ng!" Here she pulled up her petticoats
nearly to her knees, and commenced capering and humming a tune. I could
not help laughing, for she footed it with the skill of a dancing-master.
When she had pretty nearly winded herself, she again seized my hand, and
asked me for something "to drink his honour's health, and success to the
old Fogs." I told her that, if she could inform me if there was any
person belonging to the regiment at the station, I might be inclined to
give her something to drink.

"Thank your honour," said she; "sure, the adjutant, and one Captain
Bell, are left behind."

"The adjutant here?" answered I, "what--sick or on duty?"

"Neither, your honour: he is confined as snug as a bug to his own room,
and is a prisoner besides. Sure, there has been a mighty blusteration
and hubbub between him and the same Captain Bell."

I inquired what had been the matter.

"Matter, your honour! matter enough: there has been bloody murder
betwixt them; and sure there is no end to the murders in this regiment."

"What! have they been fighting?" said I, meaning a duel.

"Fighting! sure enough."

"Is the captain also a prisoner?"

"Snug enough, joy."

"Will you be kind enough to show me where the adjutant's quarters are?"

"To be sure, honey: he lives just over against the corner house, just
over by the other side of the chapel, and forenent the main guard-room:
sure anybody will inform you that knows."

"I fear I shall never find it, with all these leading points," said I;
"give me some place near it."

"Well, your honour, do you see yonder woman standing all alone, with a
man spaking to her? Or can you see the house round the corner?"

Finding now, from the information proffered by this lady, that the more
explanatory she attempted to be, the more unintelligible she became, I
cut the matter short by giving her a rupee, and I took my leave of this
ardent admirer of the old Fogs, with her parting benediction, "God bless
your honour; may your honour never die till the side of an old house
fall on you and kill you!"

Having parted from this pretty specimen of my new regiment, I inquired
for the adjutant's quarters, which were pointed out to me. At the door I
met a soldier, of whom I inquired if the adjutant was at home, and was
informed he had just gone out. I said I would wait till he returned; so
I seated myself, and in about five minutes after he came in; and, when I
informed him who I was, he gave me a hea