Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-21
THE REDEEMED PROPLIGATE
HY CHARLES nIC kINS.

| chatham. He Wa 4 poor Traveller. with
not a iarthing in his pocket. He came
down to Chatham Ia enlist in Il cavalry
regiment, II 4 cavalry regiment would
| have him il not. Ia take King GcOrgr', |
| shilling from any corporal or sergeant
who would put i bunch of rihbons in
hi, hat. His object WAS, to get shot
but he thought he might rs we'll ride to
death a. t" be II the trouble at walking
III, name VIZ Richard, hul lac Wa
| better known A. Dirk. He dropped his I
own surname on the road down. aud
| took up that OF pouhirdick He wIS
passed t. Richard nunhI~dich: aye
TWENTY-FIVE height. five tcct ten; native
place E>moulh which he had never
hccn near in his Itr. There WAS uo
| cavalry in thulham when he .Impcd
over the bridge with halt i shoe L. his
| dusty l"nr. :" he enlisted INTO t re%i
mrnl OF the line, and was glad t. :rr'
| drunk and forget all about it
Ihis yuug man had gum,. wrong and
ruu wild His heart wa- in the right
place, but ii Wa ~e;ticd ur He had
| been h"tvuthed to a g0ud and beautiful
| gIrl whom he had loved better than She
or perhaps even he believed but. IN
an rli! hour, !le had given her r:Ilisr t"
say 10 him. ,UlcmnIy. ''itichard, viii
never marry any other man. | viii ave
single for your sake. hut Mary Mar
| shall Iip,'-her name va, Mary Mar
shu!l-..neycr shall address another
| word To YOU Oh earth. Gao. Richard
Heaven forgive YOU This finished
him This made him Private Richard
Doubledlck, with II determination 10 be
shot.
There was not Il more dis,Iplted and
reckless soldier in Chatham barrark, IN
the wear one thousand seven hundred
md ninety-ninr than Private Richard
DnnhIr,,irk H.. o-.nrj,rrd with the
Ir.rs Of every rc.ilu,.ur. he. WA, =, sci
dom sober a, he could he. and was con
s,ant,y under punishment, It hrcau.
,Ir.,r m the whole hlrr,rL, that Private.
Richard DoublrJirk wnpI,i very soon he
nnpr.d
Znw ,ho ,,nrar,, ,t Richard bnubrr-
dirk' r,mn,ny was = ynuno Gentleman
nat above live wear. Ii- -,.u57,r whose
.,,,,.. l,,l an .ynr....fn,, IN ,L,.,n which
.,tf.r,rJ rr,y,tr Richard DouG..,li,h IA i
very r,marhab,c way, They were
thriTht handsome. dark ewes what are
r,rI,.I i,urLi,ru eyes ,rrurriiiy and
when serious. rather steady than severe
lint they were the only eve, now lett
in his narrowed world that Private
Richard Dnui,I.dicl rnu.L not stand
I,rahashcd by ryi, report and puui-h-
ment drriant ot every thin" else and
everybody else. he had hat L. know that
those ewes were locking at him tor It
moment. and he ic!t ashamed lie
could not 50 much a. salute Captain
Taunton in the street Ike any other
officer He WAS reproachcd and roulu-
sel troubled by tn" mere possibility of
the captain'> looking at him IN his
worst moments he would rather turn
bach and 20 any distance out "t hi> way
than encounter those Two handsome.
dark. bright eyes.
One day, when Private Richard
DuublcdicN came uuto oI the Back Hole.
where he had been passing the last
"ight-and-torty hours, and in which re
treat he spent Il good deal ot his time.
he was ordered to hrtake himself 10
Captain Tauntum> quarters la tie
stale and squahd state ui I man Just
uut at the Back Hole. he had less fancy
tnan ever tor being seen hy the captain
but h. was not - mad Vet H. To di~ubrv
orders, and consequently went up To- the
terrace overlooking the parad"-grouud,
where. the officers uuarlcrs were. twist
inv and breaking IN his hands ~ he
went along, a bt of th. stray that had
formed the decorative luuiiurc ut The
Kl.,rk Hole
..rnur IN go cried rh,. rau,niu. when
ne. knocked with his l.nurkc.- > lt the door.
Private Richard puun,r,lirh pulled 81
his cap. took 4 >triIr turyard and itIt
very conscious that hr stood ia the ..ght
uI ;he darh bright r,->.
/ here va 4. silent plu,r.. Private
Richard poublc,iirA had pin lh- straw
an his mouth. and ,.,, gradually .luul,-
linu il uu INTO hls wIudl,ipc and rliuhi IN"
himself
.puubledicl. " SAID the ,@,paiu. do
Won know where Nuu :r.. Uoiu,ctu'.'
To the devil. sir'" taIlrrrd double
dick.
"YcS. -" returned the captain And
very fast
Private Richard pouhIr,lick turned
tb, straw ot the Black Hole in hI-tuuulb.
and made I miserable -alute oI acor,i-
.sreucr
..DnuL1rIi.k said the t'ou,a,n ..siu.r
entered his mai.stv's service = boy nt
seventeen, | have been panied t. see
many men Of promise going that road :,
hut L.,,. never been 50 1,ir.,l tn So.
| a man determined to make the shameful
;nnruny ,s have been. ever ..n,,. ynu
ioiprd the regiment, Ia see you''
Private Richard Doublrdick began To
find a film stealing over the floor at
which he looked; also to find the leo.
OF the captains breakfast table turning
crooked. as If he SAW them throuob
wafer.
II am only a common soldier sir
said he Ii signifies very little what
such poor brute comes to-"
You are Il man.. returned the can.
tain with grave Indignation, ,.oi rduca-
,ion and superior advantages; and if
YOU say that. meaning what YOU say.
YOU have sunk lower than | mad be-
lieved. How low that must he. leave
Won to consider: knowing what | know
Of your disuracr. and SEEING what
500"
~ hone 70 ret shot soon sir " said
Private Richard puubIedicL ..,nd then
, th. REGIMENT and the world toortber
will be- rid of me"
Tn, logs nt the table wrra harominr
vor,. ed nnuLI,di,h I,nLirm m1
,o .to,L,. In. ,-i.ion mot the o,,.I7 ,I,.,,
nod .n .trnnp nm intlurrrn avian. L;,,,
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