New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22

an the bhoys was glad TO see mc-al excipt Pes
Barney, wild eye like 4 tomato five days IN ths
bazaar. an a nose 10 corrcspon. They come rouho
me an shuk me. an ! torld thin | was IN priVi'
employ wild an income av me own, an DRAWN,
room fit TO bate thu Quanc's: an wild me lies an
me shrories an nonsnse ginrally. | kept EN-
| quiet, i'll wan way an another. knockn ro.h
| the camp. Twas bad even thin whin | was inc
Angl av Peace.
Il talked to me ouh non-coms-thcy was sober
an betune me an thin we wore the draf owe, over
into thfSr tents at the proper time The litte
orfcer bhoy he comes round, decint an CIVIL
Rough quarters, men, SCI he; but you cant can
look to be as comfortable as in barricks. we
must make the best av things. Eve shut my eyes
to dale az dogs trick to-day, an now there
must be no more av Mt
No more we will Come an have dhrink
me SON. SCI Peg Rarncy, staggerin where he stud
Me little OFFICER bhoy KEEP his timper poo
YOU'RE q su!ky swine, sou are seq reg
Barney, an at that the men in the tent began
to laugh
II tould YOU me orfccr bhoy had BOWLS lie
cut Peg Barney rs near as might he on the oi
that I'd squshed whin We first met. Peg whit
spnnn acrost the tent
d" Peg him ort SORT sez I. in a whisper
Peg him out SCI nc OFFICER bhOy. up loud,
just as if twas battal;onprade, an he pickln his
wurrd' from the Sarcint
The n0n-coms thl; Peg Parncy-a howln hand
full he was-an in three n.iruts he was pegecd
out-chin down. ht-dlrawn-on his stummick,
a peg TO each arm an leg, swearn' lit l" turn
IA naygur white.
lux peg an JlUlncu NJ ltO HIS ugly ,J'""
Bite on that, Peg Barney | seq: the night is
scttin' frosty an you'll hc wantn divarson ne,
fore the mornin' But for the Kig'la,ions You'd
re bitin' on bullet now at the thrlanglcs' reg
"All the draf was ont ny their tents watchin
Barney bcin' pcggcd.
IT'S agin the Rig'lations! He stroolS him =
scrcechcs ont Scrub Greene who always a
lawyer; an some of TIE men TUX up The shouih
" Peg out that man. scz my orfcer hhoy; hlver
losn his timpcr: an the non-coms wlnt III ana ana
4 out Inc
Barney.
Il cud see that the draf was comm roun'.
The men stud not KNOWN fwhat to do ~,
Get 70 Your tents SCI me ori'cer phoy
'Sargint put a sintry over these two men,
The men wint back into the tents like iackals.
an the rest az the night there was no noi'e AT
an Scrub Greene blubbcrin' like a child. Twas
n chilly night. an faith, ut sObcrcd Peg barney
Just before rcvelly. my orr Ger bhoy comes
Ght an Scrub @T wn wa
word, but Peg Barney, stih with the cowld. Siui
like sheep. thryin' 10 make his orfccr under
sthand he was sorry for plain the goat. ~
There was no tucker in the draf whin ut icll
in for the march, an divil wurrd about lie
gality' cud | hear.
II wint to the ould color:sarrint an | SCI
Let me die III glory SCI i've seen "'" '''''
man he is. SGT ould Hother the draf'S
as sick as a herrin'. They'll all go down TO the
sea ike lambs. That 6hoy has the bowls av a
Amin sez |. AN good luck 20 wild him
wherivcr he be- by land or by sea. Let me KNOW
how the dr2f gets clear
AN do you know how they did That bhov,
so | was tould by letter from Bombay bully,
damned EN- down to the dock till they cndnt c'il
their sowls their own. From the time they lcit
me OF till they tween decks. not wan av thin'
was more than dacinty drunk. An ny the
holy Articles of War. whin 'l"y wln' aboard 'UcN
chccred him till they cndnt spa he an mat. marx
Won. has no, come about wild a draf in The min ~
nv Twin man. Nou look 10 that littI" orr Ger
hboy He has bowls. It's not ivry child that
WIND chuck the Rig'l1tons 10 flanders an sir"tch
Peg Barney on n wink from \ brokin' an diIapi-
dated Guild carkiss like meNilf I'd he proud ~
Terence. you're a civilian said pinah Shadd'
warninrly. ,,.., ,,.ul ,,r,o,
so | am-so I am. Is M lkcv VIVA lorEr,,
-, pr, Lo ,ros a gran bhoy all the same. an
I'm only mud'prcr wild hoh on my shonidthers
The whiskcv's in the heel AZ your hama. SOFT
wild your good lave well drink TO the QUO iS
mint three iinccrs-standin' up
And we drank.