The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-03-19
LOVE NIX noe.


a VIDE iiEn nj Oh an IN uvr1Ia1cc, NHNIhE coint
sIown TO him from wentworth--of the
9an,e---whcp the latter had been ordered
away.
Caldwell went into Wentworth's quar-
fnrs at once, and found Duffy rubbing
Up q pnir OF his ex-mnster's discarded
1soots, with view to using them HIM
&el9 he dil<ed the mans looks and he
liked the condition of the vacated quar-
sers. with their slate-gray painted
woodwork, SO he took the quarters and
agrced to take Duffy at a strikers usual
rate Of remuneration.
Duffy entered promptly upon his
duties, and was entirely satisfactory.
He had no membranes in the way OF
family or sweethearts, and he was faith
ful To degree that was occasionally ex-
aspernting. For six months he served
Caldwell In singlcness of purpose, hav-
ing Isl that time been incapaciated only
for six days; that is, for 4S hours after
each Of the paymaster's visits; and
Galdwell, knowing the ways of strikers,
uaade no objection. Duffy slept uproar-
icsisiy In his room, and Caldwell made
his own fires, and brushed his own
clothes, and went with unblacked boots.
In the interim, no hour was too early
for rising, none too late to sit up and
keep logs on the andirons that the
rooms might be warm and cheerful for
the "leftinant," 10 duty imposed too
arduous, provided it served Caldwells
ends.
BlaciSSt..s.e, seeing the excellence of
Duffy, departed from the strict code OF
honesty in the matter of servants which
governs the army, and made overtnres
10 the model striker. Blackstone had
NO business TO do 1t, and Duffy knew it,
and fine and inscrutable grin came
upon his Hibernian mouth.
Blackstone had said, with an assump-
ton of off-handedness: Duffy, what
do you get?"
Having due regard for his employers
credit in the world, he answered, calm
Isl: s'Twinty dollars, sor."
sect out!'' said blackstone.
ayes, sor," replied Duffy.
81 want TO know the truth, not lies
like that"
s.ye'd best ask the leftinant, sor. l
disremember."
N"He works you deuced hard"
ssapes he, them
.My>man is no good. suppose you
come to iY4. You won't have to sit up
to all hours for rtv.''
Duffy only smiled. but thu emile was
not pleasing.
"What do you think of it, Duffy
~ niver think, sor. The ieftinant
saws I'm to do as I'm told and not
think"
iJpon this Blackstone went away, and
Ituify saluted him respectfully. In
Justice to the officers common sense,
IL must be said that it was only partial
intoxicntion which could have led him
90 place himself in such position to-
ward soldier.
Duify did not repcatt the conversation
60 Caldwell, because he knew 1T would
make trouble between the two men, and
Caldwell whose disposition was not Of
She mildest-had several quarrels en-
his hands as it was.
The lieutenant fell into the habit Of
keeping the striker up very late, night
after night. so Duffy inspected his pock-
cts several times in succession while
Caldwell was sleeping as soundly as IL
Justice had been the soporific, and not,
as was the case, suffers whisky; and
he judged, from the fact that sometimes
there was much loose change and again
almost nothing, that his master was
s,Iaying too much ut cards. There was
nothing to be done. Duffy did not con-
sidcrshis duties as striker included the
moral guidance of his superior. He re-
siected that il would be good thing
af Caldwell should get married; only
then be, Duty, would very likely lose
ibis place. So he sat up night after
night, and IL grew monotonous.
Il just at this period there came into
Duffy's life a yellow and white dog.
Exactly why il should have wandered
4 TO the door upon one wet and freezing
might when Duffy was in q particularly
weary frame of mind, and where II
casne from, he never knew. TWAS well
after midnight. and Duffy was sprawled
dll Il leather chair of the troop saddlers
manufacture, doing with both ears
0pen, when there came q scratching
at the door. Duffy thought ii was the
lieutenant trying TO find tho knob. II
had never been 80 bad as that yet
nevertheless the striker went and
opened the door, TO be rewarded by the
eight OF an extremely small and miser-
abe dog, with piteous eyes.
"a Now Duty was only soldier, and
soldier loves nothing on earth or IN
Heaven as he does cur; so Duffy called