Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-03

--an whin first ran me eye over him sea
To myself: My militia bantam sez, my
cock av Gosport dunghiil' from
Portsmouth he came to us there's combs
10 be cut says |, an by the grace ny God
tits Terence Mulyaney will cut thim
80 he wint menowderin' an minander-
In, and blandandhering roun' an about
tine cuionei's daughter, an she, poor inno-
cint, lookin' at him like a comm 'ssariat
bullock looks at the company cook. He'd
dhirty little scrub ay black mustache,
IN he twisted an turned iyiry wurrd he
sed, as iv he found ut too sweet to spit out.
Nyah. He was II tricky man an a cur by
atur Some are born so. He was wan.
knew he was over his belt in money bor-
rowed from natives, beside "A lot av other
mathels which, in regard for your pres
ince, sorr, | will obiitherate. A little ay
fwhat | knew the colonel knew for he wud
have none nv him, an that, I'm thinkin.
by fwhat happened aftherwards, the cRpt'n
knew.
IVAN day, bein' mortal idle, or they
wud never ha' thried ut, the rig mint gave
amshure theatricals-orfeers and orf'eers'
ladies You've seen the likes time an agin,
sorr, an poor fun It's for them that sit in
he back row an stamp wild their boots for
the honor av the rig'mint. was told off
for TO shif the scenes, haulin' up this an
draggin' down that Light work ut was.
wild lashins av beer and the gurl that
dhressed the OFF GERS ladies-but she died
in Aggra twelve years gone, an my
tongues gettn' the better av me. They
was actin u plaything called 'Sweethearts,'
which you may ha' heard av, an the
colonels daughter she was lady's maid,
The capt'n was boy called Broom-Spread
Broom was his name in the play. Thin
saw-ut come out in the actn'-fwhat ]
never saw before, an that was that he was
no gentleman. They was too much to
gether thin two, a-whishperin' behind the
scenes | shifted, an some av what they
| said heerd; for | was death-blue death
an ivy-on the comb cuttin'. He was
liverlastinly expressing her to fall in wild
some sneal<in schame av his, an she was
thryin' to stand out against him, but not
as though she was set in her will. won
der now in thin days that my ears did not
grow yard on me head wild list min But
! looked straight forninst me, an hauled
up this an dragged down that. such as WAS
my duty, an the orf'cers' ladies ser one to
another, thinkin' was out av listen reach
'Fwhat an obligin' young man Is this Cor
pril Mulvaney' | was "A corp'ril then.
was reiuced aftherwar,ls: but no matther
| was "A corp'ril wanst
"Well. this 'Sweethcarts' business wint
on like most amshure theatricals. and bar
rim fwhat suspicioned 'twnsn't till the
dhress rehearsal that saw for certain that
thin two--he the blackguard, an she no
wiser than she should ha' been-had put
up an evasion.
"a what said l.
Evasion. Fwhat you lnrruds an ladies
| call an elopment. Evasion calls IT, be-
Iaze, exceptin' whin 'tis right an natural
an proper, tis wrong and dhirty 10 steal a
mans wan child not KNOWN her own
mind. There was sargint in the com
IN 'ssariat who set my face upon e-vasions.
I'll tell you about that
stick TO the bloomin' captains, Mul.
vaney,n said Ortheris comm 'sSariat sar.
gihts is low
Mulvaney accepted the emendation and
went on;
Now, knew that the colonel was no
fool, any more than me- for ] WAS hid the
smartcst man In the rig mint, an the
colonel was the best orf'eer commandIn' in
Asia; so fwhat he said au said was a
mortal truth We knew that the capt'n
WAS bad. but, for reasons which have al.
ready obliterateh, I knew more than me
colonel | wod ha' rolled out his face wild
the butt av my gun before permittin' ay
him to steal the CURL Saints knew nv he
wnd ha' married her and av he didn't she
wud he in great tormint,. an the diyil ay
what YOU, sorr. call scandal But
niver sthruck, uiver raised me hand on
my superior orf'cer; an that was mer
ricle now come TO consdhcr IL.
"Mulvaney, the dawn's risin', said Or
theris, IAN we're no nearer 'ome than we
was at the beginning. Lend me your
pouch Mines all dust !"
Mulvaney pitched his pouch across, and
filled his pipe afresh.
$50 the dhress rehearsal came 10 an end
an bekRze | was curious stayed behinC
when the scene shiftin' was ended an
shud ha' been in barricks, lyin' as fiat as
toad under a painted cottage thing Thel
was talkin In whispers an she was shiv
erin an gaspin' like fresh hukked fish
Are you sure you've got the hang ay tn
manewversy seq he, or wurrds to tha
effec', as the coort martial ser. Sure a
death, sez she, but | misdoubt it's crue
hard on my father Damn your father,
sez he, or anyways twas fwhat hc thought
the arrangement Is clear as mud, jung
will drive the carriage afther alls over, an
you come To the station. cnol an aisy, II
time for the o'clock thrain, where | vii
he wild your kit Faith thinks to my
self, thin there's ayah native femal
servantl in the business tu,'
"a powerful bad thing is n ayah. Dom
you niver have any thruck wild wan Thil
{ he began sootherin her, an all the orf Ger
an orfcers' ladies left an they put ou
! the lights. To explain the theory ay tn
, flight, as they say mt Muskthry, you mus
! understand that afther this Sweetheart,
nonsense was ended there WAS another Iii
tie bit Nv a play called 'Couples'--som
. kind az couple or another The gnrl wa
actin in this, but not the man. sus
E nicioned he'd 20 10 the station wild d
+ | 0nrls kit AT the end as the first piec'
Twas the kit that fiusthered me, for
\ knew for a capt n To 90 trapesing abou
j, the impire with the Lord knew what ay
n trlso on his aYrum was nefarious, an WI
{ be worse than easin the flag 50 far as tn
"A talk aftherwards wint
e "fOld on, Mulyaney. Wots trusot
"a said Ortheris
YOU'RE an onciyilized man, me soT
a whin a gurl's married, all her Kit an cot
:, trements arr truso, which manes weddiI
!, portion. An tits the same whin she's ruI
v min away, even wild the biggest blackgnar
/ on the army list
e so made my plan ay campaign, I'll
S oolonel's house was a good two miles ava
e dennis, sez to my color sargint. 'AS yu
!. love me lend me your kyart, for me hea
Ir il bruk an me feet is SORE wild trampin'
and from this foolshness AT the Gaff. A
W Dennis lent ut, wild a rampin', stampi
e nd stallion in the shafts. Whin they WI
all settled down 10 their 'Sweethearts 4