Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-02

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reach higher rank. especially to move
: your insignia of rank from your sleeve
to your shoulder"
But. sir. there are other men more
deserving of It," said Brainard. "Td
feel ashamed to wear shoulder straps
If McTwyny must 60 on with only q
sergeant's stripes. You ought to see
him fight"
"Eh? McTwyny? That freckled
Irish tiger that's a sergeant in your
troop? Oh. he couldn't help fighting If
he tried!'
But there's brains behind his fight.
ing. sir. If you'd seen and heard"-
There's brains behind all real fight
ing. corporal-er-lieutenant. Don't
ever forget it, or your enemy will get
the better Of you."
But there's such a lot behind Nc
Twyny's. sir" persisted Brainard.
think of the odds that were against
him. He had only Is men with whom
to fight what looked like brigade-cer-
tainly q thousand-and he talked and
acted like general instead Of mere
sergeant"
"When? Where? How do you know?'
asked the colonel, with quizzical
smile apparently at Brainard's assum.
ing to know how a general would act.
This afternoon. Way off to the
right of the road our regiment took.
We saw him. We were In the fight
with him and were proud Of 1t and Of
him."
"Bless me! heard such wild stories
Of that skirmish that I've already ask.
ed your captain for written report.
Tell me all about it."
Brainard told him without word Of
exaggeration. yet as he talked the colo.
mel arose and paced bis tent like an ex.
cited lior in a cage. He clinched his
hands. ard his eyes flashed. and he
sputtered small groups Of Scriptural
words that were not prayers. Brain
ard stopped abruptly after telling how
Mick feiIed the skirmishers' captain.
"rhe tiger" exclaimed the colonel.
81 wish there were more Of his kind In
the regiment"
"But isn't he q man, too?" asked
Brainard. "And shouldn't he be re-
warded"-
at shan't be my fault If he isn't q
man from this day FORTH" interrupted
the colonel. Come with me. sup.
pose he is In the hospital"
"O- dead" suggested.
Nonsense" growlcd the colonel.
"Loss of q fore paw never kills tiger.
Lieutenant Baslow of our regiment has
shot them In India. He was In the
British service and has told me all
| about 1t"
/ Instead Of going direct to the hos.
pital the colonel stopped at captains
tent and asked for one Of the occu'
pants jackets-an o.d one. The cap.
tain looked surprised. but complied
with the request. The colonel strobe
rapidly to the hospital tents. followed
by Brainard and me. Entering the
surgical ward, he asked:
as McTwyny here"
"Prsint. sorr," came from red face
on a cot. and big freckled hand came
to the side of the face in the position of
salute.
I'm sorry to hear Of your loss" said
the colonel, land I've brought you the
best consolation could think Of. This
Is the jacket you shall wear when you
get up again, Captain McTwyny."
"Whooroow exclaimed Mick. He
closed his eyes an instant, then opened
them and said, "Av Norah cud only see
it,
"She shall see it. with you inside Of
it, as soon as you're fit to 60 north on
leave of absence. Is there anything
else can do for you?
Mick pushed aside his sheet, display
ed his severed arm lying on his breast
and said:
Don't let 'em throw this away"
"He knocked me down for trying to
take it from him." whispered the
nurse. "but of course thing Of that
kind can't be kept"
! For a moment the colonel seemed to
be choking. When he recovered. he
said:
"Let me take it. I'll have 1t buried
!. with the honors of war. The company
you're to command, captain. shall fire
salute over it,"
"Oi thank ycz very kolndly, sorr. for
! that an that ilse ye've done, but how
about thin two little dhivils fOrninst
We? In the foight wild the iince rails
! glory be to the poikcs av auld Oireland
they were wort more than all the rist
av the platoon put together. Little
Rranard all. fiat a shillelah twister
, he'd make! An, as for Frost he saved
, me own lolfe two or three tonnes In
. succession"
Good" exclaimed the colonel. "They
shall be taken care Of. Now keep as
quiet as you can, captain. so as to get
we'll auckland see Norah. Nurse,
hang this jacket at the foot Of his cot
in some way so he can always see the
shoulder straps when his eyes are
open. Come along, men-l beg your
pardon-gentlemen."
Now said the colonel, "as you two
have declined q hadn't the commits.
sions granted. as you think. under a
misapprehension and through the
imagination of young woman. | shall
mt once recommend you for commits,
sons in your own old regiment. and
, ! you NAV be sure that you'll get them