The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-11
TALES OF THE BORDERS
GRACE CAMERON.
III ALHXAHDER CAMPBELL.
IOONTINUED.

A large DIack DOtIle OF tne StHnulaClV'
srbken Of by Terence was instantly brought
waen the latter installing himself master o
tbe ceremonies, seized it, and began to dea
bout its contents with unsparing liberality
Come now, my lads" be said, aftel
hAving completed three rounds Of the black
jaAk, make yourselves as comfortable rs I
raA in corn-chest. Here's the stuff" b.
continued, slapping the bottle, and com
mAncing fourth progress with it, "that'l
make ye forget the sins end sorrows Of yOul
wicked lives. WOn'tit now. serjeant p
''' Troth and it will, sir, I'll be sworn, y
rvblied the latter, whose eyes were already
tEinkling iu his head, and bis articulation
fast thickening into utter unintelligibility
"tt's as good for one as a sight Of the quar-
tel master at payday"
I"Right, seGeant, right" exclaimed
Terence g see your education hasn't
b{en neglected. You have had some ex
pdrience Of the world, sereant, and know
some Of its hardships."
|" Faith, and it's yourself, sir, may say
that Of man who has been hundreds Of
times in the saddle thirteen days out Of the
| foAtnioht livipo in the air &c gre gsEsT
say, night and day, and never allowed "a
put bis foot on the ground, no moro than il
It had been covered with china tea cups"
l' No joke, se1eant-by my faith, no
joke" replied Terence; and again be
made a round with the bottle, proceeding
which brought matters fairly to a crisis.
TIE faces of the soldiers suddenly became
as! red as their coats; their eyes began to
da nee in their heads and they we're now
all talking together at the tops of their
voices, shouting out at intervals, Long
lih and glory" to their entertainer Nor
wAs the serjeant himself in any better con-
disiop than bis men; but his genius, under
thh influence Of liquor, took a musical direc'
tidn, and be began trolling scraps Of songs
for, as his memory failed him in almost
every instance in these attempts, be was
compelled to make up by variety what ne
Wanted in continuous matter. Thus favor
ally, then, we're affairs going on for
Thrence's design and there was every aP
p4aranee that the men would be soon IN
ip such state as should render escape from
them matter of no very difficult accom-
plishment. But 10 just as the flow o.
wirth ana good-fellowship had attained it
height, another serjeant, detached with an
additional halfdozen of men, from the troop
tiat had visited the house in the morning
suddenly entered the apartment, with orders
fbm the commanding officer, to the effec
tIat the party which had been left with the
prisoners should Immediately proceed to For
Neorge with Sullivan, and that they them
sAlves we're to remain with M M'Gregor til
their officer came.
. This, as will readily be believed, was BY
Nd means welcome intelligence, as !
threatened to render the attempt to unfit th'
spiders for their duty abortive, in SO far al
the object Of doing was concerned. This
Indeed, it fully effected as regarded Nal
: dolm's escape, since be was to be left be
: bind while it rendered Terence's mucl
more precarious than if the debauch haC
yeen allowed to proceed.
Terence, however, did not feel that al
fhance Of escape was yet lost. He hopeC
hat what he had not had time to effect a
Duntruskin, be should be able to accomplish
while they were on the march and he re
solved to watch with the utmost vigilanc,
for such an opportunity as was necessar,
10 success in bis intenIed attempt.
In the meantime, preparations wer
made, in obedience to the order just re
beived, for the march of Terence's escor
with their prisoner An tffecting partin;
how took place between M'GregOr ant
Sullivan, especially on the part Of th
CORNER, who deemed it last farewell-aI
opinion, however, in which he was by NJ
means joined by his friend, who, with th
natural buoyancy Of his disposition, AM
. hcheerful and sanguine temper, entertaine,
! strong hopes Of being able to give his guard
the slip; and be bade Malcolm good by
with all the hilarity of manner and bright
ness of countenance which these hope
inspired.
The drunken troopers now staggered ou
pf the apartment one after the Other-thei
swords tripping them at every step, an
| several of them with their caps turned th
: wrong way-next came Terence, and lastl
hhe serjeant, trolling, as he left the room
r I'm bothered with whiskey, Pm bothered with love
Tim bOther'd vita this. and I'm botherd with that;
/. Sim bo'her'd home, aud I'm bother'd abroad;
tAnd it's all botheTation together, says Pat.
|, i M'Gregc- went to the window, to sc
what he had no doubt the last Of his poe
. friend, Sullivan-and he soon had th
melancholy satisfaction. In few minutes
I the party appeared proceeding down th
q lavenue, with Terence in the centre, noun
: Ted on one Of the dragOou's HORSES fave
!. which his uprOarOus good-fellowship :
fDuntruskin had procured for him. H