Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2

Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2

It is now some fifteen years sinceif it wasnt for OShaughnessys wrinkles, I could not believe it fivewe were quartered in Loughrea. There were, besides our regiment, the Fiftieth and the Seventy-third, and a troop or two of horse artillery, and the whole town was literally a barrack, and as you may suppose, the pleasantest place imaginable. All the young ladies, and indeed all those that had got their brevet some years before, came flocking into the town, not knowing but the Devil might persuade a raw ensign or so to marry some of them. Such dinner parties, such routs and balls, never were heard of west of Athlone. The gayeties were incessant; and if good feeding, plenty of claret, short whist, country dances, and kissing could have done the thing, there wouldnt have been a bachelor with a red coat for six miles around. 1 [ I cannot permit the reader to fall into the same blunder, with regard to the worthy Maurice, as my friend Charles OMalley has done. It is only fair to state that the doctor in the following tale was hoaxing the dragoon. A braver and a better fellow than Quill never existed, equally beloved by his brother officers, as delighted in for his convivial talents. His favorite amusement was to invent some story or adventure in which, mixing up his own name with that of some friend or companion, the veracity of the whole was never questioned. Of this nature was the pedigree he devised in the last chapter of Vol. I. to impose upon OMalley, who believed implicitly all he told him.] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 8674
Author: Lever, Charles James
Release Date: Feb 2, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English