Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-21
PLYMOUTH IND, THURSDAY. SEPT. 81 1870

our play at blindman's buff. Blu
this was when the "little pitchers
were abed and asleep, for, with thei
mrr ering candor and innocence
they would have betrayed us to tn,
entire community, whose ancestra
traditions aud personal dignity hat
developed in it already holy horror
of such ~high jinks" as had come un
der its notice. 80 q,
But-bless those high toned sus-
ceptibilitiesl-we would have been 9
bright and shining light unto them
for we had no quarrels, not even the
green ghost of jealously. A divine
mantle of charity rested upon us the
livelong summer; it was just one
brilliantdelicious midsummer dream
To half-a-dozen of us older women
was vouchsafed the keenest enjoy
ment OF all This was TO he permit
ted TO sit under the wide spreading
trees with the officers, in the purple
and golden glory OF the sunset, and
listen to their racy, characteristic
stories. We all told Witty brown
fib the very first thing, vowing that
we were delighted in tobacco-smoke,
in order to put them completely at
ease 1t was very easy to do it, for
they never stopped smoking after
that. IT,
One night they had been telling
splitting stories about Magruder,w who
lisped, and Beauty who was also a
Commodore, when Captain Rowan
said: @By-th way, Porter, what has
become of old Boyl-? I have COM
pletely lost sight of him." I g
well, the last time saw him." an
swered the Captain, smoothing down
his great silky brown mustache, "I
was his second in a duel" As he
spoke his dark bright eyes flashed
with some droll recollection. and his
wellshaped lips parted in broad
smile.
Certain that the strain Of amuse-
ment in the mellow voice and the
tell tale face betokened duel with
out a tragedy, we women calmored
for the story.
Il had gone," said Capt. Porter.
obeying beautifully at once, with a
half dozen other fellows, all navy Of
ficers, to spend week at Shrews-
bury-a half-poney town in Jersey
here; and one evening. as we were
sitting in the bar-room OF the tavern
smoking, telling anecdotes, and talk
ing between whiles with the natives,
who should come sauntering in but
Boyle. -r1
Any room for me?' he asked.
Why, yes; come in we all cried;
and We were soon telling him the
news-Boyle in turn relating his adj
perhaps romancing a little,
and at last ending with
Well, anybody here worth know
ing?'
"' Yes,' answered; there is one
Jersey giant, feet 2 in his stock
ings. and the greatest bully on the
record a GO 9sH tinoT ~ .1ph-'
"fAhI what's his nameYis - "
~' That's the best of il. His name
is George Washington Kosciusko,
Peter Bonaparte Solomon Job Slim
cum" r.f.f ,ff ofr
Phebusl what namel' ex-
Boyle, bursting out laughing.
What is the gentleman's profess
sion?'
- He spends his time cultivating a
bean patch, threatening the poor vii
layers, and browbeating the women
and children us
Does he-does he? Well, he's the
very boy for me. 1 wish he would
come in. I'd like to have little talk
with him" ay sff .tr, - y
Why, my dear fellow said /,
he'd make three of you. Fact is, we
all keep to the windward side OF him
mo use getting shot for such land
lubber' .s .,..f.r-., .-..si,s,
At this lanky party with a por
nose, who had been listen
ing to every word, remarked through
his nose: .--.sf. ft.v
"' Wa'al, s'pose you naval men
think yourselves thnnderin' brave,
but L kin tell you our Curnel could
fight all on you at onst, with his
right ham tied behind him. You ma
val men needn't think YOU'RE goin'
to 'nopolize all the brass and bluster.'
~Boyle's ears pricked up at this. for,
as you know, Rowen, he is regular
old sea-lion, afraid OF nothing from a
powder monkey TO a sea-serpent at
sea, and a mouse to an elephant on
shore. So he bounced round on our
nasal friend, and snapped out at him
like a pugnacious bull ll-terrier. 90
What's that? Want to try our
brass and blusterl Where's your
big gun? Trot him out. I'd like to
see him.
40 Wa'al there he is said the man,
with sort of snort of triumph; and,
sure enough, in staggered the round
putty-faced giant. He
had tufts Of dry grass for beard, o
large, iabby, pusillanimous nose.
small, oblique eyes, and two hay-col-
ored dabs OF hair, one on each temple
known to scientific explorers OF the
New York Bowery as soap locks
He was eating peanuts or popcorn
as he entered; and, jerking a chair
around, he threw himself into 1t with
a contemptuous nod to the company.
and ordered a glass OF toddy. hot, in a
voice OF thunder. 49, alof
Little Boyle sat quiet. watchful,
observing. a curious smile curving
his good-humored mouth; while the
other, half-shutting his eyes, with an
air of lofty disdain, slowly slipped the
hot toddy. lsan .iH. ieirios