The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-27

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taKen place when they had found Tim lyip
bound in the bar at day break, when they ven
s whed to O. creep out Of their hiding place. an,
wnen ne told her that the peddler and Jacl
nad made their escape, lest the patriots mi oh
make prisoners of them to prevent their giyint
evidence against them if they happened to re-
coRnlze any of them.
ihls was to be the widows version of tbe
anair, and she at once perceived tn at it would
screen her effectually, inasmuoh as the drunk.
enness of the soldiers was of itself almost an N
trump up 0A'o'o w
or course, through all the drinking bout Mo.
Nh;eL @1I tne general drank water ouy-to
wnicn the latter took without making the
snghtest observation that would provoke sus.
pioloi'; for he well kne " that something serious
was on foot.
NicCabe and Emmett left the widows with the
ohree or four compatriots who had remained
WIN WIN them after the departure of the carts and
horses. They needed repose and 90 did the
Worn-out and excited inmates of the inn
=, On gaining the open air, they proceeded to
the vault in the old ruin already referred to-,
~ne5e they disposed of themselves as best they
could to snatch few maments' sleep, if such
were attanable They had done a good nights
| work. The first flush of morning however. had
| splasned the East with carmine before the SOL
olers began to evlnce any symptoms of return
| ing consciousness; but when they once began
| to move and roll about on the soft green swsrd
Where they had been lad-for both Emmett and
ucCsbe had given strick orders that no Der
sonal violence should be done them-they all
| seemed to recover themselves at once, and to
spring TO their feet simultaneously. Their caps
taken from che inn, where they had fallen off
their heads; and there they stood, they knew
not where staring at each other bareheaded
! and barefooted, ss if they had awoke in an
other state of existence.
GOD of Mercyw exclaimed the cornet who
was the first to speak, and looking at the
strange crowd about him who are you, and
where am 7 Are any of my men heref Hang
it,, won't any of you speak Where are my pan.
taloonsf What is thlsf I'll run some of you
through! Where's my pantsioons, say And
where's the house We were in-or that was
in for don't know one of youw
Is this Cornet Abbot ~ stammered ont the
sergeant, as he rushed up, in rather ziszsg
manner, and stared into the infamed face aud
from sober.
by heavens! don't know whether am or
ION, Mr.. Abbot, you have, and often |
enough + returned the sergeant. "Pm Sergeant
Jones, of the North CorkW
You lie! suffered the cornet; "you're
not within four inches of as tall as he isl And,
besides, if you're all the Sergeant Jones in the
World, what have you done with my pan taloonsf
uniform, except this bit of shirt.eh y,
ooh, good God what's the use of asking
met Look ct the way l an mys self, and my
whole party; for see Walsh aad Pollard there |
staggering about"
As the soldiers of both parties began to re-.
cognize each other, and to comprehend to some
ex tent their terrible condition, they became
outrageous and, from the fact that they were
still under the influence of their debauch and
The drug they had taken, they seemed inclined
70 qoarrei among themselves.
The dragons are at the bottom of this y
shouted one OF the foot-soldiers at the top of
MS voice, and if was able to tell one of
Them no " from my own comrade. would mako
him sup sorrow."
"Irs more like to be one of the foot-rapa.
mn fins" roared one of the horse close by sup
plementlng his remark by striking the accuser
clean between the two eyes.
This seemed to be the signal for general {
and most unsooount0ble set-to; for in the
'ourse of few seconds the whole crowd were
away at each other indi sormin-
'tely, until one of the foot soldiers threw up
lis hands with an exclamation
"Oh stop, boys! have hit the sargint in
wrong manW
houted Abbot, at the same instant, who was ,
tr ugglinG, with pair of black eyes, to dodge {
he blows Of one Of the dragoons, that thought q
10 had got into han handy grips with Jones. "or
ooh, oOrnet, dearl cornet, deari" exclaimed q
he man, falling on his knees. Is it you and
What have done3"
Both these little episodes seemed to recall t
he parties to some degree of reason but, short q
q the skirmsh had been, one of the comets q
yes was completely closed, while the ser
At this point the attention of the whole !.
arty was attracted by q great noise and gro
ming in thicket within few yards of them;
nd one of them, picking up q huge stone, il
ushed to the spot, where he found the general, 81
nth his hat and coat off, rolling about in ap t.
Grently the greateot agony. The rest quickly n
ollowed, when the general cried out: n
"ohl blur and agersl What's the matter y
rid me, and what made yez bring me here and y
half dead, ye divilsH On! wirrasthrue! but
be head of me is gone wild What's the mat e.
Or at all, at all 7" 1t
His coat and hat were lying short distance IL
#, and the cornet catching glimpse of them,
,stantly seized the one and capped it on his Z
ead in sort OF drunken despair; and as the q
Their was Q mile too large for the general, he T
'on managed to get that on him also. Ii
30 confused and bewildered were the remain h
or Of the men, that they were unable to per- -
eive anything ludicrous in the appearance of .
,e officer, who now stood in his naked feet "
nd without trowsers, solemnly contem plating al
'e soene before him in . tall, battered old p
arvline hat, bedizened with pieces of tin, Il
bangles and peacock feathers, and with a tat b.
red old military coat hanging in shreds about a,
m. -
The sight had nearly overcome the gravity ~