Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-01-29


"Sce hydr, Mr.. oficer."
get the answer. It's not the loikes o
you can approach the gineral Moin
now, and don't spind the time talki
with the guard "
While the messenger was away tn
party listened TO the voluble tongue
the young Confederate sympathizer |
tho buggy. She entered into the cause
Of the war. depicted the benefits OF no
gro slavery. especially on the slave
spoke admiringly OF all Confedera,
soldiers and ransacked the dic;ionar
TO find words to express her loathing
Yankees.
Come now, Miss Bags. said tn
major good naturedly There youn
fellow in me regiment who'll suit y
exactly. Ho is an Oirishman from th
crown ~ MS head 10 the sole OF his fut
He only came over few years ago h
is Us smart as whip There was bu
one gurrel In County Cavan who coul
outtalk i'm. That's the reason he lei
Oireland
when Iwant man, ! reckon ca
find one right byar outen the yarth
Tennessee 'thout goin 10 Oireland 10
fnd one i he redheadedi'
Red as the linin OF an artillery oih
GERS cap
What kind o. eyes''
'Blue Is a robins egg
WAL. ;rot him ont III take lod
ut him. -
"Oi'll call him meself. " and the INA
ior went into one Of the tents There h
found Corporal Rarigan. the man Ii
sought
Corporal Rats" he said-every on
called the corporal Rats-"there's
gurrel on, there that wants 10 go through
the lines. Oi've sent 20 brigade head
quarters 20 find out II they II give herr
pass Iwant ye to make her acquaint
ance
AT youe service major. said IN
corporal, saluting. And the two wake
Out 20 where the travellers We're 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
.ment "
Corporal Ratigan bowed and uncov
cred a head Of hair fully up to the ma
jor's description Of it, IL surmounte.
Que Of the most honest Of countenances
There was an air Of gen.ility about the
man despite his private's uniform, and
the smile with which he greeted the
young woman conld not have been more
bewitching had he saluted marchion-
ess. Admiration for the strarping Irish
Yankee soldier stood big in Miss Baggs
eyes.
How de?" she said. with something
that was intended for bow. Yer
purity likely lookin feller ef you air play
in Yank. You'd better a staid III Ore
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. at d make good winter hair;
needn't hev no fire in the house.
Horses hoofs were heard down the
road, and in a few minutes the messen-
ger who had been sent to headquarters
rode up.
Where's the answer" asked the ma
jor. :,
"Divil an answer did Ol get, major,
said the man, saluting awkwardly
"And what dye mean by that?
"well, Oh KEN up to headquarters,
and the gineral was gettin of OF his
harse to go in his tint. Have ye any
thin for me, me man. he asked. 'NiveI
worrud, ginoral. 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 Dim instructed to
give it to the chafe Of staff. Give me
the paper, yc cussed Oirishman. ut
said, 'or Oi'll sind ye to the guard tint.
'Niver will Oh be guilty Of brcakin the
regulations or the articles OF war, GIN.
eral. Corporal OF the guardP yelled
the gineral.
'The corporal KEN and saluted the
gineral, him red as Corporal Ratigans
head. Take that paper from that man
he roared. Well, bein surrounded by
the guard who were at the corporals
call, Oh surrendered.
"And thin?" gasped the major. glar
ing at the stupid messenger
"And thin the gineral said. Go &c
yer camp and tell Major Burke to put
70 in the guard tint for "a hours. And
whin he sinds another orderly to me not
to sind recruit, or Oil put him in ar
rest '"
'By the howly - Ye internal,
raw -! Did ye get no answer
"'Oi'll sind an answer by soldier
who has been properly retained, said
the gineral. Didn't ye tell me right,
major?"
Corporal of the guardP cried tEa
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, stan
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 view to discovering the proximity
of the enemy. Now that the main army
vas moving, it might be well to discover
if TIC cavalry ON its flank had fallen
back. The ground was unfavorable for
= reconnaissance; hence the suggestion