The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
NdeNULTY o AFFAIR
IN HELPS FRIEND.
SONG Inside Facts Abou, a Remark
able Muls S,ampsde in
South Africa

Sputu HittSa
c.rstsat r.r. ,s y urfsss Cs-rIH1
clmuaratt,-ly fvs-at l"rtui IA
m. history ~ tho work., NrNIltv = -ntu"-
~hat -,r,us. min,i~l mule. o~tsi pc
s..-.~d anil occupi~l 'he state = MtSunn
To- ,husr Who dd Mt knoN McNplty this
ma, -e.m rather an extreme Wow, lut
further t-rizal will --ryr only ~ -trruSth"n
control. r~traint aud all the" thing
which make for ORDER and regularity wrt"
To him ~ nothing. AMI hr rul,vi his domain
with d-sIutic sway
Personally McSulty vas an afNiuir'Si
taste. lie had n vito TEMPER, wicked wv"
ewes and AZ unr-g~n.ra,- habit Of pun"tu-
a,ins HE remarks With his h""l-.
I, can readily l.. seen therefore that
social intervuur-. with him Wa b th"
insurance COMPANIES call extra hsyardo'i-'
M. on. accomplishment was hts N"lo"
Snm.tine. whom ~dcsjpndent he wouhd
eNrrc-- his melancholy In a dolurou- sing
sony that uusvrr,~l cut over the country
No one 20 love. none tn carcSs.
Wandering alone through this worlds wilderness
On CERTAIN afternoon McNulty strulliuy
idlv about hts domain. observed that Hen
bricks. wE,m, for considerations entirely
sentimental, he occasionally conde~crnd,Si
TO serve. was unusually worried and down
cast. This melancholy tendency. he had
| nh~srv.i with pain. had increased OF late.
and McNultv. himself Perfectly care FREE.
could not ia the least understand IL
"A. ambled up Ia where Hendricks was
sitting silently on the fence. and into his
dorncnst facr murmured at short range
his feaT~omr wall
No one tn love. none to car-ss.
wandering .onr through Tits worlds wilderness
.Quit." sail Hendricks Ia alarm
S. McNul,y s'rplled IN, taking his r"huf
with philosophical calmness n picking
hi. teeth with a blade 81 grass.
Presently the sound ~ wheels made him
prick up his ears and he saw "a stout rx-
faced man drive up and alisht. With qutk
intuition McNulty detected a landlord. and
knew him for an enemy instantly.
With Characteristic insolence. therefore,
he strolled over. and In a most offensive
manner planted himself directly In the
stout mans way. He. with that suhll;n.
courage Of ignorance and utter disregard
Of which In the Americans
heirloom, licked McNulty smartly with his
cane.
In a fash McNulty wheeled like a hat
terry going into action and with irrnpruach-
able technique planted his foot just wher'
a heavy gold watch chain after latorious,y
c~ircumnavigating the fat mans protuirr-
anoe was t~riumphantly clutChing a waist
coat button.
To McNulty's intense chagrin he saw
that he had mi-Calculat"d his range, for
the stricken one. instead - dying forth
With, clssIrd himself frauticallv and >at
down on a barrel. A. this point Hendricks
came up, and morn In -nrruw than In anger
drove him forth into the Mid" world. while
he himself -trnvc To hido a wicked grin.
Il, vas dark t-fnr the stout 4 casting
fearful ~glanc.s about him. cam" ont and
drove away Hendricks. booking after
him from the doorway. saw black against
the rising full murn a weird wrrthiug obJect
l'E. a IT," ~ q b M" Id ,"i'I T,.ful .whv
didn't YOU kick his ~ouufourd"i head or
From over the muuulit fields cam" a faint
dolorpus vail
No une to love. none TO cAre,S.
wandering alone through this worlds wilderness
McNulty's entrance" upon the strenuous
life began almost with that hour Ih"ra-
after h. was caught up and whirl.d into
the very vortex IL thuS' events which max"
history, - that he came to %.xrrci-' "A mighty
sway uIppu the Affairs 81 mankind, and
write hi name In imIrrishahl. lirss upon
~. surfnC" ~ the glpi". That act uf IN"
great world drama In which h" was cast
logan to move with "A sVifi"r temp from
tho moment - hi c%niranC" upon "a. stag"
With the calm - "a philosopher MC\ulty
allowed Hendricks ~ TAX" leave 81 him
with a warmth II afaCiion which neither
81 them could quit" understand Nor
did u worry him uv"rmi"h thereafter
10 find himself under the nominal control
Of vafipu persons His hour had mot
vet come.
Finally an army contractor. a humble
inst Of fate. sent him with others
of his race to South Africa, thero 10 serve
the Queen.
I, i n ~w.rl-known fact that 'h~ British
ARMY does not rsrk io encourage orig inalttv
among IT, humble ms mh"rS, ami McNulty
spou tegan 20 suffer the griefs 81 the mis-
Understood.
wen his voice, that priceless Treasure.
~ II w.llssi up 10 th" brilliant African
STAR. threw whole cgImcn' into dis
order. aud cau-sSi the tender hearted To
weep.
dawn thai, having leon troubled with
had dreams. h" SAM his mutIrnful duty
To- the Nv ak"uiug carp
NJ one q love. nJnc g cArrsg
The ORDERLY who was busted about him
scrambled away. declaring that u was
enough ,o max. YOU thiuk all he'll had
pnppsSl loos".- For this slurriuy remark
McSulty let drive 4 litt'e -utralibrc kick
NJ him
The orderly. out - all patience. fixed
n bavonct upon n Lee Motfuri. and holding
IL arms length. prpdd'-i that portion u
McNulty's anatomy which had given birth
20 the kick. \ uinl foot struck out vi
ciou-lv. but he wa ready for u and caught
il squarrly upon the point ~ IN" hayouc'
Wild with pain McNultv went stark
mad and screaming, roaring and hollow
ing, he wen, amuCk NJ and down the liiyrS
whore tho others 90 his family W"r- sta
toned. kicking, biting and curSing them.
Rack and forth ls.forc them be- dastrd,
urgirg them TO mutiny, "Nh"rting them
to rss against their prosecutions, and h'-
tween times biting and kicking them all
over ngain.
Finally they rose. and breaking what'
ever had held them. stampsd-d wildly.
Through thor Stalled camp they swept
/ like a wh,rl~ind. uv"r'urning t"uts, stamp
ing out fires. scattering ,ldi"r-
nccils-- 81 everything AMI everybody,
they passed the firing lin" and dashed
mndly across IA" uIen veldt. lrging
them on with kicks and noi-e cam" McNuliy,
| the pain in his foot growing with "N"ry .t"p.
bfora them rp-' a rugged kople, and
toward this hs dirrcted them. HE disor-