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

(Darrack room Ballad.
An awful thing has happened Ny friend
Private Mulvancy, who went home in the Scraps,
lime-exprcd, not very long ago has come back
20 India as a civilian, II was all Dinah Shadd's
fault. She could not stand the poly little lodg-
ines. ard she missed her servant Abdullah more
than words could tell. The fact was that the
Mulvaneys had been out here too long, and had
lest touch OF England.
>iUlVaucy knew contractor on one of the new
Central India lines and wrote to him for some
Surf OF work. The contractor said that if Null
Nancy coaid pay The passage he would give him
command OF a gang OF coolies for old sake's sake.
Tic ply was eighty five rupees month, and Dinsh
Shadd said that if Terence did rot accept she
woad make his life n bastcd pnrgathory.' There
fore the Mulvancys came ont as civilians which
WAS great and terrible fall: though Muvaney
tiled TO disguise il by saying that he was Ker mel
Oil tie railway line, an consequinshal man"
lie wrote an invitation, a tOol-indent
form, 10 visit him; and / came down 10 the funny
little construction" bungalow at the side Of the
lire. Dinah Shadd had planted peas in and
about. and nature had spread all manner Of
green stuff round the place. There was no change
in Mulvancy except the change of raiment. which
was deplorablc, but could not be helped lie was
standing upon his troy harangung a gang
man, and his shoulders well drilled, and bis
big, thick chin clean shaven ever.
I'm civilian ncw,' said Muvaney "Cdd
you tell that | was liver martial man. Don't
answer, sOrr, av you're strainin bctune a cOm-
plimint an lie. There's no houldin' Dinah
Shadd now she's got house av her own. Go
inside an drink tay out az chiny in the drrrraw-
in'-room, an thin we'll drink like Christians
undher the tree here Scutt, We naygur-fOlk .
There's Sahib come to call on me- an that's
more than he'll liver do for you unless you run !
Get out, an 60 on pilin' up the earth, quick till
shutdown"
When we three were comfortably settled under
the big ssham in front o. the bungalow, and the
first rush of questions and answers about Privat-s
Orthers and Learoyd and old times and places
had died away Muvaney said. relcctivcly :
Glory he there's E'rade Tomorrow. an no
bunheaded Corpril-bhoy to give you his lip. An
yit j don't know. IT'S hard TO he something
sc niver were an nivrr meant to be. an all the
ould days Shut up along wild your papers. Eyah'
I'm CROWN rusty it's the will av God that
man mustn't serve his Quone for time an all
lie helped himself TO a fresh peg and sighed
furousy.
Let your beard grow Mulvancy," said I,
and then you won't be troubled with those
notions You'll he real civilian"
Dinah Shadd had confided 70 me- in the draw
ing-room, her desire To Mulvaney into letting
his beard grow. Twas so civilian-like" said
poor Dinah. who hated her husbands hankcrinC
,or his old life.
Dinah Shadd, you're a disgrace 10 an honust
cane scraped mani" said Mulvaney. without re-
plying TO me. Grow beard your own chin,
darlint, and lave my razors alone they're all
that stand betune me and probability Az
didn't shave, i wud be tormlnteG wild an ont
RAYS thurrst; for there's nothn so dhryin TO the
throat as big bily-goat beard Vaughn urdher
the chm ie wuGn't have me drink always
Dinah Shadd? BY the same token, you're kapin
ne crooi dhry now Let me look at that whiskey. :"
The whisley was lent and returned, but Dinah
Shadd, who had been just eager as her husband
in asking after old friends. rent me with -
i take shame for you, sorr, comm down here
though the saints know you're as wekm as the
daylight whin you do come-an' upsettn Tcrence's
Aeao with your nonsense about-ab0ut fwhat's
much better forgotten He bein' a civilian now
an you hlVer was aught else. Can YOU not
let the army restS lis not good for Terence
took refuge by Mnlvaney, for Dnah Shadd
has temper of her own
Let be-let be-" said Mulvsney It's only
wanst in way can talk about the ould DAYS"
Then TO me-"Y e say Dhrumsticks is well, an his
lady, too? niver knew how liked the gray parron
till was shut av' him an ASIA "Dhrumstcks"
was the nickname of the colonel commanding
Mulvaneys old regiment. viii you he seen
him again? You will. Thin tell him Null
vaney's eyes began TO twinkle" tell him wild
Privit -"
"Mis'cr. Terence interrupted Dinah Shadd
Now the Divil an all his angels an the firm
ament av liivin fly away wild the Mister an
the sin n kin mo ha fa,e
Dinah Shadd' Privt, | tell ye Wild Privit
Mulvaney's best obedience, that but for me the
last tlme-explred wud be still pulin hair on
fbaiv