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

thus on foot, struck confederate ON.
Ger from the saddle and mounting in
his place, rode off with his victorious
comrades.
Jolly Sergt. Boyle received an ugly
slash on the cheek during the scrim-
mage, but was. nevertheless, lively as
a cricket and brimful of fun. as his
squad gathered around their little camp
fire that night.
s'Hegorra, bhyes,'' said be, when
speaking of the days doings, s'yez may
say phwat yez loike of viterans an al;
that, out do yez moind now, that
srnooth-face spalpeen the liftinant
calls his fi-f-f- ('Fidus Achates,
tidus achates, bates the divil himself.
Nhin his haste rowled over to-day
Civ the bhy up for a goner, an / whit
cuttin' away right an left to make a
kind of divarshun in his favor. whin
phwat does he do but pulls himself
from under the dead crathur an quick
as lightnin' runs that tall Johnnie
through the gizzard, hops into his
saddle an was in the thick OF the fur
agin in no time. Faix. the liftinant'li
have to TRANSLATE his furrin name into
plain English an call him f7htees an
tahces I'm thinkin'. It's hiinsilf that's
made this no April fool day at all, al
all!'
A few days after this the long siege
of Petersburg and Richmond ended IL
the capture of both, and when, Apri
9-12, our schoolboy friends, then but
little over nineteen years of age, were
drawn mp with the conquering legions
of the north to witness hat most joy
full vet pathetic event, the surrender OF
Lees army, they were saluted by thei1
troopers, one as Capt. Leslie ana the
other as Lieut.. Ainslie, though neithe,
had had time to get, and in fact, never
did get, the uniform of his rank.
Gen. Lees army had been by this
time more than decimated by deser
tions--if, indeed, that may be called de-
sertion which was simple returning tc
their desolated homes of men who.
worn ont by war and suffering, saw;
even sooner than did their commander,
that the cause, for which they had sc
bravely fought, was hopelessly lost
little knowing then that from its
ruins should arise reunited and
regenerated nation, the wonder and
glory of mankind!
All the formalities had been complied
with: the exhausted yet, doubtless
secretly rejoicing, private soldiers ci
the moribund confederacy had marched
out in funeral-lilxe procession and piled
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individually signed that historic parole
which assured the peace Of the coun
try. and by no word. look, taunt OF
gibe, during all these solemn proceed
ings, was either rank or file once in
suited or further humiliated by the;,
generous comprehensive citizen-sol
diery of that great union their own valo'
had preserved.
Herbert Leslie and Fred Ainslie
their hearts filled with devout graft
tude, sat quietly talking in small tent
which, being now both officers, they
once more occupied together, when an
orderly entered and, saluting, said
Captain, confederate colonel desires
admittance, but gives no name.''
"Well, orderly. ask the gentleman t:
come in without ceremony" replied
Herbert: and, STOPPING his lofty crest,
Sydney Temple walked into the tent!
With a simultaneous shout of JOY the
young men sprang upand fairly Rugged
their old friend, while, in the first ex.
uberance of their delight, they could
only say, over and over again: ''Oh, sgd
dear old Syd!" I
The youthful colonel Che was not yea
twenty-one. years of age) was pro
fonndly affected, and his pale, high
bred face, though sweetly grave and
tender, showed deep traces CT care and
suffering, as he gently said: ''Well
dear boys, we meet once more in on:
o1d-time fashion, and with no dreat
before us to mar our friendship. On:
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