The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-29
SAVED FROM THE DRAFT.


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During tie darker days os the war.
when it, holiday features hsd gwen
place to genuine blocd snd universal
sorrow; when the dszxiing uniforms
had been dragged in the mad and dus;
of many campaigns. and the soSi Of
every Southern State hal swallowed up
the i NJ dust 81 brothers and Sous and
wh-a tbs roll Of drums AMI slaSh of
swords no longer wun new recruits ~
deaths grim carnival. there cam. tho
DRAFT with al tie hcncrs. bu; zone q:
The dearly-boGshi CORY os volunteer
service
Peter Duffy. an Irish hiscksmi,s. ~rh
a young wife ani a large family @: hep
les little Children. MA among the iirsi
In Southern Wisconsin To draw a sor-
rowful prize lie Tel, that he absolutely
could no; go He tired every way to
svade the cal! Of certain death. but mc,
with notARc but chagrin. rldscaic and
defeat
One day. Hon. james ". Earnest MAS
speaking ia the State Senate. whea n
messenger anne and told him ia, .
man outside the Senate chamber " sacd
10 see him Owing To sonic m~.>undcr-
standing. Mr. Dufiy VA u.hcrcd into
the rron. lie had q g odd deal ~ hair.
which he allowed "a grow in Mid pro-
fusion. He dad not hold himself ~
sible n amy way for that bar His head
innl.t III. an oil -. 49,
had been turned wrong SHE GA, hy .
cyclone and deserted bg 10. friends. lie
b-came the cynosurc oi all eve. TIL
speech lost its interest and anne Ia .
close.
Now. Peter" said Mr.. Earnest.
''whais the matter with yous'
"Sina;nr. I'm Kilt. I'm n cold carps..
Me wife il . w.ddy They do have m.
grated. Jim. Theirs only half "a moi.c
bcchunr ms, ami p~arosio.se want YOU
IL see the Prs ident. or Jill Davis. or
Gineral NichL.lllan. or SOM. ot them
byes and save me loifc. II We cant do
IL, Jim. I'm a gorn oop, and me wife IL
. weepiu' WILDLY bound fer the poor
hou e bcyant Hip me out. >inaior.
Pass 4 bill making It a hlony ON the
hoigh SAFE To graft an Irish orphan into
this ginernl ma.sacrec. do that Jim.
and II pray Ter W all me loi!e. aad the
Lord knows you made IL. too. and I'll
do all Yer black,ui.hin At half proice.
MIR. Larne,, thoGght al those things
werc iinprac,icab!e-
Peter. said be. '.you seem to be-
elected By IN overwhelming majority.
and IN afraid YOU resignation would
not be accepted. Unless Won :ail To pas
tie medical examination YOU will have |
"a 20. | guess"
Then Mr.. Duffy though, of some
thing.
''Sina,or. q tell the ,rooth. I can't
har, very veil mcsrlf. Win I WAS an
apprentice y r,si mools Knocked On.
out or me and impaired me
listener"
Mr.. Earnest had never noticed this.
but ne really didn't want a. see Duffy
and in the kindness 81 his heart he !,
encouraged the idea a little. lie even
over T. se. DIR. Hoyt Mt Camp
Randall. and while they made some
experiments with lemons and
and spirits, he drew the convcr-
toward Mr.. Duffy.
The next day Mr.. Earnest told Peter
~ come down 10 the Park Hotel and
visit HIM =: his room. Al the appointed
Senator Earnest produced a lis, III
questions and told him he world have
10 answer these satisfactorily. Pa
GENTLY they ~, to work lii. IA class 81
students who have secretly secured
at Of queries prior to the day II EXAM
nation. Every day after the legislative
had closed Mr.. Earnest would
-epair 10 his room in COMPANY with
Duffy. and they would 90 through
he rehearsal Finally the time for
examination came. md senator +.
had 10 90 o Camp Randall to
lssi.t- A question would be PROFOUND /,
ii to Peter. and he would turn with ,
,rcsi gravity and earnc.tncss to Mr..
.arDest by him. and ask:
"What do you say. JIM" Then /,
i'm womb ba~I tho question into Duff ,
of Year. Tn. examination went J
N first rate. only tina, Earnest nearly /.
led trying To keep n siraigh. face. /
inally came the last test. watch grn. /,
rally caught the importer DIR. Hoyt \
urncd with great DISCUS, Ia sfss other =
surgeons and said: \
Gentlemen. we don't want ihi. :
Jump on a log. He cans, near any 4
hing. think we had better leave the Z
wooden-head n: home.
Ihere hi. family n attend To him anil
ee that he don't miss the resurrection.
This was said in = low tone - voice q
catch the unwary Irishmnn. bat
|owly he turned ~ Senator Earnest
nj grasely inquired: ID
What do he say. JIM" -
Then Earnest. red in this fsos with !,
oppressed cmgtion. b~iiow@i into "
uffy's best ear. y
The - doctor says-you-eaBs- u
Ear - ANYTHING. He hnks-you b
ad-better stay here -whrrr-yosr r
-family-can -esll-youe- sssesfioa-h
n~rsurrcction- "-Bll Sy<. - :,
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