Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03

kind, had striven in all hospitality to make
! him drunk. And when the Black Tyrone,
who are exclusively Irish, tail to disturb
| the peace Of head of a foreigner, that for
eigner is certain to be superior man.
The White Hussars were as conscientious
| in choosing their wine as in charging the
enemy. All that they possessed, including
some wondrous brandy, was placed at the
absolute disposition of Dirkovitch, and he
enjoyed himself hugely-even more than
among the Black Tyrones.
But he remained distressingly European
through 1t all. The White Hussars were
'Mv dear true friends, ''Fellow-soldiers
glorious" and Brothers inseparable." He
would unburden himself by the hour OIL the
glorious uture that awaited the combined
arms of England and Russia when their
hearts and their territories should run side
by side and the great mission OF civllizing
Asia should begin. That was unsatisfactory,
because Asia is not going to be civilized
alter the methods of the West. There is too
much Asia and she is too old. You cannot
reform lady o many lovers, and Asia has
heen Unsuitable in her firtations a.oretIme.
She will never attend Sunday school or
learn to vote s.,ve with swords for tickets.
Dirkovitch knew this rs we'll as anyone
else, but it suited him to talk special-cor-
respoDdently and to make himself as genial
us he could. Now and then he volunteered
little, very little information about his
own sotnia o COsSacks, lett apparently to
look alter themselves somewhere at the bsck
o bevond He had done rough work in
Central Asia, and had seen rather more
eIp-yourself fighting than most men of his
years But he was care vi never to Detray
his superiority, and more than are'ul to
praise on all occasions the appearance, drill,
uni orm and organization OF Her Majesiy's
White Hussars. Aud indeed they were
regiment 10 be admired. When Mrs. Dur
gan, widow o the late Sir John Durgan, ar
rived in their station, and after short
time hal been proposed to by every single
man at mess, she put the public sentiment
very neatly when she explained that they
were all 80 nice that unless she could marry
them all, inclHding the Colonel and some
majors already married, she vs not going
to content hersel with one hussar. Where
fore she welded little man in riff regi-
ment, being by nature contradictions; and
the White Hussars were going to wear
Grape on their arms, but compromised by
attending the wedding in uIl force, and
lining the aisle with unutterable reDroach.
She had Tilted them all from Basset-Hol-
mer, the senior captain. to little Mildred.
the junior subaltern, who could have given
her ga, 900 Il year and a title.
The only persons who did not share the !
general reg. lrd or the White Hussars were !
few thou and gentlemen of Jewish ex-
traction, who lived across the border, and |
answered to the name of Pathan. They had |
once met the regiment officially, and for |
something less than 20 minutes, but he !
which was complicated with many |
had filled them with prejudice. !
They even called the White Hussars chIl- |
dren o the devil, and sons OF persons whom |
it would be perfectly impossible 20 meet in |
decent society. Yet they were not above |
making their aversion fill their money belts. |
The regiment possessed carbines-heauti ul |
Martini Henri carbines that would lob a
hu let into an enemy's camp at 1000 yards, |
and were even handler than the long rifle. |
Therefore they were coveted all along the |
border, and since demand inevitably breeds |
supply they were supplied at the risk of lie !
AMI limb lor exactly their weight in coined
and one-half pounds weight |