The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

was apprehrnsise shaI somearridrnlm might
heppen 70 you. II BIZ ehsnce you laCk =
fancy 10 ride Suilan."
- ride.-ride he large greyhounj r.
exclaimed Angelina. in sslonishmeni. Il
n liese ynu are drunk Or mad. =. II Is
Impossible ihal y"ur mssIer ran have seai
ne 80 Iidirulons message"
~Ay. bui he did. though" pursued The
squire |; q and my noble mssieI said. al he
same time. lhal he knew Sulian would
biie Terribly, nal being accustomed IN be
made pony 81. and he. iheEefaIe. begs
that you viii mt attempt 10 divert your.
self IN that way." Having said lhi.. Ne
again mounted his horse. and gallnprd Of
70 rejnin his master.
.Am I awake. nr do dream 7" eiaeu-
lated Angelica. .The folly nf Sir Hugo
is 80 strange lhAl am almost tempted 10
believe il I'll Wild dream. Whist dars
he mean, u Il moi enough that | hare
hilhFro irieh TO read his every will and
wish. and when known, obeyed Ihem i'm.
plicilly, and do deserve illaI ne Ehnnld
stretch his p"wer 50 Ear. and play The ca.
pricions. naughty iyfantl New ] see
. thai 10 be Ion Submissive. 100 softly COM
plnQigg; is not the way !" treat him the
worn Ihai crawls the duet is irampled
upon, But nc. sir knight. IL is mt gone
quite 50 far with us yet: ia spite Of you.
will ride Sui m. and yoa may thank
yourself, that hui Tor your message, such
a thing would never have entered my
head"
Her soliioauy was here interrupted by
the entrance "f servant. ahn informed
her iha, Father Nicholas had arrived, and
i was in the anie.ehamher.
a cannot receive his visit 10 day."
said the cpnsorl of Sir lingo. "ior ms
lnrd is absent. Give this rs nv excuse
10 the reverend father. and beg nf him To
return tomorrow. With al due respect
10 Father Nicholss." continued she. whrn
left 10 herself. /" he shall not spoil my plea
SAINT ride. Now. il my pony were hu,
here! lie must have an easy gait. and
his ire,h--I ,ln moi fear. he is rs quiet rs
a lamb. Oh, how shall drligh, in this
iwo-f"ld pleasure Of showing the surly
old fellow that care neither for him nor
his orders, anil of irving pasiime that is
at leas, novel one!' Through every
corner of The house resonnded now her
s.y ..f-.. ss..i.-. ias-s boy S.allani Sui
tan !n
The immense, but docile animal, sprang
from bone upon which he was feasting,
and was at her side in an instant. Ca
ressing him until she COL him into room,
the DOR Of which she Shut" Now,
friend Sultan" cried his fair mistress,
!" no growi, no lbitc, and all is right"
With her snow-white hand she continued
siroking and pa,iing his huge back for
some minutes. and then, in the hope that
If only through gratitude, he would com.
ply with her fancy, she mounted her new
sieed. lie showed his teeth LILLE. in
some doubt what I'LL this meant. but she
sooihed him again into good hunor, and
patient endurance of the novel hurlhen I;
but he thought this was quite enough,
and did not stir from the one spot. An
gelira was naturally not much pleased
with heing thus stationary: and. therefore,
gently goaded him with her foot, but 10
no trot would Sultan condescend; he re
manned motionless as before, while some
thing very like growl escaped from his
immense and lear.inspiring jaws. Out OF
all patience, she now exclaimed
/" You shall now feel the spur. then,
you lazy brute" and drove her heel into
his side. He now growled audibly, but
stirred not an inch; she repeated her
blow. This was TOO much for canine pa
thence he made spring, and, as she fell
at full length upon the aoor. he turned and
bit her hand. The dismounted rider be-
dewed the floor with few tears, and then
sprang up to turn ont Of the room the
nncourieous brute who had thus rut.ely
shown how little he understood play.
Towards evening Sir Hugo returned.
and inquired with suspicious haste il Fa-
Their Nicholas had been there.
Tn, yes, he was mere, answered An
gelica, shut ventured to refuse him I'D.
miitance."
The knight cast . triumphant glance at
his squire. and whispered to him, Now.
old Wisdom. do you see the use Of my
orders 7"
Conrade. who, as may be supposed.
had said nothing Of the alteration he made
in the substance Of his embassy. shrugged
his shoulders with smile unperceived by
his master, who had turned again 10 his
consort, and now, for the frs, time, per-
ceived that she wore bandage upon her
soft hand. He Immediately inquired the
cause.
"Sulian hit me-" said Agelira, "and
it is all yonr fault. Sir Hugo" added she.
sobhing. W "
| my fault!"' replied the knight.
Yes, your fault, and nobody hn,
yours" reior,ed his spouse. "lf you had
no, sent me word By Coarade not to ride
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