The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-08-08


nowt on, tho he bides it by reason o
his breeding
An then l meks him joomp ovver
my swagger cane, an shek hands; an
beg, an lie dead, an a lot O. them
tricks as ladies Teaches dogs, though
1 doant hand wi it mysen, for it's
maxim fool o good dog to do such
like.
An at lung lenth it cooms out at
she'd been thrawin' sleeps eyes, as t
sayin' is at Rip for many a day. Yo'
see, her childer was grown up, an
she'd nowt mich to do an were allus
'ond of dog. Soa she axes me if I'd
tek somethin' to dhrink. An we goes
into t drawn room, wheer her husband
was a-setting.' They meks a gurt fuss
ovver I dog, an l has a bottle O. aalc,
an he gave inc handful O cigars.
Soa coomed away, but t AVID lass
sings out "Oh, Mister Soldier, please
COON again an bring that prettee
dog"
l didn't let on to t colonel's lsady
about Mrs. DeSussa, an Rip he says
nowt nawther; an l goes again, an
iviry time there was good dhrink an
a handful o good smooaks. An |
telled t AVID lass heap more about
Rip than I'd ever heard; how he took
t foost prize at Lunnon dog show and
cost thotty-three pounds fower shillin'
from Z nan as bred him; at his own
brother was the prouputty O. t Prince
o Wales, an as he has a pedigree az
long as a doak's. An she Tapped it all
opp, an were nivir tired O admirin
him. But when t AVID lass took to
g'vin me money, an seed at she
was gettin' fair fond about t dog, l
began to suspicion summit. Onny
body may give a soldier t price of a
pint in friendly way an theer's no
harm done, but when it cooms to five
rupees slipt into your hand, slylike,
why, its what 7 'lectioneerin' fellows
calls bribery and corruption. Special
ly when Mrs. De Sussa threwed hints
how t cold weather would soon be
ovver, and she was goin' to Munsoree
Pahar, an we was goin' to Rawslpin>
di, an she would nivir see Rip any
more onless somebody she knowed on
would be kind tiv her.
Soa tells Mulvaney an Orth'ris all
t taale thro, beginnin' to end.
"Tis larceny that wicked ould lady
manes,' says t Irishmau; "tis felony
she is sejucin' ye into, my frind Lea.
royd, but II purtect your INNOCENCE.
I'll save ye from the wicked wiles av
that wealthy ould woman, an I'll go
wild ye this evenin' an spake to her
the wurrds av truth an honesty. But
Jock, "says he, waggin' his heead,
"'twas not like ye to kape all that good
dhrink an thin fine cigars to yerself,
while Orth'ris here an me have been
prowlin' round wild throats as dry as
limekilns, an nothing to smoke but
canteen plug. Twas dirty thrick to
play on a comrade, for why should
you, Learoyd be balancin' yourself on
butt av satin chair, as if Terence
Mulvaney was not the aquil av any
body that thrsdes in jute!'
"Let me alone" sticks in Orth ris,
"but that's like life. Them wot's real
ly fitted to decorate society get no
show, while a blunderin' Yorkshire.
man like vou'--
"Nsy," says l, ''it's none o t blunder.
in Yorkshireman she wants-it's Rip
He's t gentleman this journey
Soa t next day Mulvaney an Rip
an me goes to Mrs. De Sussa's, ant
Irishman beip' q stranger she wor 9
bit ses at fost. Bus yo'ye heeard Mul
vaney talk, an yo' may believe as he
fairly bewitched t AVID lass wal she
let out at she wanted to TEX Rip ava,
wi her to Munsboree Pahar. Ther
Mulvaney changes his tune an axei
her solemn like if she'd thought OF
consequence O gettin, two poor bu
honest soldiers sen t Andamning Is
lands. Mrs. De Sussa began to cry, 81
Mulvaney turns round, open t'othe
tack an smoothes her down, allowin
at Rip 'ud be vast better off in
hills than down i Bengal, an twas
pity he should't go wheer he was 8
well beliked. An soa he went OF
backin' an film an workin' up t awe
lass wal she felt as if her life warn
worth nawt if she didn't heve t dog.
Then all of a suddint he saws: "Bu
ye shall have him. marin, for I've
feelin' heart, not like this cold bloode,
Yorkshireman; but twill cost ye not ,
penny less than three hundred rupees.
"Don't yo' believe him, num-" say
/; st colonel's laady wouldn't tex fv
hundred for him.
"Who said We wouldi" says Mu
vaney; sits not buyin' him, l mane
but for the sake o this kind, goo
laady, I'll do what / never dreamt (
do in my life. I'll stale himl"
"Don't say steal" says Mrs. d
Sussa; "he shall have the happies
home. Dogs often get lost, you know
an then they stray, an he likes me al
l like him as l never liked a dog ye
an must hev him. If l got him &
t last minute could carry him off t
Munsooree Pahar, an nobody woul
nlver knaw."
Now an again Mulvsney looked {
crost at me, an though could ma
nowt o what he was aftea, conclude
to tax his leead.
"Well, num-" says, 81 nev'
thowt to COON down to dog stealth
but if my comrade sees how it coul
be done to oblige laady like yo'seI
| I'm nut t man to hod back, tho it's
bad business I'm thinkin, an thre
hundred rupees is a poor set of again
chance O. them Damming islands {
Mulvaney talks on"
| 'I'll mex it three fifty" says Mr.
De Sussa, "only let me hev t dog!'
| So we let her persuade us, an 81
teks Rips measure there an then, a
seut TO Hamilton's to order o sily
collar again t time when he was
be her avn, which was to be t day 81
set off for Munsooree Pahar.
"Siths, Mulyaney," says |, when '
was outside, "you're niver goin to
her hev Rip"
"An' wheer's he to come through
| says l.
Il 'Learoyd, my man." he sings OF
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