The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-05

fancy TO ride SuIlou."
al ride ride the large greyhound 2"
exclaimed Angelica, 10 as,ouishmen,. 81
believe you are duuk or mad. Ii i.
impossible that your master cOn have sent
me ia ridiculous message"
"Ay, but be did, though" pursued the
squire; and my noble master sad, a, the
sanc time, that he knew Sultan would
bite terribly, not being accustomed to be
riede a pony Of, and he, therefore, begs
that you will no, attempt TO divert your
sell IN that way" Having said ihis, be
again m6un'ed his horse, and galloped oil
TO min his master.
Am ] awake, or do dreaml" eiicu.
lated Ange'icu. "The folly OF Sir Hugo
IS so sifeDge that an ulmost tempted 10
believe II oil Wild dream. What does
he meat Is i, not ensugh thu, | have
bnhetto tried 10 read his every will aud
wish. and wien known, obeycd Ihen ,m.
pliciIly, aid do deserve that he should
sifeich hiss power 80 far. aud play the ca.
pncleus, naughty tyfanll Now see thai
TO DO too submissive, too softly complain.
I ing, IS nol tie way 10 treat him; the worm
that cfasls 10 The dus, Is irampled upon.
l'n' NJ, cir kDlght, i, Is not gone quite 80 far
VIII Us yet; IN spite OF you, ! Will ride
Sui,en, uad you my thank yourself, iha,
but lai your message, such ,hlns would
never have entered my head
Her so!iloqry was hero interrupted by
the entrance Of servant, who informed
her that Father NICHOLAS had arrived, and
was IN The nu,e.chambcf.
81 cannn, receive his visi, TO day."
said the consori Of SIR Hugo, for my
lotd is absent. Give this as my excuse TO
tho reverend father. and beg OF him TO re
Iuru 10 morrow. With oil due respcc, to
Father Nicholas" continued she, when left
10 herself, " he shgll no, spoil my pleasant
,ile. Nov, G my peny were bu, here
lie mus; have an easy gate, and his teeth
i DO M, fear, he IS as que, ms a amb
On. how ,hall delight IN this ,wo.lold
pleasure Of showing tho surly old fellow
that care reilher Cor him nor his orders,
and of try lug plslimc that is at leas;
novel one" Through every corner Of the
house rcsnundcd row her cry of Sultan
Here boy Sultan Sul,sn"
Tie immense, bu, doctic snimal. sprang
from bonr upon which he VAS leasiing,
aud was a, her side in an instant. Ca
ressing HIM until sho got him into room
the door Of which she shat" Nov. friend
Sul,an,f cried his fair mistress, mo gfosl,
no bite, and all IS right" With her snow.
white hand she continued stfoking AID pat.
ting his huge back for some minutes, and
thor; in the hope that II only through
gratitude, he would comply with her fancy,
sho mounted her new sieed. He showed
his teeth little. 10 some doubt Whai all this
meant, hu, she sooihed hun again into good
humcr, snd pllieo, endurance Of the novel
buuhcn; bp, he thought thi. VAS quite
enough. and did not str from the one spot.
Angelica VAS naturally not much pleased
With bring thus stationary and, therefore,
gently gnaded him with her foot, bu. TO to
lro, would SULTAN condescend; he temaintd
mo,iouless as before, While something sefy
Ike a grow escaped from his immense and
teaf inspiring JAWS. Out Of oil patience,
she now esclaIpcd-
~ au shall now feel the spur, then you
lazy brute" end drove her heel into his
side. he now growled aud,bly, but stirred
not on inch she repeated her blow. This
was 100 much for canine patience he made
a spring, and az she fell "A, full length upon
the il1or, he turned aud b., her hand The
dismonned rider believed the floor With
,ew tears, and then sptang up 10 turn out
OF The room the uncoufteous brute who had
thus rudely shown how little he understood
play.
Toea.d- evening Sir Hugo returned,
and inquired With suspicious haste II Fa'
,hcr Nicholas hnd been there.
COS, see, he was here" answered An.
pe,ica, "bu, ycn,ured 10 refuse hlm ad
mitlancc.
The knight cas-, n triumphant glance al
his squire, and whispered TO him, " Nov,
old Wisdom, do you see the use OF my or
ders r.
Comradc, who, as may be supposed, had
said nothing Of the alteration he made IN
the substance OF his embassy. shrugged his
shoulders with a smile unperccIved by his
master. who had TUNED again to his con.
sort and now, for the first time, perceived
that she wore bandage upon her soft hand.
He immediately inquired tho cause.
"SuIlan bit me, SAID Aneeltcs, and II
is all your FAULT, Sir Hugo added She sob
blng
"My fault ~ replied the knight
"Yes. your fault, and nobody but yours,
,o,ored his spouse. u YOU had not sent
me word By Comrade not TO ride tho nasty,
m,schievous brute, such mad trick would
never have entered my head
In mute establishment Tho knight hurried
on, to seek an explanation from his squire
who had slipped away when AoseI'ca be
gan her complaint.
"Whal message did YOU bring your
Iadv - demanded he,