New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25

How before der battle pops,
Take a little prayer 10 IImmel
Ind go0t long drink Of schnapps
-(llans BrcitmannS BALLADS.
"Mary Mother Mercy, fwhat the divil pos
,ist us TO take an kapc this melancolous coun-
tbry? Answer me that, Sorr.'
1t Mulvaney who speaking. The hour
was | o'clock of q sitting hot June night, and
the place the main gate of Fort Amara, most
desolatc and least desirable of all fortrcsscS in
India What doing there at that hour is
question which only concerns McGrath. tho
Sergeant of the Guard, and tic men the gate.
SHAPE said Mulvancy. is a shuparfuous
necessity. This gyard II SHAY lively till re-
lievcd7 He himself was stripped to the waist;
Learoyd on the next bedscad was dripping from
the skinful of water which Ortheris. arraycd only
in white trousers had Just sluiccd over his
shoulders; and fourth privat. was muttcrng
uneasily as he dozcd open-mouthed in the glare
of tie great guard-antcrn. The heat under the
bricked arclway terrifying.
" The worst night that liver | reminder Eyahl
Is all He'll loose this tide ," said MuvaneY.
puff of burning wind dashed through the wicket
eat" like 4 wave of the and Ortheris swore
g. Are We more heaSy. joel, ?" he said TO Iearoyd.
Put Yer cad between your legs. It'll 30 OFF in
a minute"
Al don't care. All would no. care, bat ma
heart 5 paayin tivvy-;iyyy on ma ribs Let me
die! oh leave me die" eroancd the huge York
s,ilcmar, who feeling the heat ecutcly, being
O. ncshh build.
The sleeper under The lantern reused for q
moment and raised himself on his elbow Die
and he damned ,hcu:' lie sad. Tin damned
AID can't die
Who's tlat>" | whispered for tie voice was
new 10 me.
Gentlemen boTT.7 said Muvoney; corp'r
. wan year. s9rgint mex. Rcdhot on his emission
lnt dhrnks like a fish. He'll be gone before the
'covld wcather's here. So"
Tie slipped his boot, and with the naked
jnsj Touched the trigger OF lis Martini. Orthers
misunderstood the movement and the next instant
The Irislnnan's rife dashed aside. while Orthe-
is stood before Lin, his eyes blazing with re-
proof
"Iou.~ said Orthcris. My Gawd. YOU, If
il ,eas YOU ,vot would we do?"
KIP" que. little man. - said Mu'vancy. putting
in aside. but very gently; " lis rot me- nor
WI ~ ne whole Oman Shadd's here vas
hrt saowin' something"
Lcaroyd, bowed lis tcdstcad -roaned ard
The gentlemen ronkcr sehcd in his sleep Orthc-
is took Mulvanc~'s rendered pouch and we
three smoked eraycly Tor space while the dust
devils danccd on the s,acls and secured the red
HIT plains without
Pop" said Orthcris, wip:ng lis forehead.
Don't t1ntalizc via talkin drink,
III shtuf YOU into your own brecch-block an
fire you OF =" granted Mulyancy.
Orthcrs chucklcd and from niche in the
veranGa produced Sin bottles Of ginccradc.
Where did sc get ut. ye Machlavcl?" said Null
vaney. It's bazaar pop
'Ow do Iii know wot the orfccr5 drink -
answered Orthcrs. "ArSt The mess-man.7
Yell have a DISTRICT Coortnartial settin' on
We yet, me son." said Mulvaney, but"-hc opened
bottlc-"I will not report yc this time Fwhat's
in the iness-kd is mint for the belly, they
say Specially whiu that mate is drink. Here's
luck bloody war or u no, we've got the
sicky season. War, thin!H-hc waved the in
nocent pop to the four quarters of heaven.
Bloody war; North, East, South an West!
Jock. yc quakin' hayrck, come an drink"
But Learoyd half-n.ad with the fear Of death
presaged in the swelling veins Of his neck.
imploring his Maker to strike him dead, and
fighting for moro air between his prayers. A
second time OrtherlS drenched the quiyering body
with water and tie giant revived.
An Ali divnt see thot is i fcttlc for
gooia' on TO live; an All divn't see thot there is
owt for Z Twin for. Hear now, lads! Ah'm tired
tired. There's nobbut waiter i ma bones. Let
ne die
The hollow OF the arch gave back Lcaroyd's
broken whisper in a bass boom. Mulyaney looked
at me hopclcssly, but remembered how the mad
Ecss Of despair had once fallen upon Orthcrs, that
weary, weary afternoon in the banks Of the Khcmi
River, and how 1T had been exercised by the
skilful magician Mulyaney
Talk, Terence | said or We shall have
Learoyd Singing loose, and he'll BE- worse than
ortheris was. Talk! He'll answer to your
voice.
Almost before Orthers had dcftly thrown all
the rifles Of the guard Mulvancys bedstcad, the
jrishniahs voice was uplifted as ne Of one in
lhe middle Oh story and, turning TO me- he said
In baTricks or out Of il, as you say, sorr, an
Oirsh rig mint is the diyil an more lis only
NJ for young man wild dedicated istcses. o, the
crane av disruption is an Oirish rig'mint, an
uppin, tcarin ragin scatthcrcrs in the field av
war! Ny first rig mint was Olrish-Faynians an
rcbils 10 the heart Of their marrow was they an
70 they fought for the Wildly bctther than most,
helm contrairy-Oirish They was the Black
Tyrone You've heard av thin. sorr ?"
Heard Of them! knew the Black Tyrone for
the choicest collection Of unmitigated backguards
ogsteaiers robbers OF hen-roosts. assaultcrs Of
innocent citizens and reckessy daring heroes in |
the army list. IIaf-Europe and half Asia has
had cause 10 know the Black Tyrone-good-luck |
be with their tattercd c0lors as glory has ever |
boon
They was hot pic<s an gingcrl cut a |
mans head tn deep wild my belt in the days av
my youth, an afther some circumstances which |
Will oblitherate. | came 10 the Ould Rig'mint |
bearing the character av n man wild hands an |
'eet But. as was goin' 10 tell YOU fell acrost |
the Black Tyrone asin wan day whiu we wanted |
'l'm powerful bad. Orth'ris. me sou. fwbat was ]