The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-12

| with them. By the way, l was down IN
/ your conquest last night, Fleming
/ MY conquest, indeed laughed Hugh,
I ~ was uncom a,on glad 10 get out OF II,
I that's all kaow. hope you dIdnt ma the
F Russians quite 50 touchy about II as did.
NO, they're quiet enough o'sr IL now,
F we should Ike 70 get guns INTO II, nut the
+ grounds SO COufOundedIy ROCKY can see
T how the engineers are ever to make the
sap
Listen" cried the adjutant, here they
come. and ylayu our own quick step
'Warw ckshire Lads as a greeting. Now,
| fail in YOU drums and fifts, and as soon as
| you catch sight II the head OF the regiment
[ strike IN heir own march, "Hurrah for the
| Bmnets Of B Ne. and. confougd you, roll il
! ont as II YOU were trying TO crack the Mes
and burst the sheepsElIs
Another minute and the head Of the new
regiment appeared in sight, aud then the
| drummers and buglers Of the til crashed
out their welcome TO the newcomers whose
own music at once ceaSei Cordial hand
Crips aud inquiries passed amongst the
officers OF the tWo corps, for II was not two
months ago 81 &c the newcomers bad played
the tn down the Steps Of Nlletta. AT
this point the draft OF the -th brauched
off to the left. In the direction Of the lines
Of their own corps, and with them rode the
adjutaIt aad hugh Fleming. On their ar
riya! this batch Of only just drilled recruits
was at oncs paraded and the men tod off to
their respective companies.
Hugh Feming looked carelessly on while
the aiju ant allotted few to his own COM
Ialy. The sergeant was marching these
off when the sound Of his own name made
him turn abruptly.
Here's Cne recruit, sir, said the ser
geant, says he's got bit If 2 uota for you
"A note FIR me" calculated Hugh
How did you set 1t. ard what's your name,
nv lad
Peter Phybbs, sir, " replied the boy. He
was little more than ~. My sister got IT
for me when she heard what regiment I'd
listed in. and said | was to be sure and give
it to you as soon a. | had the chance
Hugh threw one glance at the superscrip-
ton Of the rather crumpled missive the re-
cruit bad placed in his hands, and instantly
recognized Nell Lynden's well-known writ
ing. He at once tore it open.
Dearest Hugh" it ran, 1.-The young
brother Of Ply IBIS, our parlor maid, las. it
seems, enlisted IN your regiment. The girls
in a sad taking about it, In which, alas
can only too fully sympathlze with her She
seems to think, Door thing, that your pow
ers TO protect Linn out there are boundless,
aud to sooth her ! write this to ask you to
look after him bit if he gets sick or liz
ITS only for my sake; but also like to think
that it is another link between us; that while
his sister Is watching and waiting by my
side here, he is fighting by your side there
have never seen him, but he sounds mere
boy TO be sent out on such work. God
bless and save you, my darling. Ever your
own, MIL"
"Well, Phybbs," said Hugh. I'm asked
to look after YOU bit, and you may thor
oughly depend on me as long as you deserve
it. Keep straight, my lad, don't finch from
your work, and be easy with the drink, and
that's all l have to say to you at present,
See the old hands arcnrt too hard upon him,
Smithers,n ard with that Hugh turned on
his heel and walked off TO his tent.
"A queer letter of introduction" &c said
to himself with smile, but l must do the
best | can for Nells protege, simply because
he is her protege." he little thought those
few lines of recommendation were to prove
of more value to him ere long than any let
ter to the commander-iu-chi from the
highest in the land could be.