The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26

"Go II, Danny! You got him! Keep up.
old man! Ray, he's got him! Dannys
got him! Good ole DAM Right and tight.
here they comel" and presently they
were in shallow water. and stood for
breath, Dan with his arm round the 9TH
er supporting him. for lac was spent. and
then they waded ashore amid the shouts
OF the boys and / saw that the other was
Jam Foley. the unbellever.
And as they came slowly through the
shadows I heard:
Didn't want YOU 10 drown fore you'd
seen my Uncle Dan. Jim Foley"
"Y'ain't-got no-Uncle Dan. Danny
Rcnde," dribbled sturdily from blue
Tipped Jim.
''Twere him sent me after YOU" said
Dan.
earn" said Jim and then the SER
geant took them IN custody.
Now, IL seemed TO me that this con-
duct OF little Dams deserved more recog-
milton than II was like 10 get. and, think
ing the matter over. decided on a course
which would, | had reason 10 believe,
give Dan more satisfaction than anything
else was likely 10 do.
l let two DAYS elapse, ana then, seeing
Dan sitting outside his tent with cir
Gle Of admirers round him, and the re-
covered linn playing DEVILS chorus at the
door OF his own tent, walked In past the
EenlEisE With my AniIHgsters. and request
cd audience OF the Commander-in-1hief
That high official was absent on pleas
ure. but i was introduced TO a sergeant.
who happened to be the one who got his
trousers wet on the beach the other day.
Have you got boy here named Rem
die. sergeant-Dan Render" | asked.
1--WE have. sir. DO you know him."
"Wen. / know something about him.
His Uncle DAN
LAY. ay, sir; that's him. There he Is.
'mong all them byes. He's the cheeky
looking young limb I'm the middle that's
doing all tho talking; but he's good bye,
and plucky one. I'll call him"
mo; IL you don't mind, we'd like to 90
to him"
Fright sir" and he led us across the
vacant space TO where Danny was hold
ing court.
'Rendle, here's a gentleman come to see
you from your Uncle DAN" said the SER
geant, and Danny sprang up TO the salute
with face like a red rose busted with
gold for Il cleaned all overland tipped
with dew. for his eyes sparkled like dia-
monds--wet diamonds.
"Well. Dan, my boy" ! said, how are
you, and how are YOU getting onf Heard
from Uncle Dan lately?''
mo. sir. / amt" said Dan, with some
thing of a dazed look in his eyes.
"Ah, he's not much OF writer. Is he,
with his one arm?'
mo. sir. he amt"
And, after "a pause, rs he-is ne all
right. sir?'
"All right last time heard from him,
Dan. / suppose we may sit DOWN."
Surely, sir" said the sergeant, who
was lowering around. Now, you bycs,
ssedaddle Like your imperence, hangin'
r0urd wfttr yurrr mouths r+ele-ef4ef -E!aa4-
Rendle has visitors from his Uncle Dan"
well, and have they made you ser
geant yet, Dan, or corporal, or what?'
NO sir. I amt noth'n but just full prl-
vate But I've got two good conduct
stripes. an'-an' they say I'm [ have a
mccall"
"oh, and what's the medal for? Shoot
: o. sir. fur-fur swimmin'," said Dan.
modestly.
For savin' byes life at sea at risk
OF his own. said the sergeant, who was
stil within earshot.
"Oh, how was that? That's great
thing to have done my boy. and thing
TO be proud Of. It's rot everybody gets
the chance, or has the pluck TO take al
vantage of it."
II was the sergeant, however, who told
us the story. and pointed out Jim Foley,
still sitting in the door of his tent and
straining eyes and ears our way as the
t-.lia4a,t- -kpow-enoI2h- To
keep inside his depth, and spilled me n
par O. new trousers, he did. too, forbye.
wi his fulishness."
We stopped chatting with Dan for close
on halt an hour. lie told us all that he
knew, and a great deal that he thought
about a sham fight with the soldiers IN
the other camp that was to come off In
the marshes that night, and strongly ad-
vised Us to be present. IL was To be a
slap-up, real banging affsir, and wouldn' [
they just make noise' He showed us
inside his tent, which he shared with
five others. and all his belongings and
led us past Jim Foley, with hts nose up
and his head in the air, TO the mess tent;
and finally, after we had taken leave Of
the sergeant. and begged his acceptance
OF half a crown. he como cted us proudly
past the sentries and said goodby, and
stooG looking af,er US, with his rigEt
hand firmly clasped on a five shilling
piece and an expression OF face that was
strangely compounded OF gratitude and
mystihcation.
When we strolled up to camp next day
Dan was on sentry duty at the front en-
trance. mere were score of the town
boys regarding him enviously. and he
wttt4a fa.,t permit AiHaselfse-p much as-thn
flicker Of an eyslid from the straight path
OF duty. His eyes shone on US like blue
diamonds. and i got fieeting impression
OF a slight tremor OF the under part Of
the left eyecup; but the little warrior
sterny nippod the flower OF friendship
in the bud and remained as immobile as
II he had swallowed the barrel of his mus
ket and had been cast In gun metal.
The next day we begged leave for him
for the afternoon, and carried him off In
a carriage and pair for n drive around
the countryside. and home 10 our lodgings
10 tea. and we all delighted i'm him great
ly My youngest boy desired forthwith
10 he put into a soldiers orphanage. that
he might begin to emulate the deeds OF
Dany the Great, and HIS mother had TO
he at much pains 20 explain TO him that
on several counts he was not at present
eligible.
Dan chartered away most entertaining
" OF his soldering experiences, assert