Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-04-27


Giihooly has not shouldered mus
ket since he refused to struggle any
longer with the I nited States govern
ment, until recently. Lee and john
son had concluded to draw out, SO what
use was there of Giihooly keeping up
the fratricidal struggle? The Galveston
Momus pageant is at hand, aud the
Galveston Tigers propose to take part
In the celebration. Being short of men
TO make an effective army corps, they
called on GilhoOly 70 march with them.
Realizing the necessity of more water
on Galveston bar, he yielded a reluo-
tant consent, and he attended drill.
Gilhooly Is very absent-minded, but
also very energetic. He went through
the manual OF arms like a veteran.
When the command support arms, -
was given. he brought down his mus
ket like a pile driver. All the rest hug
ged their muskets as if they (the mus
kets) were babies. 1t seems he was the
only one who did it right, except the
man to the right OF Gilhooly. lie put
his musket down suddenly, and lifted
up his voice like Peter, but he did not
weep like Peter. He reared like a
sure-enough tiger. Besides his voice
he lifted up his foot, the toes Of which
had been somewhat spread out by the
butt of Gilhooly's muskes, and caressed
it tenderly. but his words were net
tender. He dropped out on one leg,
and said that MomUs might go TO Hous-
ton, as far he was concerned.
Private Gllheoly," remarked the
captain, ''you must adopt more modern
tactics, or we will not have men
enough left to make an effective dis
play.
Gilhsoly said he would do so, and
then the squad indalged in bayonet
exercise. After a few passes he per-
ceived that the man in front of him did
not have any cap on his head, and Gill
hooly was about to report this viola
tion of the army regulations to the cap
tain, when he perceived the mlssing
cap on his own bayonet, pierced
through and through. That Tiger fell
back, and said Momus would have to
worry along without him. His life
was not insured. The captain was
worried to see the force melt away be-
fore the campsig tactics of GilhOoly,
and said:
II think we will have occasion to
fire salutes pretty soon over the graves
of departed Tigers, unless Private Gil
hooly restrains his ardor."
Gilhooly said that he would be more
careful,
''Now, gentlemen, we will fire by
motions, Be sure and don : slur any
of the notions" and he gave the re-
quisite order.
Unfortunately there was cartridge
from the last target excursion In Gill
hooly's borrowed belt and he, absent
mindedly, showed it into the chamber.
Private Gilhooly, are you aiming at
the enemy's preserves? Aim at some
object IN front ef you when you snap
the locks. Ready, aim, fire!"
There was an explosion like that of |
boiler. The captain OF the Tigers drop |
ped his sword, and holding one OF his |
hands on his check, ran around like a |
chicken with his head cut of. His face
was powder burned. The man in the |
irst rank had bump as big as an ink
stand on the side OF his head, He was so
iszed he could not pick cut Gilhooly
% bayonet him. GilhOoly reposed on
lis back holding on to his gun, and
protested that he had not slurred any
# the motions. He tried TO explain to
he boss Tiger that he had aimed at a
object, which object was the
,oss Tigers nose, but jnst as GilhOoly
,ulled the trigger, the captain moved
ms head little out Of the range. Gil
loOly said he was sorry, as he always
tudied to please.
The Tigers filed ont and left private
in possession of the battle
ield. They did not even come back
when he called them to come back and
ee the hole in the wall, as big as if for
/ stove pipe, where the bullet struck.
I was subsequently intimated to G i
looly that the Tigers would send him
Ii their designations.
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