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mon land
'Who is he, then 2
Count O'Mahon. With any other namt
| should add something Of his services; bu
his is too great story to be garbled. Wal
a moment, and III try my luck with him ;
thought has just struck me-
The Colonel turned away as he spoke
and approaching the old man, salutcd hin
with Difference young officer pays to one
vastly his superior in rank and station. The
Count arose slowly from his chair, assisting
himself with both hands, and when he hac
acquired the erect position, displayed fig.
ure, which, despite the work of time, was
strikingly noble looking. could not heal
what passed between them but could sec
that while the Colonel appeared to pres:
some point with degree of earncstness in
his manner, the Count O'Mahon declined
his entreaty, and seemed DESTROYS to Offer
excuses
You'll not refuse me, my dear Count, il
l were only to tell you what day this is"
Indeed How so p
This is the sixteenth Of February twen-
ty-two years ago from this very day, won
my epaulcttc in your brigade
At Eyau,' said the old man, drawing
himself proudly up, Il remember it well /;
you swan the Prcgal TO carry the orders for
the cavalry to ford the river and advance on
n'ppI r III, nv you 'o''u'' '-''' " ,eaiiy
'0 81 ', la oa ; . now SNORT IT seems.
A'as s'r' inc time mas oeen long enough
'o' r., Src"' G''a''ges' -,
"c o'u ",ah apparently u'a not near the
oOse''u''o'' ou' s'oou as II e"oca'orihg 10
'''',e'''oe' some circumstances oil me past
-.', ', '''u''c'eo ~ 'ow' broken voice:
10" was 1t = II ran t''uS' 10 you re-
'nemoer inc order OF Tie day, Nolonei-ife
Lo"o'.''"g "oI"S' l mean ! nave tt
',''' II. .i"''e'" nc l" tStnfe co'me a"
%o I" u" i, ,,. u" m'''e" deS J'tm"S "eS
J,'m"| &c '"'cef c0"mc az c0mmehccmem
~ o"'c"'"e "o"S Se'1"S to'yn"S fcs sotadts
nn .""1"'s s'. " 'S S0'""'S f'a"eo's dc Ia
S'nnoc "'mee'
s,on ,hoso ,O'T VI e'"uo,' III ".''e' ne
beor, IiIo ,h" '"e 81 ,P'J""u'" "''" my
no;ned ,ho, ,bo olJ eo T., =" I'"" ""n '",-
as tho ;ns,an, ,,a ,nn, l l''''''u'; "ssu,'u"'
n,r,do P0'' "''' ''"'''s u '"e
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nv g.. vonna ,,, ,"i sun ~ Du"'I"o-
Rrnoos N1,u hnna ,',,, , ri's'"S :"'o"s''
vou5, "'i'0 '''' " III ''o' ''Sl'e"s'
sYou seem to FORGET. NV doar Colouol
said the Count. with - sm;le of ;rc0',hIo
sweetness, svon seem to farce, that ninety.
two is not the aue which frs . NAM FIR soc;.
ETY. and the pleasures Of the ,ahle Yov
are good enough TO endure an old mans
faults of mind and memory. but vopr friend
may not, nor is it so sure could nardon him
for not doing so. We'll well il ;s m, E,,lo
likely shall see another anniversary ofshat
great day-I'll be with vou."-Wiih these
words, the old gentleman bowed conrtcouslv
and SLOWLY withdrew. leaving ne alamo f..
gether,
81 L,o :,
tho Cn,onoi .n1.' .I-N ..'' '''o'"'"s' s"'''
LIN: ~ ''"o'' s""y' "o" every game az
b., d. ,,oo. wy" l''o"sa"' 'e'e'S
~ ro,,;pr ,l,, T' U.s.. - "''' nave soIcoeucu
and nn,, d. 49,, w. " "Do' ~" At ''"'e'
o,nIoo,, -, ,b "o ; ~ " n'o''en, 100 'a'e-'o"r
,n u " sr, 'n''a"'' re'''eh,oer-p hnc'ual
we n,,, no, ,r nu 81" o,o''' 'o'''eS' anu
u ar,. NV "1 ,.,' ." IT.. ;,
lima ,,ha,o 7 PROMISED 10 nc IN goou
,oot ,aauo &C. wv. p".uu ~ "'''' pleasure,
n,, u,ndo.;,o ,,'.. "I" -. .'."u' anu 'eSu'''eu
Da,a',;"s s .'''u "s" ''u 'o"".
Determined to be mindful of the Colonies
e"u''on' 'e" minutes before Tour O'Clock
on'ereu Ills quarters IN the " Grand Place."
w,''c'' now was hied win the soldiers at the
a''er'ooh parade. we were standing at the
M'"uuw' ga~hg al ''ie scene, and admlring
. , 'ao1eau presented by the troops and the
oystanders' whose picturesque costumes so
wei, harmon'zed with ,he rich character of
.,'e PACK ground-'he grotesqne carvings Of
the ola door'ways' the plnnacled gables, the
massive consoles labored WITH 'racery, all
s ' n,'s",'y IN the setting snn-when, sud-
ueh'y, ."e drums beat to quarters, the men
o' a; 10 ar''''' ana the same instant we per-
'o',en 'he oid Count approaching from the