Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15

half dozen bottles of the latter, but since
the Sahib was friend of Richie Sahib and
the butler was a poor man
gave my order quietly and returned 10
the bridge. Mulvanev had taken on his
boots and was dabbing his toes in the water,
Learoyd was lying on his back on the pom
toon and Ortheris was pretending to row
with big bamboo.
"I'm an ould fool," said Mulvaney, re-
fectively, "dhraggin' you two out here be-
kaze 1 was under the Black Dog sulkin'
like child. Me that was soulderln' whin
Mullins was shquealin' on a eounterpin for
foive shillin's a week, an that not paidi
Bhoys, I've tux you four miles out Of nat
ural pervarsity. Phewp
"Wot's the odds as long as you're 'appy?"
said Ortheris, applying himself afresh to
the bamboo. "As we'll ERE as anywhere
else"
Learoyd held up rupee and an eight
anna bit, and shook his head sorrowfully.
Flower mile from t. eanteen, all along o
Mulvaney's blarsted pride"
81 know ut" said MulVaney penitently.
"Why will ye come wild me? An yet
| wud be mortal sorry if We did not ANY time
though 1 am ould enough to know bet
ther. But will do penance. will take
dhrink of wather."
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the forest bungalow was standing near the
railing with a basket, uncertain how to
Chamber down to the pontoon.
"Might knowd you'd got liquor out O.
bloomin' desert, sir" said Ortheris grace
| fully to me. Then, to the butler: EASY
| with them there bottles. They're worth
| their weight in gold. Jock, ye long-armed
| beggar, get out O. that an hike 'em down?"
| Learoyd had the basket on the pontoon
| in an instant, and the three musketeers
gathered around it with dry lips. They
| drank my health in due and ancient form,
| and thereafter tobacco tasted sweeter than
ever. They absorbed all the beer and dis
posed themselves in picturesque attitudes to
| admire the setting sun, no man speaking for
a while.
Mulvaney's head dropped upon his chest
and we thought that he was asleep.
"What on earth did you come 80 far for7'
whispered to Ortheris.
''To walk i'm orr, O. course. When 'e's
been checked we allus walks i'm OFF. e
amt fit to be spoke to those times, nor e
amt fit to leave alone, neither. So We takes
i'm till e is.
Mulyaney raised his head and stared
straight into the sunset. "I had nv rifle"
said he, dreamily, "an' had my bay'nit,
an Mullins came round the corner, an he
looked in my face an grinned cishpiteful.
You can't blow your own nose, ses he.
Now cannot tell lwhat Mullins expayri-
ence may ha' been, but, Mother av God, he
was nearer to his death that minut' than
have liver been to mihe-an' that's less than
the thickness av hair"
Eyes," said Ortheris, calmly, you'd look
fine with all your buttons toek OFF an the
band in front o. you walkin' round slow
time. We're both front rank men, me an
jock, when the rig iminst's in 'ollow square.
Bloomin' fine you'd look"
"Mullinsl Wot's:: ::MuIlins2" said Lesroyd
slowly. "Ah'd take a comply O. Null
linses-ma hand behind me. Sitha, Null
yany dunnot be fool.''
"You were not checked for fwhat you did
not do, an made mock av afther. Twas
for less than that the Tyrone wud ha' sent
O'Hara to hades instid aV lettin' him 60 BY
his own choosin' whin Rafferty, shot him for
his divilment," retorted MulVaney.
Sand who stopped the Tyrone from doing
it?" asked.
'@That ould fool who's sorry he didn't
shtick the pig, Mullins" His head dropped
again. When he raised it he shivered and
put his hand on the shoulders OF his two
companions.
you've walked the diVil out aY me,
bhoys." said he.
Ortheris shook ont the red-hot dottel of
his pipe on the back Of his hairy fist
''They say hades's otter than that" said he,
as Mulvaney swore aloud. You be warned
30. LOOK yonderP'-hs pointed across the