Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13

I'M scA W ulYseil, NJ U1lAsbld Ddn-
tam, | SEE. my cock av a Gosport
dunghill twas from Portsmouth he
came to us-'there's combs to be cut,
sez |, an by the grace av God, tbs
Terence Mulvaney will cut thin.
80 he wint menowderin, an minan-
derin, an blandandhering roun' an
about the coloners daughter. an she.
poor innocint lookin at him like a
comm 'ssariat bullock looks at the com
p'ny cook He'd dhirty little scrub
av black mustache, an he twisted an
turned iyry wurrd he used as av he
found ut too sweet for to spit out
Eyahl He was a tricky man an a liar
by natur Some are born so He was
wan | knew he was over his belt in
money borrowed from natives. Besides
lot ay other matthers which in regard
to your presince, sorr, | will oblither-
ate. A little av fwhat knew the colo
mel knew, for he wud have none av
him, an that I'm thinkin by fwhat
happened aftherward. the capt knew
IVAN day, bein mortal idle, or they
wud never have thried ut, the rig mint
gave amshure theatricals-orf' GERS an
OFF GERS ladies You've seen the likes
time an az in, sorr. an poor fun tbs for
them that sit in the back row an stamp
wild their boots for the honor av the
rig mint | was told off for to shift the
scenes haulin up this an draggin down
that Light work ut was, wild lashins
av beer an the CURL that dhressed the
OFF GERS ladies-but she died in Agra
~ years gone an my tongues gettin
the betther av me They was actin
play thing called 'Sweethearts. which
you may have heard av, an the colonel's
daughter she was a lady's maid The
capt'n was a boy called Broom-Spread
Broom was his name in the play Thin
| saw-ut come out in the actin-fwhat
| niver saw before, an that was that be
was no gentleman They was too much
together. thin two, a-whisperin behind
the scenes | shifted, an some av fwhat
they said heard, for | was death-blue
death an ivy-on the comb cuttin. He
was iyerlastin 'ly oppressin her to fall
in wild some sneakin schame av his an
she was thryin to stand out against him, |
but not as though she was set in her |
will | wonder now in thin days that
my ears did not grow yard on my
head wild list min. But looked straight
forninst me an hauled up this an drag |
ged down that such as was my duty /
an the OFF GERS ladies SEE one TO anoth- |
er, thinkin | was out av listen reach
'Fwhat an obligin young man is this
Corp'ril Mulvaney | was corp 'ril
then was rejuiced aftherward, but, no
natther. ] was corp'ril wanst
"Well, this 'Sweethearts' business
wint on like most amshure theatricals
IN, barrin fwhat | suspicioned, twasn
ill the dhress rehearsal that | saw for
certain that thin two-he the black
guard an she no wiser than she should
nave been-had put up an evasion
"A whatT said |
"E-vasionl Fwhat you lorruds an
aides call an elopement Evasion
'alls it, bekase, exceptin whin tbs right
IN natural an proper. tbs wrong an
thirty 10 steal man wan child not
.nowin her own mind There was a
argint in the comm ssariat who set my
ace upon e-yasions I'll tell you about
hat
'Stick TO the bloomin captains Null
aney said Ortheris Comm ssarial
argints is low
Mulvaney accepted the emendation
nd went on
Now, | knew that the colonel was
o fool any more than me. for was
lid the smartest man in the rig mint
n the colonel was the best OFF Ger com
landin in Asia. So fwhat he said an /
lid was a mortal truth We knew that {
he capt'n was bad, but for reasons
hitch | have already oblitherated
new more than my colonel | wud have
llled out his face wild the butt av my :
IN before permittin av him to steal the
1rl Saints knew av he wud have mar
ed her. an ay he didn she wud be in
rat tormint an the divil av what
"a, SORT, call a scandal But | niver :,
hruck. niver raised me hand on my :
hyperion OFF Ger. an that was a mer =
Gle now / come to cousidher il. :
''Mulvaney. the dawn's risin, said
rtheris, IAN were no nearer ONE "
an we was at the beginnin Lend me g
,ur pouch Mines all dust y
Mulyaney pitched his pouch across
ID he filed his pipe afresh
so the dhress rehearsal came TO an ~
d. an. bekaze | was curious. | staid q
hind wniu the scene shiftin was end
an shud have been in barricks, lyin ~
fat as a toad under a painted cot =
ye thing They was talkin in whis " "
rs. an she was shiverin an gaspin like
fresh hukked fish Are you sure a.
u We got the hang av the manew y
rs 2 seq he. or wurrds to that effec ~
the coort martial SEE Sure as u
18th. sez she. but | misdoubt It's
Tel hard on my father Damn your s 1n
herr sez be, or anyways twas -
hat he thought The arrangement Is a.
clear as mud. Jungf will drive the % o.
ri 20 afther ais over an you come -
the station. cool an aisy, in time for 20
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