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

0oln sucn-an III was on v WlShful Tor x
desert You are maxim bigger bloomin
show o. yourself now
"Don't mind him, Mulvaney,,' 1 said
"DinAh Shadd won't let you hang yourself
yet awhile, and you don't intend to try tc
either. Let's hear about the Tyrone and
O'Hara."
There's no fool like an ould fool You
know you can do anythin' wild whin I'm
talkin'. Did I say wud like to cut Null
Inns liver out? 1 deny the imputashin, for
tear that Orth'ris here wud report me, ahl
You wud dip me into the river, wud you?
Sit quiet, little man. Anyways, Mullins
isn't worth the trouble av an extry p'rade,
an will trate him wild outraiis contimpt.
The Tyrone an O'Haral O'Hars an the
Tyrone, begadi Ould days are hard to
bring back into the mouth, but they're al
ways inside the head"
Following long pause:
1.-THE Tyrone was recruited any fashion
in the ould days. A draf' from Come
MARA draf' from Portsmouth, draf'
from Kerry-an' that was a blazin' bad
draf'-here, there an Everywhere"
''But to reshume. Ny room-'twas before
was married-was wild twelve av the scum
ay the earth, the pickin's av the gutter
name men that wud neither laugh nor talk
not vet get dhrunk as a man Shud. They
thried some av their dogs thricks on me,
but dhrew line round my cot, an the
man that thransgressed ut wint into hos
pltal for three days. good.
"O'Hara had put his spite on the room
he was my color sargint-an' nothin' cud
we do to plaze him. 1 was younger than 1
am now, and tux what got in the way av
gall and punishment dhrill wild my tongue
in nv cheek. But was diferint wild the
others, an why I cannot say, except that
some men are burrun name and 60 to dhirty
murdher where a fist is more than enough.
Afther a whole they changed their chune to
me an was desp'rit frien'ly, all twelve av
thin cursin' O'Hara in chorus.
'Eyah, sez ], '0'Hara's a divil and I'm
not for denyin' ut, but is he the only man in
the wurruld? Let him go. He'll get tired
aV fndin' our kit foul our 'contrements on
properly an KEEP
"'We will not let him CO. sez they,
"'Thin take him. sez l. an a poor yield
yen get for your trouble
"'Is he not misconductin' himself?' sez
another.
"'Has he not put his spite on the roomful
sv us? Can we do anythin' that he will not
check us for p sez another.
"'That's thrue,' sez 1.
Twill We not help US to do ought % says
another, "a big, bould man like you.'
"I will break his head upon his shoul-
others av he puts hand on me, sez 1; 4 will
give him the lie av he says that Pm dhirty,
an wud not mind ducking him in the ar
tlllery throughs if ut was not that I'm thry-
ing for my sthripes.'
"'Is that all We can do o sez another.
Have ye no more spunk than that, We
blooo-dhrawn calf?'
'Blood-dhrawn L may be- sez 1, gettin'
back to nv cot an maxim my line round ut;
kv,f 4hoT L.
acrost this mark will be more hlood-dhrawn
than me. No man gives me the name in nv
mouth, sez 1. Understand, will have no
part wild you in anythin' you do, nor will 1
raise nv fist to my superior. Is any wan
comm on p sez l.
''They made no move, tho gave thin
full time, but stud growlin' an snarlin'
together at wan ind av the room. tux IN
my cap and wint out to canteen, thinkin' no
little av mesilf, an there grew most unda-
cintly dhrunk in my legs. Ny head was all
reasonable.
'Houligan,' seq to man in E Com
pany that was by way av bein' frind av
mine, I'm overtuk from the belt down. Do
you give me the touch av your shoulder to
presarve my formation an march me acrost
the plain into the high grass. I'll sleep ut
of there sez 1; an Houligan-he's dead
now, but good he was while he lasted,
walked wild me, givin' me the touch whin / |
Wint wide, ontil we came to the high grass,
an my faith, the sky an the earth was fair
rowlin' undher me. 1 made for where the |
grass was thickust, an there L slep' off nv
liquor wild an easy conscience. L did not |
desire to come on books 70 frequint; nv |
character havIn' been shpotless for the good |
half aV 8 year.
"Whin reused the dhrink was dyin' out |
in or1s fplf hod bol
to hold nv liquor wild comfort in thin 6avs. |
'Tis little betther 1 am now. Il will get |
Houligan to pur q mussick over my head
thinks !, an wud ha' risen, but heard |
some wan say: 'Mulvsney can take the
blame av ut for the bIackslidin' hound ne
is. Ohio! sez l, an my head rang like
gong; 'Fwhat is the blame that
this young man must take to oblige Tim
For twas Tim Vulmea that
Iphoke.
81 turned on my belly an crawled through
the grass, bit at time, to where the
spache came from. There was the twelve av
nv room sittin' down in a little patch, the
dhry grass wavin' above their heads an the
sin aV black murdher in their hearts put
The stuff aside to get clear view.
Fwhat's that? sez wan man, jumpin'
up.
"A dog sez Vulmea. You're a nice
hand to this job! As 1 said, Mulvaney will
axe the blame av ut comes to a pinch,
'Tis harrad to swear mans life away
ez q young wan.
Thank We for that thinks I. Now.
what the divil are you paragins conthrivin'
gainst me?'
lis as easy es dhrinkin' your quart
ez Vulmea. AT or thereon O'Hara will
ONE aerost to the married quarters. Wan
V us ii pass the wurrud to the room an we
htart the divil an all av a shine-laughin'
n crackin' on an t'rowin' our boots obout. |
hin O'Hara will come to give us the ordher
} be quiet, the more by token, bekaze the
pom lamp will be knocked over in the
lrkin'. He will take the straight road to
ne inn door, where there's the lamp in the
eranda, an that'll bring him clear against
ne light as he shtands. He will not be able
} look into the dhark Wan av us will
pose of, an close shot ut will be, an |
name to the man that misses. Twill be {
lulvaney's rifle, she that is at the head of J
he rack; there's no mistakin' that long
ltocked piece even in the dhark' 6
''The thief misnamed my ould firm piece 6
ut av jeaiousy-I was persuaded av that
an ut made me more angry than all.
'But Vulmea goes on: 'O'Hara will dhrop, 6
a by the time the lights lit again there'li 6
: some six aY US on the chest av Mulvaney 6
wing murdher. Mulvaney's cot is near the ,
ID door, an the shmokin' rifle will be lyin' ,
ndher him whin we've knocked him over.
1e know, an all the rig 'ment knows that |
Lulvaney has given O'Hara more lin than
" wan av us. Will there be any doubt at | I
lie coort-martial? Wud II honust sodger ,
)ys swear away the life av a dear, quiet,
man such as is Mulvanev- I