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

came round the corner and asked for Null
vaney.
Ortheris spat into the ditch and shook his
head. ssNo good seein' i'm now," said
Ortheris; "'e's a bloomin' camel. Listenp
heard on the flags of the verandah oppo-
site the cells, which are close to the guard
room, a measured step that 1 could have
identified in the tramp of an army. There
were 20 PAGES crescendo, pause, and then
20 diminuendo.
"That's 'im," said Ortheris. "My Gawd,
Tha's i'm. All for bloomin' button you
could see your face in an bit O. lip that q
bloomin' harkangel would "a guv back"
Mulvaney was doing pack-drill - was
compelled, that is to say, to walk up and
down for certain hours in full marching
order, with rifle, bayonet, ammunition,
knapsack and overcoat. And his ofense
was being dirty on paradel nearly fell
into the fourth ditch with astonishment and
wrath, for Mulvaney is the smartest man
that ever mounted guard, and would as soon
think of turning out uncleanly as OF dis
pensing with his trousers.
"Who was the sergeant that checked
him?"
mullins, O. course" said Ortheris.
''There amt no other man would whip i'm
on the peg 50. Dub 'uullIns alu uan'
'E's dirty little pigscraper; that's wot e
is"
"What did Mulvaney say? He's not the
make Of man to take that quietly"
'Saidl Bin better for i'm eff ed shut is
mouth. 'Ow we laughed 'Sargint, e sez
we say I'm dirty. WELL says e. when
YOUR wife lets you blow your own nose fol
Yourself perhaps you'll know wot dirt is.
| You're him perfectly eddicsted, Sargint,
sez e. an then we fell in. But after p'rade
e was up, an Mullins was swearin' 'imseli
black in the face at Ord'ly Room that Mul.
yaney 'ad called I'm swine an Lord know:
wot all. You know Mullins. Ell ave ia
'ead broke in one O. these days. 'E's toe
big a bloomin' liar for rd'nary consump-
ton. Three hours can an kit sez the
Colonel; mot for bein' dirty on p'rade, but
for 'ayin' said somethin' to Mullins; tho I
do not believe sez e, you said wot e said
YOU said.' An Mulvaney fell away sayin'
nothin'. You know e never speaks to the
Colonel for fear o gettin' imself fresh
copped." :,
married sergeant, whose manners were partly y
the result Of innate depravity and partly Of
imper ectly digested board school, came
over the bridge and most rudely asked
Ortheris what he was doing.
"Me?" said Ortheris, "Owi I'm wait
ing for my emission. Seed it comm along
yit?"
Mullins turned purple and passed on,
There was the sound of a gentle chuckle
from the glacis where Learoyd lay.
"E expects to get his emission some
day." explained Ortheris "Hiven 'elp the
mess that ave to put their 'ands into the
same kiddy as 'imi Wot time d'you make
it. sir? Fowerl Mulvaney III be out in
'arf an hour. You don't want to buy u
dorg, sir, do you? A pup you can trust
'arf Rampore by the ColonePs grey'ound."
"Ortheris," I answered sternly, for I
knew what was in his mind, "do you mean
to sav that"
"I didn't mean to ARK money o. you
any'ow," said Ortheris. "I'i sold you
the dorg good an cheap, but-but know
Mulysney IL want somethin' after we've
walked m ort, an amt got nothin' nor'e
asn't neither. I'd sooner sell you the dorg,
su's trewth wouldP'
A shadow fell on the dravbridge and
Ortheris began to rise in the air, lifted by q
huge hand upon his collar.
"Onything but to 'brasas," said Learoyd
quietly, as be held the Londoner over the
ditch; "onything but to 'brasas, Orth'ris,
ma soni Ah've got one eight of ma avn"
He showed two coins and replaced Ortiz
eris on the drawbridge rail.
"very good" said; "where are you GO
ing to?"
aGoin' to walk i'm off when e comes out
two miles or three or fower," said Orthe-
ris.