The Redwood gazette., 1895-02-28
CHICkAMAUGA.

CHICkAMAUGA.
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crown Of his head to the sole of his fut
He only came over few years ago. He
il as smart as whip. There was but
one gurrel in County Cavan who could
outtalk i'm. That's the reason he left
Oireland.
when want man, reckon can
find one right hyar outen the yarth O.
Tennessee 'thout goin to Oireland ter
find one. Is he redheaded?"
''Red as the linin of an artillery Off.
GERS cap"
"What kind O. eyes?'
blue as robins egg"
"Waal, trot him out. I'll take look
at him."
''Oi'll call him meself, and the ma
jor went into one of the tents. There he
found Corporal Ratigan, the man he
sought.
Corporal Rats, :" he said-every one
called the corporal Rats-"there's a
gurrel out there that wants to go through
the lines. Olive sent to brigade head
quarters to find out il they'll give her
pass Iwant ye to make her acquaint.
anoe."
i, "At your service, major, said the
corporal, saluting. And the two walked
out to where the travellers were waiting.
Miss Baggs, said the major, al.
low me to presint Corporal Ratigan,
commonly called Rats by his comrades,
one of the most gallant men in the reg.
iment."
Corporal Ratigan bowed and uncov-
cred head of hair fully up to the ma
jor's description Of it. It surmounted
one of the most honest of countenances
There was an air of gentility about the
man despite his private's uniform, and
the smile with which he greeted the
young woman could not have been more
bewitching bad he saluted marchion-
ess. Admiration for the strapping Irish
Yankee soldier stood big in Miss Baggs'
eyes.
''How dep she said, with something
that was intended for bow. ''Yer q
purity likely lookin feller Of you air play
in Yank. You'd better "a staid in Dire
land than come down hyar ter make war
ON women"
''And have Oh overpainted the beauti-
full tint of his hair?" asked the major,
laughing. ltd make good winter hair;
needn't hev no fire in the house.
Horses hoofs were heard down the
road, and in few minutes the messen
ger who had been sent to headquarters
rode up.
where the answer" asked the ma
3or.
''Divil an answer did Oh get, major.
said the man, saluting awkwardly.
''And what dye mean by that?'
"Well, Oi KEN up to headquarters,
and the gineral was gettin off Of his
harse to go in his tint. Have ye any
thin for me, sne man?' he asked. 'Niver
worrud, gineral, Oh answered, salutin
respectful. What's the paper ye have
in your belt?' It's for the chafe of staff.
We'll, give it to me- 'Divil bit, gin
eral; it's not for the loikes of me to be
givin yez a paper. Oi'm instructed to
give it to the chafe of staff Give me
the paper, ye cussed Oirishman,' he
said, or Oi'll sind ye to the guard tint.
'Niver will Oi be guilty of breakin the
regulations or the articles of war, GIN
eral. Corporal of the guardI' yelled
the gineral
''The corporal KEN and saluted the
gineral, him red as Corporal Ratigan's
head. Take that paper from that man! !!
he roared. Well, bein surrounded by
the guard who were at the corporal s
call, Oh surrendered.
"And thin?" gasped the major, glar
ing at the stupid messenger.
'And thin the gineral said, Go to
yer camp and tell Major Burke to put
ye in the guard tint for "a hours. And
whin he sinds another orderly to me not
to sind a recruit, or Oil put him in ar
rest. 80
"By the howly - Ye internal,
raw -! Did ye get no answer"
corn sind an answer by soldier
who has been properly retained said
the gineral. Didn't ye tell me right,
major?''
Corporal of the guardr' cried the
major by way of reply.
Take that man." he said when the
corporal came, ito the guard tent
AS the messenger was marched away,
protesting against the injustice of his
treatment for obeying orders, a staff
officer rode up. Taking the major apart,
he instructed him to let the applicants
go through, provided they would take
an oath not to give any information con-
cerning the Union troops to the enemy.
With the passes he brought suggestion
from the general to send some person
with one or the other of the two parties
under pretense of an escort, but really
with aview to discovering the proximity
of the enemy. Now that the main army
was moving, it might be we'll to discover
if the cavalry on it's flank had fallen
back. The ground was unfavorable for
reconnaissance; hence the suggestion
to get information by strategem.
The major hunted the camp for BIZ
BILE on which to administer the oath
and called on COrpOral Ratipan to helm