The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-06-27

Brown, which had me doubts wor his
name at all at all. Well, sor, wild de
sargint houldin' him to his fate he
wore shwored into the army, an the
leftenant an the sargint GRIMM
loille two murtherin' balloons at aich
other loilSe it wor foine bit of joke"
"A id outrage, sir! 1t was ID
outrage" roared the old officer. "You
say the young man was so intoxicated
that he seemed unconscious of what
Yves trcnspiring?'
THAT he wor, sor, an I'd take me
dyin' oath on it this blessed minute
barrin' the fact that I'm in good hilth."
And then what happened?"
"Thin, sor, we wor sint to that divil's
own home, Governors oiland, an the
poor divil of boy SO drunk that he
wint to shape on the boat an we car
ried him ashore an put him in a bunk
in the quarthers, an dom the know did
he know till the next mornin'. Whin
he woke up he riz in his bunk
loolSin' as woild as baste an says he,
Boys says he where am I?' Sure yer
on the honorable Governors oiland:
army; but divil the bit / think You
made go to confession fur that says |,
| fur you wor so intoxifcated that you
didn't know whittier you had yer
head on yer shoulders or in yer lathe.
! Faix did be sayin' them same words,
colonel"
How was the fellow dressed when
! the sergeant brought him in? Did he
| look like tramp or n gcntleman?"
May God forgive yc, sor, fur sphak-
in of a tramp, fur there wasn't n
mater drissed gintleman in the city,
barrin' the natural wear an tear of the
dhrunlS he wor havin'. Sure it wor a
| fine gold watch an chain an finger
ring he wore, which the koind sargint
TUX after tellin' him he'd lSape them
safe from bein' shtole from him by the
sogers, the bloody thafe."
did Brown say anything about him
self when he got sober?"
Sure he did not, sor barrin' that he
TUX walk all by himself, an whin he
come back to the quarthers he shmoiled
an said, says he: 'Byes, | giss I'm in
fur it, an suppose I'll have to make
| the bist of it."
And that's all you know about him,
is it, Lannan?"
That's all, sor, only they do be say
in he's gone off all be himsilf afther yer
honor's swate daughter that wor shtole
be the haythen Injuns, an may God
protict the lovely lady an bring Ler
safe back to ye wild her shmilin' angel
fao:."
THANK you, my man, thank you.
! You may go now" said the old man,
| grateful for even the sympathy of o
soldier in that dark hour.
After Lannan's departure the colonel
sat for long time in deep reelection,
Mt times giving voicing to his thoughts.
Everyone speaks well of rim. /
think | understand his case exactly.
\ young fool with more money than
sense, fast companions, got 5ccstly
drunk, recruiting vulture swoopcd
down on him, and here he is. Must be
q man of high sense of honor 10 ae-
cept the situation as he did and de-
| tcrmine To make the best of it.
Dcmme, | like that II is true moral
courage and bespealss manly nature.
] The fellow may be II gentleman of
high family. But the idea of him low
ing Alice! Why, the internal scoun-
drel, to aim from the ranks at such
high game! He must abandon that in
sane idea or III clip his wings in short
order. But, damn the follow, can't
help but admire him, II he is an in
fernal scouudrel."
And thus the old officer unused, now
praising, now condemning the young
soldier who would in his eyes have
been a noble, brave and worthy man
had he not dared to fall in love with
one SO sar above him, 10 rob him of the
light OF his homo.
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