San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-09

in the hospital. These boys, you see.
found their old daddy a-straddle of the
fence, an one clomb down one leg ON
the Union side, an t'other one clomb
down t'other leg ON the Confederate
side "
"That is what call an interesting
situation, said the captain, drawing a
long breath. Perhaps have seen your
Union son.
Maybe SO, maybe SO" assented the
squire.
perhaps you have seen him yourself
since the war began?'
Before the squire could make any re-
ply Julia rushed at the captain and
threw her arms around his neck, crying,
"Oh, brother George, l know youP'
The squire seemed to be dazed by this
discovery. He went toward the captain
slowly. The tears streamed down his
face and the hand he held out trembled.
George" he exclaimed, "God A.
mighty knows I'm glad to see you'll
O'Halloran and Fitzpatrick had paus-
ed in the midst of their traffic to watch
this scene, but when they saw the gray
haired old man crying and hugging his
son and the young girl clinging to the
two they were confused. O'Halloran
turned and kicked his bundles.
'Take all the tay an coffee, We
bloody booger! Just give me pipeful
of the weed"
Fitzpatrick shook his fist at the big
Eishman.
"Take the darned tobacco, you red
mouthed Mickey What do l want with
your tea and coffee?" Then both started
to 60 little way into the woods, Lieu
tenant Clopton following. The captain
would have called them back, but they
wouldn't accept the invitation.
1--WE are just turnin our backs, sor,
while ye hold family orgy" said
O'Halloran. Me an this measly Johnny
will just &C ON an complate the transac-
ton of swappin.
At this moment Tuck reappeared ON
the scene. Seeing his young master, he
stopped still and looked at him, and
then broke out into loud complaints.
"Marse Dave Henry, whar de manner
goodness you been? You better come
read dish yer letter what yo' ma writes
you. I'm gwine 'ell mistiss she come
mighty nigh losin likely Niger, an
shell II rake you over de Goals, mon."
"Why, howdy, Tuck?" exclaimed
Lieutenant Clopton. "Ain't you glad
to see me?"
"Yasser, / speck l is" The negro
spoke in a querulous and somewhat
doubtful tone, as he produced letter
from the lining of his hat. But I'd "a
been heap gladder eff 1 hadn't mighty
nigh trapsed all de gladness out'n me. p"
Young Clopton took the letter and
read it, with a smile ON his lips and a
dimness in his eyes. The negro, left tc
himself, had his attention attracted by
the coffee and tobacco lying exposed Oh
the ground. BE looked at the display,
scratching his head
Boss, is dat sho' huff coffee!"
sit is that same, said O'Halloran.
Ode ginnywine old time coffeef" in
sisted the negro.
90 IT'S nothin else, smilin head"
"Marse Dave Henry, the negro yell
ed, run here an look at dish yere gin
nywine coffee. Dey's huff coffee dar fer
ter make mistiss happy de balance er
her days. Some done spill out! % he ex-
claimed. "Boss, kin / have dem what's
on de grounP"
"Take EN-" said O'Halloran, can
much good may they do ye. !"
Zone, two, tn zee, TO-, f., sick, sewn"
The negro counted the grains as he
picked them up. "Oh, Marse Dave Hen
ry, run here an look got sewn grains
or ginnywine coffee. I'm gwine take
um ter mistiss.
The Irishman regarded the negro
with curiosity. Then taking the dead