The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-23


like To see Fred. and after meeting you
so strangely to-day, should not DC
surprised to run against him, too, some
time. His sister must be d brick--tion I
blush, old fellow, it was through no
fault of yours that you happened TO
be placed in her ward. Just imagine
that pretty little butterfly, Jessie Glynn,
we boys used 20 admire so much, going
into a. hospital as nurse!''
yet she has done that very thing.
Sydl ! was never SO astonished in nag
! went to look her up one day and
found THAT she had entered the service of
the sanitary association. She is at this
moment in Fredericksburg hospital
with Miss Ainslie, and all those other
blessed angels We cannot always ex-
actly guess what a merry little whole
souled American girl aoiW do when the
pinch comes"
Bravo! for Jessie, the flower of
Dunn blame as we used to call her. She
ought to have been south, but I'm
getting upon dangerous ground again.
Anyway, it's grand thing, Herbert,
that both sides can honestly glory in
their womanl1ind. Everything must
come right in the end, if only for their
sakes."
God grant it!' reverently replied the
soldier of the north.
land do you know, Leslie, where
that hullsing tyrant, Tom White, is
now-you remember him.
Rather: and fancy that he is not
likely to forget you in q hurry. Tom
turned out as DULLES generally do.
About a year ago he used to strut
around among his cronies Dragging
what he would do when he volunteered,
which was always to be next week,
and then when matters began to look
serious he skipped over to Canada to
avoid the draft! His father was SO cut
mp about it that he actually joined the
Fifty-nirsth New York himself, and the
last time heard Of Tom he was follow
marker in Montreal.
"A quite congenial occupation, I
should say" returned Sydney, and SO
the friends wore away the hours until,
all too soon. the ti1ne Of parting came
and they went their several ways to
what each religicusly deemed his duty.
Then, in quick succession, Septem-
Der 8 and 20. followed TIE sanguinary
BATTLES; Of Winchester and Fishers Hill,
both couver1ed-the first from seeming
defent--into glorious victories by the
genius OF Sheridan and his able lieuten-
ants and resulting i'll driving Gen. Ear
1y to the mountain where cavalry
could not well operate.
In every slSirm:sh. raid and battle IN
which Private Leslie took part he won
golden opinions from his officers and
comrades, and it vas rather curious
that un two occasions he owed his own
escape from death or capture, and once
the life of his captain. to his skill as
swords,nun an accomplishment az
CURED FROM the teachings Of Sydney
Temple in their college gymnasium!
OF the first two incidents We need not
speak, but the last will bear telling.
Twas at tho battle of Winchester, when
the union forces were being driven in
confusion from the field. under the errO-
neous impression that they were beaten
In the melee, the commander OF Her
oert's troop had become separated from
mis- men and was closely beset In the
angle of an old stone wall by five
mounted confederates, who. as it hap
pened. had already fired away their
scant supply Of ammunition. and now,
with drawn sabers, rode down upon
sheir expected prize, surnmoning him to
surrender. But Captain Vincent's blood
was up and his chagrln at the unlocked
FOR ront Of his men was SO great that
he forgot all prudence and tauntingly
challenged the fellows to come on.
Still more rashly, having two cart
ridges left in his revolver, he dropped
a man with each one. and then defiant
ly sat in his saddle. his horse backed
into the sharp corner OF the partial in
closure, ana. with his single blade
against three. awaited the assault.
The men, furious at the fall of their
comrades. and crying out to give no
quarter" charged all together: but the
space was rather narrow for three
horses abreast. and the riders, when SO
placed, could not we'll use their sword
rms Hence one of them naturally
was forced to the front, and as he
dashed in with uplifted saber, the cap.
tain, lunging straight forward. drove
his own blade clear through his
body The trooper dropped his sword.
reeled and would have fallen to the
ground, but was, for the moment, up
held by Capt. Vincent's heavy pull in
attempting to withdraw his weapon. 1t
tuck fast, however, and, to save him
self from being dragged down with his
slain enemy, he was obliged to let go
the hilt. and was thenquite defenseless.
Another moment, and the brave .feasN:
would have been hacked to pieces; bat
ere the maddcned assailants Gould cth'
lect themselves to strike a short, sharp
cheer rang ont behind them, and they
,turned to see Herbert Leslie bearing
down at full speed and already within
thirty feet.
Surprising that they had only boy
to deal with, the haf-trained soldiers
@nonchalantly awaited the onset OF this
new enemy. but were woefully unde-
ceived when, with an easy motion, he