
morning ride. The i/hora-malftth. with
the true instincts of his race, pitched
Hetty' into the saddle with one uervom
jerk, gave the horse a put with his hand
that set him off at a smart canter that
fully accounted for the high color in the
daughter's face as she reiuc? him in
when she came up to tho mother. Tho
ghora-tcallaJt panted dreadfully wbeu he
got tip to hold her rein, and Hetty Was
sharply called to uccounl for her cruelty
iu making the pjor man run so fast after
her. Such arc the gentle devices of
that art that laughs ut locksmiths.
Col. Estcourt was expounding the
law in the large mess-teut, after break
fust. In other words, ho was holding
"orderly-room;" receiving the doctor's
reports, the quartermaster's complaints,
the adjutant's list of offenders?dealing
with etch with all the gravity aud (as
he thought) justice of Solomon. But
if ho "tempered justice with mercy," his
soldierly conscience compelled him to
reverse the operation iu due turn in a
manner peculiar to himself, so that his
judgments were formed in sandwich-like
layers ?now justice, thru tr. i-cy?iu
pretty equal proportions, and with a
singularity that excited both merriment
and dismay.
"Private Bum Sing, sir," read out
paddy Creagh; "heating his wife, Chun
dee, insensible with a todth."
"Bad case; very bad case Mr. Creagh.
bet him have an extra baggage guard."
"But, sir, he nearly killed the poor
woman," the surgeon ventured to re- j
tnonstrate, at this absurdly-lenient sen
tence.
"I've written down the punishment
hu?. Di. i i unter, ami it eati t be altered,
I snuffled the colonel through his uosc.
j The doctor suhsi led.
"These are throe camel-wullaJii, sir;
they were nearly ten minutes late with
their tents this morning." n1 the quar
termaster put forward the three cower
ing natives in fault.
"Ah, we shall ucver have these fellows
iu time without an example; let them
j have four dozeu lashes apiece."
Tho poor wretches howled, and called
oo their dead fathers aud mothors to
save them from the suffering and indig
nity, alleging that they could not be in
t mo, as their loads were given- them too
late. ?
"Pooh 1 nonsense; example?must:
and see you, drum-major, let your lads
u\?g them properly."
So the fared went on. When it was
over, tho colonel ro.-*o with nil tho con
sciousness of an officer who has douo bis
duty to his country, aud waddled off to
wards his own teutS iu a perfect state of
self-satisfaction.
"May I havo a word with you, sir ?"
asked Kollyuge, catching him op.
*"Sir. sir, the major's wife ]-. coming."
"Certainly, oertalrify f ?B* ffllnm
Rollyngc ?** ^ +
"I wanted to sk% foty ?fr^ywif-U?^'u'J
you could giro me tb% ^Ajtftfenl^ afcsjlejdkaj
ho blurted out, ?'clermHii1& feyrfWWtC^**
gain Hetty Veruon. . ',,,**%*"A!&ie*S
Nf^r, Col. Eatcourt ua*^g??P"?P
like iu being asked for 3D* th^^? rfl-?
quest savored of advice or 'WgEBWOtt^P****
and as he desired tflf lf?ttlvR0RM*
appear as if eminat^6^^r^^^i,^Al^^t??^
fertile braiu, be usually rVBWlft Tr^nvflf**
asked a favor, aud refused! ft jAWbAlsWll"^"*
Ho drew himself 'dpi He*' %a? <^hW SS
dignity at once. r*,^f*8i tmW
"Mr. Roilyoge," he saidf^'MI1.
these coses as seems best fortmf ii
of tho service ; and those H?f"
may say, do not point to ^oiJJ'fcu.
another, as the propei^oV?intOTll!
vacancy j" and the o1d^arr*wa^gWKa^?*
head wisely, aud stunlbTel '6VorVf^y^**
rope as he walked into his cror^'i'jWirfjfi'P
poor Gerald Rollyngc (hundWstf?cll*,"f*
with despair. '"J **? ml
"I say. Singleton, my boy," sard "PM-?**?
dy Creitgh, coming into the
where most, of the "Tigers"HaUea?9
{?//hi, "you'll be for the (I iaairiiiljsaaViiam
this evening; Gilpin has goner?Mat' vm9m
t?D- that tn nniirr ?i piSTl 111 Iflrf 1
Singleton, ferociously. ?v fcaat aM?
"The worst of it is, T shouMAihiahaflg
having to stay up all i?fj?t WiajiBiatMa^afl
docs get to the new ntmp,''l>ilmn1aataiil\jaji
remarked Paddy Creagh, whb -aUidssadfeftaSJs
doue tbe duty himsolf. A. ?faar! OaW
laughter burst from all jhc rffl&al
table.
"Just as if any vAw m\Sh a.
to do that, Paddy," said Bavreu;
"You don't uuppote wr> ^aWt
drivelling idiots, d'> yOT/lajdifcalP
even old Estcourt harrJ)ya?x9ataulMt,'{?;
aud young Toxld con(4ouciWaja?al
to the curried greenipUrri
jungle dainty?he wus diaTMasiftgai
"Don't be, thoughP'-bkaViasit
don ; "by Jove, he'd nin ifiti'"fiiiyatfaMufal
ho thought 1.1 in' mlal?,aajjj||tt4i
guard." ;, ^mitJmmvml
"I know a *-M ? fi? i?aTHjag^ri %|
guard for you, ?i 11 " 1 nnWlrft^ |hja-flfj |
ron, with bis mouth-^ajfjfcilAMr MHMien
"Who, iu the naino of 4<>9lmtmmmm*m*m
"Rollyoge." "?-'?-"qjmi ? *b
Will he really, do you thiok \% ng|
"Cert.iu. He told mo ho I
row with old Estcourt, 01
avoid the Christmas diunor<*j s|
"By Jove, that's lucky taaj? I
usk him at oucc You oau sqtfaae '^fjfjf
us, I suppose, Paddy aj v-'r$?$ttm mgffj
"Oh, bedad, I can It Any tkj#fet^aga?
Uollynge away Irons glariqg'.af m{
be wautcd to ate we :wil\
answered Creigh, dovcti
foaming tankard of Boss.- -fj
This treasure?some t'ir?lv^||^l|^Mf
tumbrils full of ?p"":? 'tnrrlstff n hfjfgf
ed over to the care of tm?. "Triflpta"tjff
(he civil government at Jhl'lipojga^og^e
to the station tlmy wer?:u^rckjg^^.
It was a great worry to tha^||^gga^^yt
gave them an extra, guoxd^ oii^had
always 10 be taken ou to tbe
ing grouud tbe night hcToi
meut marched. The ollieer
ordered, on account of the- di
state of tho country, to st
uutil the regiment marc
morning; but, as hinten
of thus acting, he usually
pitched r.tuongst the tumbri
loaded aud capped r^o^ej^^^^^ui
uights sleep.
Singleton found Ko'lyi
perate lit of the blues, am
to get away from the cgi
delighted ut the cbauoe o|
at half past four iu tho ai
ed his guard with the treosuj
mouuted his horso, and
relief marched away from
IV.- TUli 1?A8T ?OST^ igg,
"The Roast Beef of sOld ?na?ygL/' at
eight o'clock ou thatCwri&jjaaajajey^ping,
summoned the "Tiga?ai*>a<^f t^jjljjarge
mess tcut, the iuteriotfof which nroftent
cd a gorgeous spottaate. .aSBtp 40*?**
walls were lined whh.c^M^^^ggiir^s,
contrasting we? ?^^rH~irrit%g'j1
rcof of the icnV?roaajaJaM:i||a^y>k of
which numerous: nit- ai^sfip^p^f^lorod
glass aero atuttfauajff) <4fttJP,M?*n * ^cw
feet of tho loug whit>ok)lbed table thai
glittered agatft iW|h ^lviU^UL^glsss,
flowers, aaal- ??tJ^.-jUjjy?i> ?ij^sjyqd tho
eolouei'a chair*^|?^a^fi^^L2pa regi
ment flauutod tba#r gaajv i ?*d
whoo all hao\a?^^yya?J?wti|d jAoketa.
f c -m n ml irrt
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