Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-15

saddle, e'er charging to de or die?
Simply because his blood RACES hot
through his veins with eager expecta-
ton; because he rides to change hope
into certainty, as he thinks because
he had had letter and message be.
cause, in fine, he spurrs to meet Hetty
Vernon, as she rides out from the new
camp to meet the regiment.
A pleasant glade under the neem-
trees, some two miles away in the jun
gle a tall. handsome, fair-haired Eng
lishman, in a close fitting huntingsuit
-manly-looking. but now with eyes
wet as he pleaded and begged and
prayed two horses led a short distance
Off by studiously unobseryant ghord-
,0dlldh a huge tree, against which
leaned slender, riding g-habited girl,
switching nervously with delicate horse
tail chdbook at the hcrbagc
Vernon and Gerald Rollyngc. And
where was his hope now? Certainly
flown; Gone melted like a snow-drift F.;
disslpated by few words that
left him in despair. Again he plead
ed :--
But you confess you liked me-loreei
me, YOU said once. What have done
to change you:'
The dark, oval face Of the girl was
raised. the black eyes g.istenei and
watercd, the flowing jet locks were
flung over the shoulders with an impa-
ticnt, passionate action; the riding
whip tapped hastily against her habit,
and she spoke :-
i 10 love you, Gerald; believe me,
| DO. But what more can say: They
have positively forbidden me to speak
to you alone again, and they forced
me To promise | would not meet you.
Yes, but about Poll-about Will
liams is it true You are engaged TO
him,
She sunk her head low, the bright,
bitter tears fell. the whip ratified
agains dress as though ague-strickcn,
-. Almost, she murmurcd.
He turned away with a harsh laugh
to 90; she made gesture To stop him,
and went on:
Almost engaged they drove me in
70 Il, hate the very thought Of It; but
what could io:
Her be-ecchiug upcast eyes proved
10 the utmost the constraint under
which she hal been driven by her
worIdly-mlndeI parents, and RoIlynge
knew that >he was true y him.
Would they let you marry me II
cot the adjutancy. llettv:' he asked,
after pause.
4 would marry YOU whether they dill
or not she answered almost tierccly,
looking boldly and yet lovingly straight
in his blue eyes Z; i would marry you
- morrow, Gerald. if could be only
sure | was not running you-yes, n de-
tiancc of them all r.
Darling " he was beginning. when
THE gipru-,cdliuh struck ID with:
'>lhib, sah,b! Major mensahib alta
hye" +"
Go. 90, oh, for heaven sake, 20 !"
She cried, in an agony Of fear
In the hurry he gave her the first
wild kiss OF love, jumped into the sal
die. and dashed away through the
thick jungle in the opposite direction
to that in which Miss Vernon was tax
ing her morning ride. The ghort-,cdi-
iih. with the true Instincts of his race,
pitched lletty into the saddle with one
nervous jerk, gave the horse a pat with
his hand that set him OFF ut . smart
cantcr that fully accounted for the high
color ia the daughter face as she rein
ell him in when she came up To the
mother. The ghoru- ,cdliah painted
dreadfully when he got up 10 hold her
rein, and Hettv was sharply called to
account for her cruelty in making the
poor man run 50 fast after her. Such
are the gentle devices OF that art that
laughs at ioCksmiths.
Col. .Estcourt was expoundlng the law
in the large mess-tent, after breakfast.
In other words, he was holding order.
lv-reom receiving the doctors re-
ports, the quartermaster's complaints,
the adjutant's list Of oifenders-deal.
ing with each with all the gravity and
(as he thoughO justice Of solomon.
But if he tempered justice with mercy.
his soldierly conscience compelled him
To reverse the operation IN due turn IL
a manner peculiar to himself, 50 that
his judgments were formed in sand
wich-lke layers now justice, then mer
cv-in pretty equal proportions, and
with singularity and regularity that
excited both merriment and dismay.
Private Ram Sing, sir read ou'
Paddy Creagh beating his wife
Chundee, insensible with a lotdh.
Bad case; very bad ease Mr.
Creagh. Let him have an extra bag
gage guard.
But, sir, he nearly killed the pool
women the surgeon ventured to re
mopstrate, at this acknowledgement sen
tence.
I've written down the punishment
uOW- LII. Iluutti. ahtt Stth NC bltCt
ed snufiled the colonel through hi
nose. The doctor subsidized.
These are three cdmel-Cdlldhs, sir
they were nearly ten minutes late will
their tents this morning, and the quar-
ter-master put forward the three COW
ering natives in fault.
sAh, we shall never have these fel
lows in time without an example; le
them have four dozen lashes apiece
The poor wretches howled, and call
ed on their dead fathers and mothers
TO save them from the suffering and in
dignity, alleging that they could no
be in time, as their loads were givel
them too late.
Pooh! nonsense example-must
and see you, drum-major, let your lad
fog them properly.
SO the farce went on. When it wa
over. the colonel rose with all the con
sciousness of an officer who has don
his duty to his country. and waddle'
off towards his own tent in perfec
state Of self-satisfaction.