New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15

pulling Dedrslcy SahiD hait. ,or inst so lone
as a man needs to cook the Midday meat nc nc
small man ipi the red coat lad PoseSsyu ninscl !,
Of Dearsey Sahibs watch No. ne ~" at "er,ain
seasons made cutlery, and the twain cedseu ,ilvil
combat. which was like the combat OF HounS oh hs
in spring Both men We're ere yd than the other
Soo;ng ibis and fearing for his hic-oecause we
greatly loved hm-some NIFTY OF US inaue Si'iio -
rush upou the red-coats buu d ILL., 80 ho 90,
fnscd with the small man, or the lat man VINO
sonoht that man. we affirm. ran upon Us anu
of ms Ne embraced some ten or MY ~ @ arms
and beat our heads together, 30 .l"' W VI, =; ,
GOOD to interfere with the fghtings o, wnee neI'
After that Dearsley Sahlb iell am u,d hoo
,hest mon iumped upon his stomach ana despolled
him of All his money, and attemp'eu 10 IRE me
nav shed and departed. Is it true that Dealrsey
Sabih makes no complaint of these, latter things
having been d,ne? We w fcrs ,yos no naIanouin
n nnar oI The me- nav she'd What do we know about
neIanonins Is it true that Dearsley Sahlo does
n noS for IN DAYS? This is the fault Of those
ness lor IN The red coats who should be severely
punished for Dearsley Sahib Is potr our latheF II
and mother. and we love him ma ,ri let he1, IL
noarsiev Sahib does not return TO ms place al
ali we will speak the truth. mere was u
naIonnuin. for the up-keep of when we were
n eucb mmictings Dearsey Sahb allowed US to
wn SUI ohcSance 10 him before the palanquln.
VIA, could we do? We were poor men lie
took full half of our wages T M h three mrn
in red cots bore the palanquin upon ther
ar i1 denarted All the money that Dearsey Sahib
had taken from us was IN tne Thousa ,r5
nalanouin Therefore they stole II. II .nousanu i
nf runees were there-all our money III was our
bank-box. to fill which we cheeriuy con.rInuteu
70 Dearsley Sahib three sevenths ol otr MUMMY
viii the eve of disfavor? Before G9d, there was
a palan0uin, and now there is no PalanqulnI ana
il they send the police here to make lhq.lIsltlon,
we can only say that there never mas peeh any
palanouin. why should palanquln be near these
works? We are poor MN, and we know ho.hihs'
Sucb is the simplest version of the simplest
story connected with the descent upon Dearsley'
From tbe Inns of the coolies received IT, Deafsley
bimeelf was in no condition to say any thing, and
Wulvanev preserved massive silence broken
only by the occasional licking OF me Ups: lie
had seen a fight so gorgeous that even MS power
of sneech was taken from hin. J respected that
reserve until, three days after the affair, dis
covered in a disused stable IN my quarters "a
naianouin Of unchaStened splendor-evldently IN
ast DAYS the litter of queen The pole whereby
r. SWING between the shoulders OF the bearers was
rich with the painted PAPER maehe OF cashmere.
The shoulder pads were of yello SILK me panels
of The litter itself were ablaze with the loves
If all the rods and gOddesSes of the HlndOo Pam
theon-lacquer cedar. The cedar sliding doors
were fitted with hasps OF translucent Jalpur
enamel and ran in grooves shod with silver
The cushions were of brocaded Delhi silk, and the
curtains which once hid any glimpse OF the beauty
of the kings palace were sim with gold; closer
investi cation showed that the entire fabric was
everywhere rubbed and dscolored 10y time and
wear: but even thus it was Sufficiently gorgeous
70 deserve housing on the threshold -i royal
zcnana | found no fault with II, EXCEPT that II
was in nv stable Then, trying 10 lift II by the
siver-shod shoulderpO i laughed Inc ROAD
from Dearsley's ray-shed to the cantoninent was
a narrow and uneven one, and traNersed oy .iFre
very inexperienced palanquin- bearers one OF whom
was sorely battered about the head, must have
hecn a path of torment. Still, did not quite
recognize the right OF the three muskefeers TO
turn me into fence for stolen property.
Pm askin' YOU TO warehouse ut" said Null
vanev. when he was brought to consider the
question. There's no steal In ~ DedrSley
tould us we cud have ut If we fought. JOCK
fonght-an' oh, sorr, when the throuble was at
uts finest an Jock bleedin like a STUCK
pig. an little Orth'ris was shquean on one
leg chew!n' big bites out az Dearslcys watch |
wrd ha' given my place at the fight TO have had
you see wan round. lie TUX Jock, as l Ss.
picioned he would, an Jock deceptive. Nine
rOun's they were even matched, an al the tehth-
About that paanqu1 now nherG nEb 'he e95
il here You will understand that the Queen
Gcd bless her does not reckon for prlIlt soldier
to kape eepints an paanqnndS "a an dO sIc9 rom
Dcarsley's through that cruel scrub that near
broke 0rth'ris's heart we set ut in the ravne LOT
a night. an thief av porcuplne an a cFet-caU
av of a iacI<al roasted in ut, as well we knew IN
the mornin'. ! put ut to you sorr, Is an elegaht
paanquin. fit for tine princess. the natural aUldin
place av all the vernn III cantonm NM Is, re we
your shtable DO not let your conscience prick.
Think of the reioicin' men in the pay-shed yonder
-loOkin' at Dearsley Wld his head uea up IN q
towel-an' well KNOWN that they can dhraw their
nav ivry month widout soppaees for RIFLES. IN
directly, sOrr you have rescued from an on
prncipled ~ night hawk the peas2nthry av
numerous village. An, besides VIII LET that
sedan-chair rot on our hands? Not |. lis not
every day piece av pure loolry comes into the
market. There's not king widn these forty
Il -. Aop he Ion
-" not king wud not be glad TO buy ut. Some
day meself. whin l have leisure. III take Ut up
along the road an dishpose av ut
How?" said l. for 1 knew the man was
capable Of anything
Get into ut, av coorse and keep wan eye open
through the curtains Win see a likely man av
the native persuasion, VIII descend blushln'
from my canopy ana say say bHy ia Fa n ye
carry me first, though; and that's impossible till
next payday.
Curiously enough, Learoyd, who had fought for
tho Drize and i'm The winning secured the highest
pleasure life had 10 offer HIN, was alto
gether disposed to underValue II, While Ortherls
openly said 1t would be better To break the thing
up. Dearsley, he argued, might be many-sidod
man, capable, despite his magnificent fighting
qualities, OF setting in motion the machinery OF
the civil lava thing much abhorIed by The
soldier Under any circumstances their fun
had come and passed; the next payday was
close at hand, when there would be beer for all
Wherefore longer conserve the painted palanquin !?
A irst-class riAeshot an good little man
av your inches you are said Mulvaney Bat
Won nver had head worth a sOft-boiled egg
Ills me has to lie awake nights schamin' an
pottin' for the three US. Orthris, me son.
It's no matther few gallons av bcer-no, nor
twenty gallons-but tubs an watts an firllin, in
that ,edan-chair. Who ut was, an what ut was
an how ut got there, we do not know; but
know in my bones that you an me an Jock wild
his sprained thumb will get fortune thereby
Lave me alone an let me think"
Meantime the palanqun stayed in my stall. the
KEY 10 which was in Mulvancy's hands.
Payday camc and with il beer 1t was not
in experience 10 hope that Mulvancy, dried by
four weeks drouth would avoid excess. Next
morning he and the pIlanquin had disappeared
lie had taken the precauton of getting three days
leave to see friend on the railway and the
colonel, well knowing that the seasOnabe out
burst was near and hoping it would spend its
force beyond the limits of his jurisdiction, cheer