, 1881-10-30

I days went by, and there was no change. lie rs
minded. always thinking, his face was AWAY
sad. Dnc morning Hayburu asked leave t
speak to me- 1riyAttiy. Said hc:
| IL hope d0ti't offend, sir, bus the truth !:
the musicians arc in such a sweat it seems lis
/ soue.'odys got 10 speak. !"
| why, what is tho troubte:
! Its tho Wicklow boy, sir Tho musicians
| ARE Down on 1i1M
] to nh extent yon can't Imagine.
Well. so on, go on. What has he been do
| :pr,yIn', sir"
"Irnying!' ...
I Yes, sir; tho musicians haven't any peace Q
| their life for that buys prayin. first thing II
the morning hes ut it; moons he's nj It; nnt ,l,l
| nishts-well. nights he just lays into en- ilk'
t nj! possessed. Sleep? Bless you they co'l'
siccp: he's got the floor. lis tho sayn' is, ail,
| then when h,. once gets his supI'licnuon- mil
him. He starts in with tho 1'nnd- master. arlt
| he prays for him; next he lakes the hci'
tlr,lu,. and he scoops him in; and So on, rirh
straight through the band. Elvit. them all I
SHOW, and takit.' thar amount cf interest IN Il
which would make son think he thought ht
wNrn't but little while for this world, and be
l.evci he coulu.,'1 be happy in Heaven without
he had br;1ss bano along, and wanted to 1'ici
'c1n out for himself so he could depend on en-
to do up the national tunes i'll style suitiu Il
,he place. Wen, sir.
nl2As'IS' BOOTS AT HIM DON'T HAVE nc
EFFECT;
II s dark i'll there: and. besides he don't pray
fair. anyway, but k1lec!s tit,Sn bchind the big
drum: SO it don't make no difference il the ruin
hootS III hifa, nc to give Heftl--whrDies rl@At
along. SANG Us il II was applause. They sing
out 'Dh, dry np." Give us rcst!' 'ShOot him :!
Oh, take S:tlsy aud I'LL sorts of such things.
I'LL Wua! ~ II: u nnh pIAZe am. ZIG uoil
nliuu IL AlteF i pause: hlnu OF II Soou lltt!G
thaI stock Of boots back. aud sorts 'ctn out, unu
scls e:lcn Lisan lnir Mnete tney neio1S. :iho
tney We neet tnrowsti , ~ nm ~ 80 mitch now that
nc hnowS every noot ~ mo oano-cail sort 'cfn
OIL win his eyes shut
A1ter another pansc-which 1orbore to in
tcrrup:
hut tne 1ougnest tu1ng aoout Il IS tnal Whe1'
he u;ncs % ,,p and ,erins r. si'u' xii vn1 tnow
what Il honey. Kind Of Il voice hes roi when he
talks: vol know bov, IL would pcrs,1utfe Il cnst-
iron hog TO come down or Of Il toorstr,, and lick
his hand. Now. il you'li talsc my word for it,
SIR it atl't a circumstance TO his sin9In', Flute
music is harsh to that buys sinxin'. on, he just
gursle; il out 80 soft, aud sweet and low, there
in tue dark, thlt it
MAKES ror. rlllsk you AXE II HEAVEN"
Al, M that's "a % Just il. % sir. You hear him sing
Just as an~poor, wre1cned' blind
Just YOU hear him sing that once and see if YOU
DOM melt III! up and ne; waller come into your
eyes. .ont cure tttHt ne sings. II goes plum
s.ral%ne nns.:e 10 sonCn Eoes uesp ows ~
'ast you near MIN sing:
Child Of si, and SORROW, filed with diss1lay,
Wait not I'll tofsioFrow. Yield fhee today;
Gricye NOT tua1 love
Which, from above
and so o,, II ,nales , bo.v feel ti,,, t.,a x;clod
esr. unrr,,ef>lIcsI brute that walks. And When
he sings them songs of his about l1nuc and
mother, and chi!.lboc,tl. and uld memories and
Things thai v;.risucd and old frien,Is dead aud
gone. it fctches everything before your face
thar YOU re- ever love ii ana o.t In MI yMr life
aud it's Just bcuutiful IT'S lust divine IL listen
u. sir-bn1 Lord. Lord. the heart break of it
,ne te uauuLMe!' .lnss ~! eIs-esWtrS W Iascal "
a,'s rs, r.,,' na.r thn1 ,, eu,n 1ha ~; h
,.4 a, ~ h -, " N s,'a ,asn ~ III 'ne oa'A
1i'o Jug h''i' e. 'aes oo-a''u
SI-OEEE1; ALI. OVEls HIM,
and call hin, pet names and hes; him to forgive
rfr1n. And iusr nj Iha: 1imc II a re.,in,eu1 vas
IT. ot;cr To h1rt II hair uf thur cubs bend. lher'I
20 Tor that reoimcn1. if it was n whule ARMY
ct,r,s ~
a,,n,bar r,,,So
ia tiat aIs': ;.,ja1
.W.lt ',,,r ,ne ,rh.+ = t,o on,1,,,,,t,,, What
do 1hev w",'i t1,,rcs 't IL '''e eo'p'a''t: "oat
j. muncs ."1 XII l,'css vo, cir .h.,,- ,ro,,t ro,,
. , c.n'. 1 80 ~. sou' si'' lucy WILL w
:. Wt,a+ ~ n,, 49,. w., -,;, III. ,,; ,- y,
,.;,,' '1 ' 'oea' ou saia LIS i11etslc' WIS ol-
."g: :. .r,,,,. ,,;s SIN .,,,.;., ,,,
G. can staha II: II stlss Doly up 50: II turns 4
body lNs'le outs It racks his feelings all to rags
. % ',, ,rt,a n anu 1ficks ana ~. NJ lr
m cr.rIsstin sfH1. II r,tnn,;t, t'", nnf.s,,
ion taste trs1t1 anu there Hitf
ife Aud then tie r,yiH', y,,u st..-eytry 1nurn-
in ttev are sha1uc,t III ltuk one annthni. in th
face"
We'll 1his il an odd case md n singular t.o,,-
paut 70 they really want the sinr,u.- stIn,,,stl.,
Yes sir that is tie idea, They don't wisf, In
1sk 100 ,uucb. thcy wouif IKE nowIrftl w..i; m
aayc the prayin' siut dow, an, nr ioastv,avs |
trimmed OH around the edges: nut Tie main |
hugs the slngin' Ii they can tnI.
T.. c,,r r,1.> S,%c,r. r,,,,-,,r
~ @1->'4'> sioNT4' orf'
t1es thiuh tnes e''tl stulo Lac nr'lyln rough rs
=. - ~ W put.s Eae1eu 20 'nhen thAt way.
tolu the Sergeant would lake the matter |
itl1er coIstues;!t1on Ihat night | crept into |
pc musicians quarters amt listened. The |
ne praying VOICE pleading in the dark; beard !
he e4ccrAuons OF the h;1russcd r1,..l; heard /
he ram OF boots whiZ through the air and lang
nd thu'un arounti the hfx DRUM TIE thing I
ouched lHe- put IT amused me. too. 1sy and by.
Itcr an impressive silence, catne the Singing
.ord- the pathos Ut it, the ctlchunt!ncnt Of it.
>otatag III ING world was ever 50 sweet, SO
racions, 50 tender, SO holy, SO moving. made
ny stay very brief; l WIS beginning to cS-
ericnce emotions Of. Il sort not proper to the |
t,Illt1la1ldant Of Il fortress.
Next day issued orders which stopped the |
a W. ',.. aau st: l Inen I1lloWcu three or
xcjtcmeuts-and ;rri1ations fho+ ,,.,u- 1
Ioupnr of nv fr1,nIncr-hov 1fnt NM co.nn. |
crweant Kayburn ouc morning nnrl save. |
.tThar new boy
c,r- ,,,.-,,,- ,,..
0st- '1oHt1 s4h&A->oss Sti~
- !" how.