The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06

"a MINT! A MINT. ME DARLIN!"
you love me, Irishman?" she added, to
McGilvray.
II do! Aw, wurra, wurra, do" said
McGilvray.
"Then you come and get me by ze
front door of re city," said she, and a
couple of quick strokes sent her canoe
out into the duslty middle of the stream
and she was soon lost to view.
saw, the loike o. that! Aw. the foine
av her-aw, the tip-top lass O. the wide
world!" said he.
You're n fool, an ther;ll be trouble
from this" said the sentry.
And SO there was trouble, for two
hours later the sentry was found dead;
picked of by bullet from the other
shore when he showed himself in the
moonlight; and from that hour all
friendliness between the pickets of the
English and the French ceased on the
Montmorenci
But the one witness 10 McGilvray's 81
venture was dead, and that was why
no man knew wherefore il was that Me-
Gilvray took an oath 10 drink no more
till they captured Quebec.
From May to September McGilvray
kept to his resolution. But for all that
time he never saw "the tip-top lass O
the wide world" A time came, how
ever. when McGilvray's last state was
worse than his first, and that was the
evening before the day Quebec was
taken. A dozen prisoners had been cap
tured in a sortie from the Isle OF Or
leans to the mouth Of the st. Charles
river. Among these prisoners was the
grinning sergeant who had captured
McGilvray and then released him.
Two strange things happened. The
big, grinning sergeant escaped from
captivity the same night, and McGil
vray, as noncom said, got blind
drunk"
This is one explanation OF the two
things. McGilvray had assisted the
grinning sergeant to escape. The other
explanation belongs TO the end OF the
story. In any case McGilvray "got
blind drunk" and was going large"
through the camp. The end of IL was
that he was arrested for assisting a
prisoner TO escape and for being drunk
and disorderly. The band OF An
struther's regiment boarded II. NJ. s.
"Leostaff" without him, 10 proceed up
the river stealthily with the rest OF the
feet to Cap Rouge, from whence the
last great effort of the heroic Wolfe To
effect a landing was to be made. Nc
iilvray, still intoxicated but intelligent,
watched them 90 in silence.
AS General Wolfe was about 70 enter
the boat which was to convey him 10
the flagship he saw McGilvray. who was
waiting under guard 10 be taken TO
Major Hardy's post at Point Lewis. The
General knew him well, and looked at
him half sadly, half sternly.
II knew you were free with drink.
McGilvray," he said. but / did not
think you We're a traitor 10 your coun-
try too"
McGilvrsy saluted, and did not an
wer.
"You might have waited tin after to-
morrow, man." said the General, his
eyes flashing. "My soldiers should have
good music tomorrow"
McGilvray salutcd again, but made no
answer.
As IL with a sudden thought the Gem
eral waived off the officers and men near
him and beckoned McGilvray 20 him.
Il can understand the drink is u bad
soldier" he said, "but you helped q
prisoner 10 escape. Come, man, we may
both he dead tomorrow, and I'd like to
feel that no soldier in my army is will
'ully an enemy of his country"
HE did the same for me. whin was
taken prisoner. yer ENoellincy. an
an, yer Excellincy, twas a matter Of a
woman, too"
The Generals face relaxed q little.
STell me the whole truth" said he; aud
McGilvray told him ALL
"Ah. yer EXcellincY," he burst out. at
last. 81 was no traitor at heart, but a
fool j always was! Yer Excellincy.
courtmartial and deaths no matter to
me. but I'd like 10 play wan toon ngir,
TO lead the byes tomorrow Wan toon.
yer ENcellincy! an I'll be dncintly shot
! before the days ovcr--ah. yer Excel
lincy. wan toon more, and TO he wild
J the byes foliowin' the Gineral."