The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
AN iRrsnnAN.s ADVENTURE.
HArpes's MAgaslae.l

The sun xss sinking over the pretty little town of SetaoAl, n the ~ess oi fors- ugal. ard it's last rays lighted up a vey stirring and pscfuresqe scene. Along the banks of the stream that ran through the great plain beyond the towa there seemed to be monster picnic gong on and, stranger siill. picnic made up en- urely of solilers- Camp hres were send ing up their thin blue smoke into the bright evening sky. MIskess ~ere " stacked on every slde like sheaves of corn, and men in gay uniforms were bGssllng around to and iro, carrying bread and rAiaon beet, hunting toT tuel, or fetch- ing ~4ieI from the riyer.
 Bu, the s,rAnsest thing of all vas thai the men on one side of the stream were all dressed lE rcd. and those on the other side ID blue In fact. the French ard English soldiers who had been hghung before SetubAl ~ere making iriends dur ing a shor truce, and having their sup pef together The French ,ned to talk Eng.Ish, the English ane lrIsh to talk French. and many shou, of good -ha- m0red laughter arose over each other : mistakes.
 \ tail, sine~y, bright-eyed TlpperAD boy "-one ot the famous Irish origad which acquired such terrible renown n this very w4I-~As dipping hls hot lace n the stream. when a voaee from the op- p.slte bank shouted:
 :. Hol. Monsieur PAueek. you come here stve ,oa some suppare.
 .' W ho that, Anny~ay, Pat asked PatrIck's rear rank man, Dents MoriAfsty
 -Whos that. isIt Sure he $ broth of boy in,iIeiy. whoever he is. Twas ne that ge. me thls httle remimbsAs yisteiday 1polnuns 10 A ie-.Iial sash in ms cheek and, oy the same token, wrote my name on that arrum he's got tca up sheIe. Come An, and I'll inthro )see ytz 70 hiin.
 A very merry party the three made The French trooper wound up the sappei ~ita French song. and Paddy gave hiu one lA irsSh, and they parted the best o friends; oui PAi ~hlspered ih Moriali,y cal Its Al ilhgant supper we've had D.nny but taim same chaps ~til be al thef givIn Us not breAkfAs; in the morn in
 oCAllAghAn's prophecy proved uus
 
 posts Sere drlycu ln by a large eodt Q French skirmlshers, and the battle so5I became general along the whole hne TEe tAenty ciehlh were ln the thlCKes oI the nsht, as usual. and tslce fepn!sec the attAoS oi a French gten.dier regt Ineni As the enemy fell back the secons time, the hot Irish blood could stand | no longer, and out rushed the twenty els huh men Tn pursuit, although their off eeEs, see,ns the danger, called loudly ts them 10 halt,
 But It is no easy matter to stop ar islshmaR when in chase of An enemy and the boys of the ouid brigade fol lowed ihe pursuit SC far tha. they go scattered. and fell into disorder Al ,ha moment the French drsgoons came do~i upon them like wnIIl~lnd, and padd, O-Caii4gh hAn, after hshilng ike s nero and knocking down men ngh, and lef, as fl he had been at Dom, brook iai, found himself separated rom his com rsdes, and ngh, m among the enemy.
 Just then A rideiless horse came flynn past, and Pat, making sudden sprung ciuiched the reIns, and was Iuss gotng l. scramble on its back, when he heard hi narne called, anu looking down, sAs d his fee; the bafi, form oi Dcnis MonArii,
 Are ye hur,, D.nny; asked . C,ilA ghan, ienderly
 '' They ve bIuk my arrum, the vska bones. gro~ied Moss4rl,y. An vd,C hoafse ~ith pain. is lIule use III b TOW. al all. al all
 But can ye, si; horse. me boy: r. aid yer less ye GO that. share not ~li yer ArTums.
 = Is Il sii horse ye mane rejoine' Moriari,y, d.sc -inig.iy. " Ai,h, ih.r Jtst gt ne vans; on the bAstes bte and 4v hes as wlld As Barney U Toole pig. I'll ssi . on hlm.
 Without another word, At lifted h. wounded comrade into the saddle. an, away went the horse and D:nis, who. a he had sad. stuck 70 hls seat as fl he ha' been glued.
 But Paddy's generous sel.-deso;io seemed likely 10 eos; him dear, for d that instant i've of the French dIagoon. catching sight oi his rel Jacket, cam charging down upon aim al! 4, once.
 Five 10 wan, Is il, ma;icred Paddy "Oeh, it's sartain the thieves have iArnc ,heir arithmetic. ana know that san Ins boy IS as good as i've Fnnchm4n ann ] day. Bu; ye don't git inc so AIsy, } ] frog g-ai:en' spaIPeens-s
 | With one bound he was behind tn trunk of huge csrk-tree ,ha, stood near i from which ready-made lntrenchmen the barrel of his musket poked oo, s ,hreainingly that the Freachmen pulle rather hastily.
 Whats the matter wid ye1 = shoG;e' O'CallAghAn. Come an. thin. Ike dS cent boys Don't ye sec me here w4i,in to spake ~id yez :"
 One of the dragoons hred his pistol but the shot only dre~ iAun,ing laugl ] from our hero. while the threatenin; mszzle fronted them al every turn. fzc which way they would Evidently psdd. was master of ihe situation, and the ms chiesous twinkle Of his blue e,es showed how thoroughly he enJoyedit. Bu; nos the dfagoons. enrAged 2, be ing held al bay 90 long oy one man, al vsded thetr forCes two wheeling toga4s