The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-02


time 20 recover; and, somehow, he dropped
of 90 sleep, aud slept like q top until the
daylight was streaming into the room,
and the bells high up in the great tower
of Che parish were ringing for saints
day celebration
Thus Tommy got uncommonlv well over
the episode OF the dinner at the mess of
his new regiment. But lac thought he
ought 90 go zap and call. so that II Le had
in thc ftutcst degree upset J. command
ing officer that was 70 be. Be would te
able GO SEQ 10 straight and not start IS
&c were, with g biack mari, against his
name.
So Lc went mp 60 the infantry barracks
ana asked lor Nj HcrcsioTd. Who was lac
found. Do his own room, whittier Lo went
in s,sr,h of h.m
Beautiful jim was lying in big chair
with e. novel and pipe. enjoying the first
half hour of rest lac had had that day /
TIE looked up and laughed as Tommy /
entered
"ual3 youngster is that your How .
are yous hc remarked. speaking IN /
more friendly and civil tone than ms /
feelings would have indie. ed had they /
been on the surface
Tommy sat himself down Oh the edge
oi the cot and informed Beautiful jim.
with "a man about town cir that lac felt
ga bt chippy
And / don't wonder al 1t. returned
the other. CURLY od made regal
splash here last night.
10 m-Lt have been The accent Of re.
bukc iu Bercsiord tone know not, bat
certain Il IS that Tommy turned brazen
an go once.
That's a good thing. he remarked,
suiiy 4 never like putting myself Tor
wand but auythings better than medi.
ouity." and with that he got up and
hook himself out as II were. staggering
ID Tie glass above the fireplace aid stand.
iuz there just In front Of Beautiful jim
disgGs,cd nose. prceLing himself as you
may see C. peSoock preening lis feather
u the sun.
IL is safe 20 sag that at that moment nc
fairly stuuk H. Beautiful jim ncstris.
-Its al vcsy fine. yOungstcr be said
ina tone which lac tried hard 10 MAKE
fairly civil. but the sort of splash yot
made last night won't DO amy good Ia the
REGIMENT not any good but good dcal
NJ marin. Why. -- IT, mcdiOcrity viii
stand You I'm good stead long after thai
knd II splash has sent you TO the deyil.
Tommy turned round with al innocenl
What didIdo. he asked Il didn't
stand on tie table did T..
Worse than that returned Jim.
II didn't call Ally one a ---- cad. oid !.
.No. bat you might have got over tha'
In time If you had owned that your hea'
wouldn't stand liquor
81 .Then what did dot' Tommy was oe
8 ginning TO get alarmed, and showed H.
u II didn't shv the knives about, or any
thing of that sort surely
Il Beautiful jim burst out laughing
10 Look here Young nm he remarked
E You've got very fair notion Of YOU
~ own qualities, your position, your ap
~ pearancc your-yOur everything lou
tbe last Of the Earles --
y "D-n the Earles, put IN Iomul!
'" Who had no sort Of respect Tor his posi'lQ,'
, asthe last Of q proud race though u
D ukcd others TO have, none better
!. with all NY heart. " said Jim:
viii DO Won 40 good i'm the BlanIshlre re
49, rimeut ever to remember II again. Du
You're q y0uugster. new idea Il scrap
wart As yet-and for you TO give you
opinion among field officers on suOJecSs
which YOU arc totally Ignorant, ana aOo1
81. which your opinion has not peen w
Us osked T. not the way TO become poPu'
-. officer when you join. And lnen 10 Oe %
"a to an by trying to chan CrqunSI1 "a :.
~ Black Horse. who got the leveITsl ny.
10 and the clearest Judgment ana the Aeel
lo ost Wit ard the most singing tongue
'i amy man i'm the British army, take IL ITO
0rc end 10 the other; Urquhart, VINO
e5 rba coolest. pluckiest beggar that CIV
yea frod-for "a scrap like you TO Try ana De
"o linn with YOUR tOngue-why, IL ia
'- ,,3icrous and it won't do, Tommy al
tho sooner YOU make up your hlliu ~ W
tAc better r.--..... l.,,
,t and Irazen front had given place TO uS'
u. li.roav and CONSERVATION long Oel,
'-' psautiful Jim had come TO an emu Oh
~s' '-,Toorl,s His smooth young ia" leli
.i'-I .nrth of u fiddle. and lac looked
''' -IntL liz picture Of aUject misery
.'t aIyf.st au as, must have been.
ip, -iaculsted , Ian, al
delighted caudJr.
and what consummate .3ol tie
~ --.,..+ Law. thought ne, lie went
...- rarer being above blaming hiInseH NJ
W. la found himself fairy eorneIed.
Ind .rriav aid said jim promptly.
cgI Ana as f,r Col UrquhaIt '- he
lad ,i.rei ia u zone If despair so intense
ID, E,,,,if..l lin. relouted somewhat ana /
.t o''5' of weil as TO that. hc said.
f.t .... III in3ii9us deiDelatlon d.
you Is+ don't know that it matters
.l,t .'@'b what IlQulat thinks Ci COZ
i O.! |.sa devilish clever chap ahdoi,.o
t.st ~ Keen OH the right side OF DIl
i.ls. -i.s came tims UrqUhart ala your O.
Int .,.5 frbo felt inclined 10 forget INC
,ia+ '-, .,,,,.lj vs1-. soon make him remeu
-t1 n ait't So much what OrquhaI
N.irl ~ vour checking him, as WhSI
he'd t-Ijous III think Of yoaF cAoe'
Ola TrouAaIt j. you seer e-..t
q'.p.rov did See and was conn VI zee
ttot noint but he was sun teIIiDiy
used In mind at what he hao uo''S'
''. IN Son't Know what can do. Il
rs H. - for obout the twentieth l
par f0b think III send in NY paper
Was once ] won't Join at all ~,
inter- ny ~you young duftrr laughed Beau
"a. DO ,... ,.,ybst rot YOU talk! Why
SO ITO oi.,.. If Won ne going 10 sneak away
"'''~ mistake You make by mahh
allied 49, l.,If nj it. how do Won ever I'LL
and Wv make q decent soldV, Vi ANY
'"5e elset t,,o
Glory But what must do' WI
.ldut live IL down, Of course. o"
.ye o III ebout IL forever. but yon
S aaIo mp 'y Your mind to bear it, and =,
staid a -i1' 80 was not another man a.
Dung az ~ not even including old Jane
. gen. self who would have dared to 90 IL.
autly Jane repeated Tommy ta ili
heuc rather brighter tone, and WHO , Is %
DIT air oh we call the colonel Jane
10 has plied Jim. with a laugh. r., ,
Il See. We'll, do YOU think
imme lust 20 away and come TO JON a. Il
W. fbr 'a 0f course DO Why but
expect he turned his heau a. SOM %o 0' roaTec
,omm, Them the door opened, and the officer
stead, handing tie regiment, that Is
IA .,,o,l p.,.o. entered