, 1873-09-21
THELOSER WINS!

Duhcu III On duly III TIC e!rtcf l.lr hA furGfRIi
aolyi.a. Iuu tatIucus viii! wc! wo ,ta' chc.]
ont OF o,ir rlra: INT tnn' ern WIS dcercnetl inlo
l..rer,I usclaucl.oiy ty n,n,y duyu ,1.a,cl.i. !;
from pu iu to cir TIC" stallion, Md wo toul
ovor our LnrrncAB Will! heavy hoartn.
However, utter sx months losiio,,co our feel
ipgs Ind undergone considerable cl,nnge; la1f
tho regiment WA at out-statious within easy Jss-
th,co Of headquarters, whoro our band played
twicc week, bringing together to otoquot fights
md afternoon ten tho surrounding families,
who returned our smnl attentions with bo,tni-
less hospitality. Six months dinner pastses,
croqnot parties, riding parties, md pfcnics, had
done tlioir work but too cirectuasy, for the meas
canl,altioa showed two CnptanH married and
three subnltornB augagcd.
Tho Captain Of my troop, Frnnk Egrcmont,
was M easy-going follow as my IN 1lor Ma eaty'a
service 80; frcotl frou tho conBtraints Of hoati-
quarters, our dulles wero confined to morning
Tarn!a. NO left Etab1o duty 10 tho epccia1 s,,-
peryinion Of Providence md tho 6orgcant-Ala-
jor, md ut l p. H., whom Tho unforlnnatcs ut
headquarters wore confined to tito stablca learu~
ing to llnso everything in llc Hhapo Of trooper,
VIC woro generally to be found driving through
tho village to soino SCENE Of fcstirity.
|: Our station, Dallywiiom, wan n. crriouBIy,
dirty vil)ago iu uudnlating grass country, htud-
1ed will, comfortable farns-houscB, and soEne
large domninR and residences lho cou1try
was VOL wooded; tho fields of tint emerald
Ereon no ee}lom Eccn out Of musHt 1,e.an1.
whore Nature painta her most beautiful land
HcaEee In wntcr colors, md tho sky-1ine broken
by h Bcrratcd monntain 1nnge that supplied b.
background lenying nothing to 10 desired.
brIa-cyo view Gf tic cuunty showed Daily.
william set In The midst, like rofuHe heap III
II gardon. h Bnlmon river flowed by tho barracks,
aud, in winter hounds met four days week
within easy diBtanco. Tho people Of the noigh-
bornood wero hosplablo /; flaiiug and shooting
without cud were freely given us; so ECremont
md wero fain to confess that our good fortune
had drifted uB into capital station.
where away to-dayy. jack ?" asked Egrcmont
ono morning, ~ wo sui smoking after parade III
the room that did dnty 1g ness-roo1n. i,
II .linK shall fish tho Grangenloro watara,"
A shadow passed over EgYemont'a open face as
spoke Ilo mado no further 1emnrk, but i'm
mo9sed himself in tho Fold
staunchoat allies. week aftor our arrival, ,eD;r.
Meredyth Ind called upon us :; in . month
! friendship had sprung ZIP, and ere the summer
| lad we'll come Ill alliance o1fcn8lve mud defensive
| was completed between tho barracks and Grango~
more. Need I say tho attraction that drew us
there almost daily WAS not Mr. Msredyth, with
his genial bonhommie, nor got Mrs. Morodyth,
! who as tho osganazsr of every aocia4 nnauso-
ho,lse-ono homo from India, tho other deyoti' 6
his talents to tho destruction OF tho yarioaR AMI
mails, birds, and fishes, tie killing Of which comes
1nder the head Of ''sport." No, I may as .woll
such a daughter! Or Adcla Merodyth /
shal1 not give IN analytical description; she
was dark. and, ns even the ladies' allowed,
very beautiful, with nau1oesa grace in every
| movement OF her beautiful figure heaven Of
lustre in her dark eyes. anl that charming in-
souciancc that mafes all Irish girl 80 fatal to the
unwary, especially to an Ens!hhman: accuaton,
cd to the more stald coldness Of
Twenty-ninth Hnrsars went down bo-
! fore her charms without tho shadow Of resist
ancc. Ere tho September, gold had clothed tue
cort,tc!ds, WAS hopoletEly IL love, anu az
hoPelessly dosEalrlng, Tor saw that Egremout
Lad also atruck hls ilaK 70 tho d,nngomoie queen.
| unlVofEal 1avorHe, f!en, Aahasoine, anu P1sed,
ho waa everything Noman e9usa desne dared q
not hope %th I'm nor risal. t anu eawl VIII 81!
the PUN thaI jealous FahEs conld .in1iict' tnat
while ten tlIent and constrained VIII ne, with
him Adcia Merely tn WAS always gay and charm
lpg; ,,, ,onx .,tor ~, ,r,,ounoo,,ont - rnro
mont found MO walking along tho river baEk
reality to enjoy, moth li;c, tho light OF hor
pfesenes, ~ Wa.Sea e a'onG, ioT ths tWehtsesh
.!nle 'n!nea 10 ~ " u'o' ana 20 teaan Tas
s,stib'y passionate ainesis sharsa them. sa,.
selyes IN my pfalh; my spirit
a at5enay re- n9"n toiSu hes ~ aaana ,aEolo
p uu a Of
my poor deserted BODY "aK uneonsc'ouhiy doing
ns aoof ai.ea ~ m1of aso's sno ~
PAIN haV!ng IN sl'l53t Eeol3 n'ataleu lof yeats,
ana gone ny lounu .,oa, o. ainohs osely eaaan,s
h'shkGihGntt "SH, uasna, - .ne act ol accept
l.6 a.!ane !,a enos Log us ua"sn'er' "nen MY
easslG !i1 IN ING alt "as ,ss shattered.
:. nah9, saeh, %AsTe nv :on sSMhe
Looa nmosnlnG' morning Mr. Me- beataom; m;,,.,. 49,, .,.,.
lEsto I!Ss ~! aot1a tnefeufIh 1 @ aia hue!a
4'eisen. !uxh3 uhep1Hb oA tAo eooA ilsof baAA,
"heYS 3Tol 1o'nea s,1 saem; ;. III.
Meis Jach. 50 ns"I !, S9u Nla gong TO 1lae
Slehens Inan'1e'eef !. as tAe efoSsnalo Faeea hoxs
Mona@s Vns ,,,a ton
mtHs ~ nassy co%ssai haSa yoM seen ~
~: l. u,a @ a'le'a cleao lnspeet'ot1 mlei1t
aoyeoR a y pnp ~ ta eau.aoh rano 100 nch shan
"aS ~, oves ' II reaosr r;r wy sHeo on aonuas ~,
uu ~. w., i1..tu ~1 ~ s'eaas cnanticeer at ~
fences. -, ao, re1cmnsr Aaea, what an a"ful @
isoppGa ~ GnsI1 nauIen ~, n aho lan tion, herc
4ahs W,,se!; ~ losah na 1oao "neh other hofsea