The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-27

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you, l should make my will tonight" :"
The Staff are always good swor ismen,"
answers the f. VI. "They have nothing
else to do. This is how class the arm;:
Staff, infantry, light cavalry, engineers,
heavy cavalry, artillery. Your Capt.
Spadasse is a tough man; know hu;
but never mind that, keep your eye to
the front, and answer for you" With
this blessing Nj. Tartine takes off his
mask, while the fencing master wraps
up i" baize pair of dcft-looking werp-
ons, which he kindly loars out to his
pupils OH occasions like the present, and
which, says he, have done pretty
amount OF bleeding in their Gay NJ.
fartine knows thcm for old friends, aud
cons'ens them to NM Plumeau aud
de Lnca. Then he drcrrcs, strolls home
with his friends, lingering just luny
enough on the way to take IL glass of
vornouth, and once home is for sitting
down nnd wri ing his next days chroni-
que, but that lis friend protest with
energy and Indignation, forcing him to
20 to bed on the spot, aud exucting the
most Solemn pledge that he will not get
up again when they are gone. NJ Tar
tine rclustantly promises, and with eyes
fixed OF the fireplace, where the cmbors
of fire Of beech logs are dying out,
soon after falls into slumbcr aud sleeps
fhc sleep of the just
The winter morning is breaking gray
ly over Paris. when the txG friends re-
appear on the morrow with roomy cab
and a surgeon. The surgeon is the
Humping feature of these cpispdes. He
scans YOU appears ID weigh mentally
how much blood there is in your veins,
aud reveals by the bulgincss of his cont
tails that he has brought au Instrument
case with him. Then in shaking hands
9othins can prevent his cxtcuding bis
rureingor so as to touch your pulse and
in voice that sounds knel.l like, though
it is meant to I've encouraging. he says,
You'll do" There is controversy
among doctors as to the best thing to
drink tefure starting; some say black
coffee, others brandy aud water, others
nothing at all Nj. Tartine's surgeon
suggests coffcr f"r the patient-that is
the combatant-and the other mixture
for the rest of the company also smoke
FIR everybody except NJ. Tartne, who is
hest without it. So while NJ. Tartinc
drcs.cs, NJ. Plumean mikes coffee with
a spirit-ofwine lamp, NJ. Linea mixes
one third Of pale cognac, to two thirds
of az Pr., and the surgeon helps him
self to ''ubueos. All this is done quick
ly though for the Wood OF Yincenncs is
Fate's own distance away, and there is Il
very pardonable wish on the part OF the
NJ Tar,ine is socn dressed; and the STIR
gcon takes this opportunity of drawing
NJ Pluncau aside and asking whether
ii little sal-volatilc would not be-but
! the look VI. plumeau casts hin, is so
laden with strong protes, on behalf of
his friend, that the surgeon mumbles an
Il beg pardon" and concludes chat &C.
cldcdly this VI Tuuinc is not man to-
be apprehcnSivc about In Il few more
minutes everything is ready, the coffee
is slipped, aud The brandy and water
gul ped NJ Tartine ottnins, after a
little pleading, permission to light Il
cigar like the rest on the ground that
it is iuvariable custcm 80 TO do; aud
then, walking on tiptoc so rs to wake AS
rs:T i:;,;s Ole III the other dodgers, the
whole party stalks, stealthy and clond-
encompass d, down the stairs y course
the cabnan sees ut a glance on what
sort of errand he is going, aud his fea-
tnres break into smile, fer he likes
! Ih!s kind of fare, well knowing that
Whichever way the chance turns, his
days receipts will bs the better for it,
duollists being generous for good luck
Two nngs compose his team, and he
whips them into race trot. The early
baker, with basket on his back and yards
OF bread tapering out like the masts OF
IL ship, turns round on the pavement to
| look the milk. woman in her dunkey
cart, with bright tiH pals around her,
lets hastiy out of the way and clamors
rcmonsirauces; pair Of night police
men waiting at II street corner to be
relieved notice the baize covering OF the
ioils held fishing rod wise between NJ