The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-05-17

hit anything; SO it's little difference it
makes"
The shot had reused the camp, and
there was now wild commotion, every
body thinking the Canadians were up
on them.
A strange sight met the eyes of Yates
and Remark. Both were astonished
to see the number of men that O'Neill
had under his command. They were a
motley crowd. Some battered United
States uniforms were among them, but
binary individuals, although a few had
trimmings of green braid on their
clothes. Sleeping out for couple of
nights had given the crowd the un-
kempt appearance of great company
of tramps. The officers were indis-
tinguishable from the men at first, but
afterwards Yates noticed that they,
mostly in plain clothes and SLOUGH hats,
had sword-belts buckled around them
and one or two had swords that had
evidently seen service in the United
States cavalry.
| Sits all right boys,'' cried the cap
tain to the excited mob. ut was only
that fool Lynch who fred at us.
There's nobody hurt. Where's the
general?"
Here he comes,'' said half dozen
voices at once, and the crowd made way
for him.
Gen. O'Neill was dressed in ordinary
citizens costume, and did not have even
a sword-belt. On his head of light hair
was a black soft felt hat. His face
was pale and covered with freckles
He looked more like a clerk from a
store than like the commander of an
army. He was evidently somewhere
between thirtyfve and forty years of
age.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" he said. "Why
are you back? Any news?''
, The captain saluted, military fashion,
and replied:
''We took two prisoners, sir. They
were encamped in a tent in the woods.
One of them says he is an American
citizen and says he knows you, so
brought them in
Il wish you had brought in the tent
too," said the general, with wan
smile. 1T would be an improvement
on sleeping in the open air. Are these
the prisoners? I don't know either of
these men,
1.-The captain makes a mistake in
saying that I claimed a personal ac-
quaintance with you, general. What
I said was that you would recognize
somewhat quicker than he did who
was, and the desira ability of treating me
with reasonable decency. Just show
the general that telegram you took
from my coat-pocket, captain
, The paper was produced, and O'Neill
read it over once or twice.
''You are on the New York Argus,
them"
Every much SO, general"
| II hope you have not been roughly
used?"
ooh, no; merely tied up in hard
knot and threatened with shooting
that's ALL
-"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Still,
you must make some allowance at a
7 time like this. If you will come with
Z me will write you a pass which will
l prevent any similar mistake happening
III WIG 4uCuIc. Inc general leu the
2 way to smouldering campfire, where,
, out of a valise, he took writing materi
r ais, and, using the valise as desk, be-
gan to write. After he had written
/ Headquarters of the Grand Army OF
t Irish Republic" he looked up and
asked Yates his first name Being
answered, he inquired the name of his
friend. ta' .E.... X -
4 II want nothing from you,'' inter
e posed Remark. Don't put my name
t on the paper"
: oh, that's all right" said Yates
Q Never mind him, general. He's q
!, learned man who doesn't know wher
J. to talk and when not to. AS you
Y march 'up to our tent, general yor
i will see an empty Jug, which will ex
8 plain everything Remarks drunk
y not to put too fine a point upon it, anc
a he imagines himself q British subject
j The Fenian general looked up 1t The
9 professor.