The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Private O'Day's
Humiliation
BY JAMES FENNIMORE
BY JAMES FENNIMOR
Copyright, iaos, On I {. Mcclure
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shown pluck in several fights with the
Indians. and. therefore. stood we'll
with his officers. lie was a man who
always had song in his heart or n
joke on his lips, and he WAS, there
fore. favorlte with his fellow prl.
Yates Now and then he got tight, but
unless the officer of the day WAS
obliged TO take official notice aothlng
was heard from 1t. Now and then he
was guilty OF other breaches of dlscl-
pline, but he argued his case so we'll
before the ,,ionel that he WIS let off
with reprmand where another would
have been sent 10 the guardhouse. In
every soldier company there is always
one such man II good fighter when
fighting is TO be done, but irrcSponsi-
BILE, good natured and totally careless
when in barracks.
funny thing happened one day. 1t
WIS funny even 10 Private O'DaY, ms
he tried his best to look at ii in II
serious light He fell in love with
Kitty Cline, the majors daughter. lie
fell In love with her Mt distance
clear across the parade ground mt Fort
sherman She had been mt the fort
for three or four weeks. but that was
his first sight of her She was eight
cen and ebay was thirty; she WIS
majors daughter, used to life of
luxury, while lie WAS Il high private
on Sl3 per month The social gulf
between them was as wide as the At
lnntic ocean. and O'pny knew il. and
whispered In his own ear:
Patrick O'DaN. We are II bigger don
key than ever We left behind We In old
Ireland and We ought To be taken out
and kicked across the parade ground.
The idea of losing yer heart to such
II CURL ms that. Are yez gittn' soft In
the top of yer head, or is II the foolish
ness Just comm out that yer dear
mother always contended was more
thnn yer common sense out upon We
for II ninny, Patrick 0'puy, and do We
drive the majors darln' out of yer
head and heart and make up to the
laundress of barracks No 3,
But II was one thing to talk and an
other TO do. Private O'Day was hard
hit SO hard that he could not keep his
secret, and when 1t became known to
Il dozen of his comrades he wns guyed
and jeered and berated by turns. Two
or three days of ii ought to have work
ed n cure and sent Patrick along TO bar
racks No. 3, where the widow laun-
dress of Company Il. who WAS known
to have $3.50 In the bank would have
welcomed him with smiles 1t failed,
however, and in his desperation the
soldier lover did II foolish thing. Being
on sentry duty at the gate one day,
he removed his cap and bowed to the
MINORS daughter ms she rode forth
ON her pony. He did more. He had Il
twenty five cent box of candy III the
bosom Of his jacket purchased for the
OCCASION and he hauled 1t forth and
begged her to accept ii ms n slight to
ken of his feelings toward her or
course she looked down upon MN WIN
feelings OF amazement ana refused
his gift, ANA, OF COURSE some one VII
Messed the performance ana lold Oh H.
and Private olpny was sent TO th'
guardhouse FOR making n monkey OF
himself
The next morning the soldier. whose
loving heart had heeh deeply ffleN"d
by III" rejection or his cohi"'l"hefN'
was detailed to ponce dutN Hl"hE
with other dcrehc'S' ana 'h"l was
further Illumination. me hhlshiiH
blow was at mana. After some gen
erhl work about the parade GROUNDS
he WIS set 10 cleaning up the major )
back YARD. lusi where the major
daughter coula nave iull view OF
INN MS he rolled the ASH p"rFels apou''
hld tlouRh he mo no cause 10 pell'Ne
that sue was l'ol1ug from rear WIN
dow ana ch'chilht over his diseoiii-
htire' the iron entered MS SOU IN
stead OF III" shovel entering 'he ASH
heap' lie WAS siatPlE repriiilaiue'
TWO or three lliileS by Inc cofPor"i, anu
III MS despair ana desperation he out
RACED military discipline by Sasslhg
paeh. he was or''i'd 10 report Nun
sell nj the guardholIse as under new
arrest ANA II was whllc making ms
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resort thht he suddenly decided 10
mike II bolt Tor IT, \ cltiZ"h had rld-
den into III" Tort ON u me piece or
horsen"sh ANA thrown the rcihs over
a post near TIE gate ana lflNhte
y DAY reached ana mounted the am
MAJ ana was gaiIoplhE AWAY before
the seh'if'I NJ 'he tate Itad opened
ana smut ms mouth
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