The Delta independent., 1896-05-27

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1hs shot had rossed the camp, and
there was row wild eommotioa. every.
body tAiakiAg Tie Csnadians were up
% them.
4 strange sight net the eyes Of Yates
and RcamaEiE. Roth were astoniahed
70 see the number Of men that O'Neill
had under his command. They were =
motley crowd. Some tattered United
states uniforms were among them, but
the greater number were dressed ~ or
ainary individuals, although few had
trimmings Of green braid ON their
elothes Sleeping ont for . couple Of
nights had given the crowd the un-
kcmpt appearance Of . great company
Of tramps. The Officers were indis-
tin9uishable from the men 1T drst, bat
Afterwards Yates noticed that they,
mostly in plain clothes and slouch hats,
and one or two had swords that had
evidently seen service In the United
States cavalry.
"It's all right boys" cried the cap
tain to the excited mob. 1T wss only
that fool Lynch who fred at us.
There's nobody hurt. Where's the
gcneral?"
Here he comes" aid half oosen
voices at once, and Tie crowd nads way
for him.
Gen. ONcill was dressed In osdisary
citizens costume, and did not have even
. sword-belt. On his head Of light hair
was black soft felt hat His face
was pale and covercsi with freckles.
He looked more like . clerk fro0 .
store than like the commander Of IN
army. He was evidently somewhere
between thirty-five and forty years Of
age.
.'Oh, It's you. is it?" he said. "Why
arc yoa back7 Any news?"
Ihe captain ssluted, military fashion,
aSa replied:
1--WE took two prisoners, sir. They
were encamped in . tent In the woods.
Ous Of them nys he 10 an American
eitisen and says he kn0ws you, %
bruught them in"
81 wish you had brought in TIE tent
too" said the general, With . WA
smile. "It would be IN improvement
On aleoping in the open air. Are these
the prisouers? don't know either Of
these men"
The captain makes . mistake in
saying that I claimed . persooal &C
quaintsnce with you. general What
R0jd was that you would recognize
ouanewhat quicker than he did who I
was, aad the desirability Of treating ~
With reasonable decepcy. Just sAOw
gAs gsnesal that telegram you took
lsso ny eost-pocket, captain"
Ths PAPER was produced, snd O'Eeiu
sooA u over ooee o. twice.
"Yea asO o. Tie New York Argus,
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"vssy ascA 20, general"
II hops you have not been roughly
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%, -; nercly tied up In hard
49, cd threasened with shooting-
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'OA, Tn sorry 70 hear that. Still.
~ onse make some allowances st .
Sios lShe this. II you will come with
- win write yoa . p.ss witch will
DsOsess say similar mistake happening
b she future The general led the
Wy - Q 0oaldering camp fire. where.
- = 8 vA1jne, ha tDosr writing Dateri-
ols, -, Usen9 the valisc - . deslE, be-
90 70 wyies. Afses he bad written
s.0soAqaassess o( The Grand Army q
~ 2eQabD6e," he booled up oaA
ssbsA Yeses his asss 49, Dsiag
aosWessd, he ioquireA the naOe q his
AssoA
II wsas sothiae froo ys.." lister.
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we'll h tAst ease. n I Let you leave
camp. yow must give ne your word that
shcald ycs fall IN with the enemy yos
win give NO isforDstsCa - then of
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