The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-21

information he could CLEAN in the neigh
borhood was that the ladies and their
household had gone Sou1ll--where, the
Informant could not, oE would not, tell
him. This was disappointing to both
the Lads, for to tell the truth, the fair
South arxler's brilliant charms had set
their i1lapinationS afialne.
For three weeks they lay IN Kansas
City, each day expecting the order to
march.
1t was here that young Besant re-
ceived mis- FIRST letter from honea
Joint composition C his mother and
Grace Brentwood, which went far to
iispel Tie glanoor of Mary Lascelles'
destinations. What old soldier does not
remember mothers first words to him
in the battlefield tender messages
IF Affection gax1'sllous records Of
honae events. SO insignificant, yet so
iear to hi1n--the gossip about neigh
bors, for whom he cared not one jot
while he lived near them, but who now
seemed woven into his life with re-
newed interestthe silly hut womanly
ad1nonitions to take care Of himself, as
though }ler darlings primary duty was
to r11n behind tree as soon as he heard
the hiss OF a. rifle buliat--the warnings
against damp socks and bad compan-
ions--the prayers--the little stains on
the paper he knew too well were tears
and the nlute misery which would
show itself despite its strained air Of
cheerfulnesS.
All this Frank appreciated to the
full, and It did Kim good to sit down
and write to those loving women at
home Il long ram bling record Of his ad-
ventures by food and field, though,
strange to say. he forgot to tell them
any thing whatever about Mary Las
celles and her perfectioos, which was
inexcusable when we consider that up
to that time he had hardly thought of
any thing else.
This budget of home news warmed
his heart SO that he thought he would
share his qualification with James Law
son, who, he Guessed, had no kinc'
friend to keep him posted on the doings
CT Meltonburg. but to his surprise he
found that worthy young man sitting
on the tongue Of AL empty baggage
wagon with :h corn-cob pipe IN his
mouth, leisure}y per'tsing a letter
which, judging from it's bulk, contained
twice the matter Of his own, while a
heavy roll of Meltonburg Weekly Ad-
vertisers lay at his feet.
$50 you have heard from home too,
Jim, see,'' he said, pleasantly. "Who's
YOUR CORE spondent?
Lawson looked up, apparently ILL
pleased at the interruption and the
question. .-...
"Nobody you know" he said, gruffly,
thrusting the letter into his pocket.
Then, as if an afterthought brought
change of mood, he added, more pleas
emily:
'There's lot of Meltonburg news
papers-you can have them if you like;
they're no use to me-
Frank thanked him, and, picking the
parcel up, was about to leave the surly
fellow to himself when Lawson called
him back.
"Say," he said, 'syou were in Dodson
& Green's law Office for six months
before we got into this internal scrape,
SO it's just possible you might be able
to give me bit of advice"
II am sure I will if / can,'' was the
pleasant reply; "but am afraid don't
know much more about law than you
do"
'sWeI, the case is this-a chap-a
friend of mine, you know-at least q
fellow whose acquaintance I've made
has got into kind of a fix, and he don't
quite see his way out. Now, just to set
his mind at rest, can you tell me what's
the law about married men enlstingP