The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-04

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wavy necks with u setpent-like motion
while.I with awful dcries, they Fmsde. real
or welLteigned atte ipts, to bite all who
approached Thronging groups of vi
ci"us commissdriot mules stood jing!ing
their chains lin concert occ .siunally
raising Il general melee Of biting, squel-
ing aud klckinr at one another, until
their reused drivers (aided with yolun
tcers from the hosts. of black urchins
belonging to the rcgiw.nt) rushed sud
! den and tnrions to battle. and snbjngated
the INJURIOUS brutes with Wholesale vol.
leys of 'bambuo blows. The whole
scene, Intact, reminded Paddy Orcagh
OF the wild midnight Saturnulid of his
own native Donnynrook Fair, before IA
brutal aud oppressive Saxon govern
ment" SAW tit to stamp out the glories of
that tar-famed meeting Indeed, were
It not for the long lines of musk cts.
piled with bayonets fixed, glitteriny,
bright cold, and cruel, in the mingled
lire and moonlight, he might well have
been excused for the mental comparison.
During all this time bugic after bugle
had sounded for the various stapes of
OF preparation. Gradually some degree
OF order was evolved out of the chaos
BY busy native officers and scrgeants,
aud when 1.-The close" sounded things
were in fair way for start. The
English officers ceased talking aud
swallowing hot tea by the mess teus FIRE.
threw away cheroots, and buckl.d on
their swords, as they stumbled their way
towards where the lanterns, the loom OF
rows of men, and the led horses in
dlcated the place of parade. Companies
were called over and told off" hasty
inspection made, aud Paddy Creagh
gfeat!y conscious OF dignity. saluted his
chief as he reported, ".ill present. SIR ="
"fours right! Left wheel-Ouick
march, beloved Col Estcourt, aud
away went the "Kat:iwar Tigers" to
the very inappropriate tune, for an
Indian regiment, of The Girl I left
Behind Me-"
The Tigers" We're decidedly "junely."
as the phrase goes. Every officer in the
corps was a mighty hunter. and each
was thoroughly master of all Indian
craft For leading jovial, devil-may care
up country life. They carel little for
society, as (sov the mark y meeting
some hull-dozen officers wives and pal,d
srihs'ers ut band stand is called and
if they had 4 slirht reputation for hold
ing too firm faith in bottled beer aud
brandy -pawnee, :hey were stroug headed
to bear those cnticing drinks, work ing
OH al evil effects of powerful liquor by
much gun aud saddle work. AS rule.
they pulled well together; but just now
there was shadow OF rupture in the
7'"'N"', 40 t'uS = ooT ION Carey,
the adjulant, had gone pig-s,icking.
mounted on n splendid Arab. Tom
never shirkcd any thing that came he
fore him; and though men shouted
warninsly to him, he would not swcrve
even yard from his course. but wen,
straight at the widest part of "A gaming
nullah i'll trout The horse could not
10 it-lunded with only his iorelegs on
the opposite bank-struggleI mally for
a sccpnd-icll back on his rider, and
lom Carey spoke no more wnrds in this
world i'll few hours all was over.
Who was to fill the vacancy Ga very
valuable app"in,ment in u Sopoy carpa)?
That was the question now disturbing
the usual calmncss of the Tigers >
Paddy Creagh was, on the spur of the
moment, named to act as adjutant for
the prescut but there were grave
doubts in old Estcourt's mind as to The
biz lrishmmn's capabilities for the ap.
continent, aud he more than once hiuted
his inclination to choose Gerald koi
lynge. Hence a fair groui fer party
feeling; and willie the Culonrl remained
undecided as to the permanent appoint.
ment, the partisans of the two candi-
dates hotIy argued over their respective
merits.
u-"AT EASE"
"Whcrc is Rollynge, by the bye? ?"
asked young Barron, as he rode amidst
group who were, Tor the thousandth
time, discussing the adjutant q'estion
(On tho march, in India, officers are
always allowed to rice when the rpg
ircnt is ''at ease
with that lot idfoar Of the baud,
L a. ,ar.,