The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

II quite annoyed Dolly to be re-
minded Of these lapses from his nor
NAL state Of ennui.
ssWhat the duce could do?' he
would say in piteously apologetic
tone when asked about an Egyptian
exploit.
1 With plenty Of money and an ar
dent love Of sport lin his own peculiar
fashion,, Hall was never happy unless
he had bet on something, it did not
matter what, from a Derby favorite to
a cheese maggot race across plate.
Some wonderful betting transactions
he had had since he joined the 80 Ian
GERS, and as he was always pretty GER
tain to be on the winning side, the
merriment of his brother officers was
natural.
ssThe Green Lancers" left Dublin
for the West, and the Major and a
squadron were CHARTERED at Balm
robe, dolly" Hall being one of the
officers with him. The gentry land
ladies) of the neighborhood received
the gallant Lancers with open arms,
and the dependency of the subs quick
ly vanished. What with salmon fish
ing, grouse, woodcock and pheasant
shooting, and hunting with the South
Mayo's, the station was voted first
class one.
Dolly Hall was particular favorite
with both sexes of the natives--the
men liked him because he was rat
thing good sportsman whatever way
you took him, and the ladies made
perfect pet Of him from his being SO
totally different to the men they were
!! in the habit of meeting. When I saw
Dolly was favorite with oil ought
to have excepted Giles MCCARTHY, Of
Ballyboden, who looked upon the gal
liant Captain with anything but fav-
orable eye.
There was no better man to hounds
in the county than Mccarthy, and
chiefly on this account he was the fav-
ored squire of the Diana of the dis
trict, Rose Mahon. But when Dolly
came on the scene Mccarthy was no.
where, and the rage of the latter at
being deposed, was desperate. What
CALLED him most was that the Captain
treated him SO coolly, and never APP
peared in the slightest degree ruffied
at the most cutting thing that could
be said.
Toward the close of the hunting
season the Lancers gave dance at the
Barracks, and the county people came
en- masse to it. The meet of the South
Mayo's had been at Ballinrobe that
morning, and Rose Mahon and Dolly
were in the first fight all through a
fast forty minutes from Creagh.
Rose was radiant at the Dance She
had got that coveted trophy-the
brush-in the morning, and Dolly was
her devoted attendant in the evening,
dancing more than he had ever been
known to since he joined the regi-
ment. .Giles Mccarthy was not
dancing man, so he was doing wall
flower, and very dark wall flower he
looked.
His black hunter, Owenmore, had
never gone SO badly with him, and
fatty refused to negotiate small drain
he met at the beginning of the run,
leaving the Disguised Giles quite out
of the hunt.
1t was gall and norwood to him
to see that stop of cockney captain"
beside Rose Mahon, sailing away over
everything.
Dolly and Miss Mahon were floating
round in waltz, and brought up just
where the glum Mccarthy stood.
"Ahl Mr.. Mccarthy, are You there?
I thought you were still in one of those
Creagh bitches" said Rose, with n
merry laugh. "What on earth came
over the redoubtable Owenmore to
behave in such fashion,"
"Neither he nor his master care for
bog-trotting, Miss Mahon," replied
Giles, looking as black as thunder.
$50 Irish, don't you know, Miss
Rose-won't have water at any price,"
lisped Dolly. in the silkiest OF tones
eff you call those bits of potato fur
rows that we had to-day, water, 1
don't like it." snarled Mccarthy.
"But I wish we had you over our side
for day amongst the walls, Captain
Hall, and perhaps some of the gilt
would come off your gingerbread"
"Why, my dear fellow, I adore
walls"
"There are walls, and walls in it.
Perhaps you wouldn't adore q good
five foot, COPIED one," sneered the now
furious Giles.
.Ohl That's only trife, drawled
Dolly. "I'd drive q horse and trap
over that"
s'You would, would you'll" yelled
Mccarthy, .Til bet you hundred
YOU don'ti"