The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

the nations of the earth, and dubbed
him McNulty in a flash.
On a certain afternoon McNulty,
strollng Idly about his domain OBJ
served that Hendricks. whom. for con-
siderations entirely sentimental, he &C.
casionally cond sscended to serve, was
unusually worried and downcast. This
melancholy tendency, he had observed
with pain had increased of late, and
McNulty, himself perfectly care free,
could not in the least understand it.
He ambed Up to where Hendricks was
sitting silently on the fence, and into
his downcast face. murmured at short
range, his fearsome wall:
No one TO love. none to caress.
Wandering alone through this worlds
wilderness.
Quit" said Hendricks in alarm. So
McNulty strolled off, taking his rebuff
with philosophical calmness and pick
ing HIS teeth with blade of grass.
Presently the sound of wheels made
him prick up his ears, and he saw a
stout. red-faced man drive up and
alight With the quick intuition of the
people with whom he was strategically
allied, McNulty detected a landlord,
and knew him for an enemy instantly.
With characteristic insolence, there
fore, he strolled over, and in a most
offensive manner planted himself di-
rectly in the stout mans way. He,
with that sublime courage of ignorance
and utter disregard of consequences
which is the Americans heirloom,
flicked McNulty smartly with his cane.
In a flash McNulty wheeled-like a
battery going into action-and with ir-
reproachable technique planted his foot
just where a heavy gold watch chain
after laborously circumnavigating the
fat mans protuberance with trium-
phantly clutching a vest button. To
McNulty's intense chagrin he saw that
he had miscalculated his range, for the
stricken one, instead of dying forth
with clasped himself frantically and
sat down on a barrel. At this point
Hendricks came up, and more in sor-
row than in anger drove him forth into
the wide world, while he himself strove
to hide wicked grin.
It was dark before the stout man
casting fearful glances about him
came out and drove away. Hendricks
looking after him from the doorway
saw black against the rising full moor
a weird writing object like new
sign of the zodiac.
30, Mac, Mac" he said ruefully
why didn't you kick his confoundec
head OFF," From over the moonlit fields
came faint dolorous WALL
No one to love, none to caress,
Wandering alone through the worlds
wilderness.
McNulty's entrance upon the siren
uous life began almost with that hour
Thereafter he was caught up ant
whirled into the very vortex Of those
events which make history, so that hi
came to exercise a mighty sway upor
the affairs of mankind, and write his
name in imperishable lines upon The
great world drama in which he was
cast began to move with a swiftel
tempo from the moment of his en-
trance upon the stage.
With the calm Of a philosopher Nc
Nulty allowed Hendricks to take leave
of him with a warmth of affection
which neither of them could quite un
derstand. Nor did it worry him over
much thereafter to find himself under
the nominal control of various persons
His hour had not yet come.
Finally an army contractor, hum
BILE instrument of fate, sent him witt
others of his race to South Africa
there TO serve the Queen.
II is well-known fact that the Brit
ish army does not seek to encourage
originality among its humber mem
bers. and McNulty soon began to suf
fer the griefs of the misunderstood
Even his voice. that priceless treasure
as IL weled up 10 the brilliant African
stars, threw whole regiments into dis
order, and caused the tender-hearte'
10 weep.
II was on a certain morning just be
fore dawn that, having been troubled
with bad dreams, he sang his mourn
ful ditty 20 the awakening camp:
No one 70 love. none 20 caress.
Wandering alone through this world
wilderness.
The orderly who was busted about
him scrambled away, declaring that d