Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-10

"Didn't say, sub, but de cunnle's In
his Office. Yahnduh comes de oade'ly,
too, sub; guess he must have hyuhd
you was over hyuh."
The result of this announcement was
not unexpected. Fhe big man made a
leap for the chamber door, only to find 1T
slammed in his face from the other side
"uwat the devils the matter with
your master this morning, Ananias?-
Waringl Warning, / sayl Let me in.
The X. O.'s orderly is afther me, and
all on account of your bringing me in
at that hour last night. Tell him I've
gone, Ananias. Let me in, Waring,
there's a good fellow"
$50 to blazes, Doylep' is the unfeel-
ing answer from the other side. ''I'm
bathing" And a vigorous splashing
follows the announcement.
"For the Lords sake, Waring, let
me in. Sure, can't see the colonel
now. If I could stand him off until
review and inspections over and he's
had his dhrink he'd let the whole
thing drop; but that blackguard of a
Isinthry has given us away. Sure told
you he would"
"Then slide down the lightning-rodl
Fly up the chimney Evaporate! Dry
up and blow away, but get out! You
can't come in here"
"Oh, foHmercys sake, Waring! Sure
twas you that got me into the scrape.
You know that l was dhrunk when
,, you found me up the levee. You made
me come down when didn't want to.
Hwat did say to the man last night,
anyhow"
''say to him? Poor devil! why, you
never can remember after you're drunk
what you've been doing the night be-
fore. Some time it'll be the death of
you. You abused him like pick
pocket-the sergeant of the guard and
everybody connected with it,
sob, murther! murther! murtherw
groaned the poor Irishman, sitting
down and covering his face with his
hands. "Sure, they'll court-nartial me
this time without fail, and know it.
For Gods sake, Waring, can't ye let a
Teller in and say that I'm not here?"
"Hyuh, dis way, lieutenant" whis-
pered Ananias, mysteriously. ''Slip
out on de po'ch and into Mr.. Pierce's
room. I'll tell you when he's gone"
And in q moment the huge bulk of the
senior lieutenant of Light Battery
s'X" was being boosted through a win
dow opening from the gallery into the
bachelor den of the Junior second lieu
tenant. No sooner was this done than
the negro servant darted back, closed
and bolted the long green Venetian
blinds behind him, tiptoed to the bed
room door, and, softly tapping, called:
''Mr. Waring! Mr.. Waringl get dressed
J. quick as YOU can, sub! I'll lay out your
/ uniform in hyuh."
81 tell you, Ananias, I'm going to
town, sir; not to any ridiculous re-
view. Go and get what ordered you.
See that I'm properly dressed, sir, Or
I'll discharge you. Confound you, sir,
there isn't drop of Florida water in
this bath, and none on, my bureau Go
| and rob Mr.. Pierce-or anybody"
But Ananias was already gone.
Darling out on the gallery, he took a
header through the window of the adj
| joining quarters through which Mr..
Doyle had escaped, snatched a long
flask from the dressing table and was
back in the twinkling of an eye.
"What became of Mr.. Doyle?" asked
Warning, as he thrust a bare arm
| through a narrow aperture to receive
the spoil. Don't let him get drunk
| he's got to go to review, sir. If he
doesn't, Col. Braxton may be so incon
siderate as to inquire why both the
| lieutenants of * battery are missing
| Take good care of him till the review
| sir, then let him go to grass; and DOM
| YOU dare leave me without Florids
water again if you have to burglarize
the whole post. What's Mr.. Doyle
doing, sir?'
"Peekin' froo de blin's in Mr.. PIERCE
| room, sub; lookin' fo' de oade1y.
done tole him de cunnle was ahtel
him, but he amt, suh," chuckled An
anias. 81 fixed it all right wild dc
gyahd dis mawnin, sub. Dey won tel
bout his cuttin' up las night. He'G
forgot de whole ting, sub; he allays
does; he never does know what's hap
pened de night befo'. He wouldn't "a
known about dis, but 1 told his boy
Jim to tell him bout it ahter stables
told Jim to sweah dat dey'd re
pointed it to de cunnle."
every well, Ananias; very we'll, sir
you're credit to your name. Now g.
and carry out my orders. Don't forge
Capt. Grams wagon. Tell LETTERS to b.
here with it on time" And the lieu
tenant returned to his bath withou
waiting for reply.
"Ye-as, suh," was the subordinat
answer, as Ananias promptly turned
and, whistling cheerily, went banging
out upon the gallery and clatterini
down the open stairway to the brick
paved courtfbelow. Here he as promptly
turned, and, noiseless as cat, shot VI
the stairway, tiptoed back into the sit
ting-room, kicked off his low-heeleC
slippers, and rapidly, but with hardl.
an audible sound, resumed the work OIL
which he had been engaged-the ar
rangement of his masters kit.
Already, faultlessly brushed, folde'
and hanging over the back of a chat
close by the chamber door were tn
bright blue, scarlet-welted batter.
trousers then in vogue, very snug a
the knee, very springy over the foot
Underneath them, spread over tn
square back of the chair, dark-blue
. single-breasted frock-coat, hanging
| nearly to the floor, it's shoulders decke
| with huge eDauletteS to the right on