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

MULNANEl'S TALE.
The Inexpressibles gave ball. They Dor
rowed seven FOUNDER from the Gunners,
and wreathed IL with laurels, and made
the dancing floor plate glass, and provided
u supper. the like OF which had never been
eaten before, and set two sentries at the
door of the room to hold the trays of pro-
gramme cards. My friend. Private Mui-
vaney, was one of the sentries, because he
was the tallest man in the regiment. When
the dance was fairly started the sentries
We're released. and Private Mulvaney fed
To curry favor with the mess sergeant in
charge of the supper. Whether the mess
sergeant gave or Mulvaney tool. i cannot
say. All | am certain of Is that at supper
time found Mulvaney. with Private Or
theris, two-thirds OF ham, "a loaf of bread,
half pate-de-foie- gras and two magnums
Of champagne, sitting on the roof of my
carriage. As | came up heard him say
ing:
Praise be danst doesn't come as often
as ord'ly room, or, by this an that,
Orthris. me son, wud be the dishgrace
av the rig'mint instid av the brightest jool
in uts crown"
And the colonel's pet noosince." said
makes you curse your rationsy This ere
iizzy stuff's good enough"
stuff, ye oncivilized pagin! 'Tis cham
payne we're dhrinkin' now. 'Tisn't that
am set agin. 'Tis this quare stuff wild
the little bits av black leather in IL. / mis-
doubt will be distressin'ly sick wild IL in
the mornin'. Fwhat Is utt"
Goose liver" said, climbing on the top
Of the carriage, for knew that 1t WIS bet
ter to sit out with Mulvaney than to dance
many dances.
Goose liver Is utf" said Mulyaney
Faith, Pm thinkin' thin that makes IL
wud do betther to cut up the colonel. He
carries a pow er av liver undher his right
arrnm whin the days are warm an the
nights chill. He wud give thin tons an
tons av liver. 'Tiz he seq so. I'm all liver
today sez he; an wild that he ordhers me
ten days c. u, for as mold dhrink as liver
good sodger tux betune his teeth"
That was when e wanted for to wash
'isself in the Fort Ditch" Ortheris ex-
planned. "Said there was too much beer
in the barrack water butts for n God fear
ing man. You was lucky in gittin' OFF
with what you did, Mulvaney."
"You say soi Now I'm persuaded 7
was cruel hard trated, seein' fwhat I've
done for the likes NV him in the days whin
my eyes were wider open than they are
now Man alive, for the colonel to whip
me on the peg in that way! Me that have
saved the reputation as II ten times better
man 'han hihii WAS nei"rio"s' an 'n"'
names power NV eyill''
Never mind the righteousness" | said.
"Whose reputation did you savet'
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