The Irish standard., 1890-06-07

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Is doubtful if they would be In time.
You love your master, boy?" Ariel
pressed both hands to his heart.
Sand if force Of Americans can be
raised will you guide us to Oswego?''
Ariel wrote quickly: ''He is not
there"
emo, nor here either. But he may
return before we get there. No ether
aid than ours can reach him, and we
must move at once; what say you?"
With joyful fash in his eyes the boy
waved q gesture Of assent
':It is we'll; but you are exhausted
after that long journey; you need rest"
Ariel rose with an air of inapatience
and pointed to the dial of an old-fash-
Toned clock. -.
ssYou are right said selwyn; ''we
have no time to lose. Follow me-"
s'Mars' Chawls, said Pete, bobbing his
head into the room, ''dars Mars Walter
Rsnwick wants to see you"
Mans Walter die not stand On cere-
mony, he was in the room alreadV-a
tall, Justly, broad-shouldered young fell
low, with honest blue eyes and smiling
face. The white hand Of the studious
Selwyn suffered total eclipse in the
grasp Of his friend, and WAS shaken with
the energy of genuine affection.
''You are the very man I wished but
did not expect to see," said Selwyn, cor
daily.
What new idea hast thou got in that
students head Of thine, Charley?" asked
the other, laughing. cor dost thou
need my help to construe a problem i'm
euclid Or to find missing Greek guam
tity? / am the man, provided can see
nay way to it along the barrel of g. rife.
ssYou are nearer the mark than you
simed, Walter; for tie idea in my stu
dents head, as you Gail it, is rifles ard
men~-aye, thousand if they can be
bad
''By Jove' this likes me WE'LL" cried
Renwiclz, rubbing his hands and gazing
eagerly at his friend; ''but where is the
enemy? OF course, I need not ask who
be is. There are only two kinds,
French and Indian, and they are
usually found together. Would that
we could exchange them for English
men; we could then sleep sound o
nights, knowing that they were asleep
too. But whom have we here? By his
complexion he might be mixture Of
both OUT enemies; or is he 6 student of
divinity preparing his first sermon un-
der thy dictation?"
may, you are far from the mark now,
my friend. The boy is g mute, and the
writing on the table contains his an
swers to my questions. But time
presses, and I must explain my plans,
or rather ask your aid to form them"
He then proceeded to give q rapid
sketch Of the situation, to which Rem
wick listened with eager attention, oc-
casiona1ly interrupting to ask a ques-
hon or TO curse the apathy Of the En-
glish commanders.
'"The alternative is ours" added Sell
wyn, in conclusion, 'tto help Mercer to
defeat the enemy at Oswego, or leave
him to bis fate, with the certainty of
hearing the Indian war-whoop in the
: Mohawk Valley"
.'You arc right; we must help our
selves, i" said Renwick, ri returned from
Albany last night, and there was no
sign Of military preparation there; not
60 much as rumor of approaching aid
from the sea-board. The season is adj
vaneing, and ii will require two weeks
st least to raise volunteers and to pre-
pare for the campaign; then the long
march through the forest must be slow
and cautious; but there is yet time.
Come, let us be up and doing"
tAnd when all is ready, this boy
win guide us to the scene Of action"
added Selwyn. )
~ brung de boss fo' YOU, Mars
Chswls," said Peter, as the sgung mon
prepared to depart; ''but whAr will: |!
keep de toofless gennelman?' % y Il. @5 #
eToothless! what do you meant"
st1f he isn't toofless why don't he
talk?" responded the philosophic dar-
ky, sa II. 50
4 s'Ariel, { will find something to oc-
ca1py your time when return; Tor the
present, rest and arnuse Yourself as you
can .s a5 .s =s8ss 81 ssss 4
4 Dar deY goss, 7 muttered Pete, look
4 Inn after the two gent enen. land da s.
& allus some nnnss bout dem Frenchmen
II lsgnds da yaller er.5 M hat helps 'ern to
s rob as Hen Sro,osts and burn houses
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