New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-01-16

1heres 49, N III, oe shout the
man despd his pKiyaka,s uni1 md
tie smile nth which he greeted the
young woman could mot haye been moro
bewitohing had he saluted . marohion-
e. Admiration for the strappings Irish
Yankee soldier stood big IN Miss Bagg1
eyes.
How der abe said, mi til something
that was intended for 8 how. Yer 8
purity likely lookinf TELLER ef youairp play
IN Yank You'd better "a staid in Ore
land than come down hyar ter makewar
! On women. 4 4.
And have OF overpainted the beauti-
full tint Of his hair?' asked the major,
Laughing. It'd make good winter hair:
needn' thew 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 rs. .=s
Where the answer?'' asked the ma
jor.
'Divil an answer did OF get, major. .
said the man, saluting awkwardly.
And what d 'ye mean by that?''
well, OF KEN up to headquarth theirs,
and the gineral was gettin of of his
harse to 60 in7his tint. Have ye any
thin for me, me man?' he asked. .Niver
= worrud, gineral, OF answered, saluttin
respectful. What's the paper 70 have
in your belty It's for the chafe Of staff.
Well, give it to me. 'Divil bit. gin
eral; it's not for the loikes Of me- to be
givin yez q paper Dim instructed to
give it to the chafe Of staff. Give mo
the paper, ye cussed Oirishman,, he
said, or Oh II sind ye to the guard tint. ;
'Niver will OF be guilty Of breakin the
regulations or the articles Of war, GIN
eral. 7 Corporal Of the guards yelled
the gineral. ss..
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?'3 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 % hours And
whin he sinds another orderly to me not
to sind recruit, or Oil put him in ar
rest. >" ..a> .ss.
''By the howly Ye internal,
raw -! Did ye get no answer?''
"'Oi'u sind an answer by soldier
who has been properly retained said
the gineral Didn't ye tell me right,
major?" g. T."@
Corporal of the guard!' cried the
major by way Of reply.
'Take that man." he said when the
corporal came, ''to the guard tent.
As the messenger was marched away,
protesting against the injustice Of his
treatment for obeying orders, q 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-
corning 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
with view 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 Ratigan to help
him. He explained the generals re-
quest and told Ratigan that he wanted
him to go with Miss Baggs Having
given the corporal a full understanding
Of what was required Of him, he went
back to the party with a Bible, follow
ed by Ratigan.
The farmer and his family were first
sworn, and then the major offered to
swear Miss Baggs.
II hain't goin, ter do no swearin, she
said defantly.
''Oi'm glad to hear that" remarked
Corporal Ratigan.
"What TO-, fire top?' she asked, sur
prised.
"Oi'd be breakin me heart at partin
with ye"
''You hain't got no heart nohow, or
you wouldn't be in the Yankee army"
Don't ye believe it, exclaimed the
major; 'his hearts as warrum as the
color Of his hair. Come, young Teddy,
take the oath. Old be sorry to be partin
ye from yer mother and she sufferin. -
II WON'T ..
won't ye take it for moi sake?' que
ried Ratigan, with mock appeal.
you'll hev ter git some un ,uglier'n
you uns ter move me. I banker after
ugly men, but you uns amt quite ugly
enough TO- me. - r.
"Now ye're talkin with seductive
tongue, quoth Ratigan. IF the major
will permit, Olive mind to see ye
through the lines mesef without the
oath. - ...s@ -
The corporal looked slyly at the major,
and the major returned the oorporal,s
sly glance,
Every WE'LL . said Burke. ..Ye 90
with her, and moind that she ism It keep
in her OILS open to see things for Gineral
Bragg's benefit. Miss Baggs, if yell
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