Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-09-01

.Sclra the hq1s we've got in tn
stable ez zcept the black, ahd he be
+ lpngs to a gentle man that came jis
( b before ye Ochg but he's a goo'
o ne, yopr honor 2. 40 to a emit
4 Ill borrow i Iim,' said Traverse
j Jumping on his back. Tell Bell t,
d rive tile gentleman TO be village
a nd he Shall havethe horse again.
Bat your b ohor?' remonstrated
! t he ostler.
(! In vain. Traverse put spurs tc
! the horse and was off like d thunder
bolt.
| %, vi ira, viii vi rra, wirrs, what'll
become of me? 1 m ruined intirelyl'
Shortly after, Yrs. Lesli E rang for
her pbatdn, and at the same time
Mr.. Champion, the old bachelor, rang
for his horse. The pony came round
to the front door, and at the same
time, the young widow stepped light
~ into the phset4n.
All right said she to P at, with a
smile, nodding an . taking the reins,
Give biH his head
s:ecb, its all Wrong, replied Pat,
keeping a tight Hold on the rein
Your carriage lean take two in
side
Very we'll, but I came alone
You We gPt to take passenger.
'What do you mean?'
/ %, wirra your brother has been
Stealing a horse.
'Stealing?'
Yes this gintl leman's. and be said
You " ere to taFe| him to tie villa, TO
get him back agdin.'
" cry singular, said the widow;
'but William wa4always very eccen
tic
Al this eriE Ei1 Mr- champio on ep-
peared.
Jump in, sit.
'I.didn't come in earring ge'
In wild ye,' slI Juted the o5tler
Take a seat beside me, if you
please, sir, said THE widow with her
most fseinatipgIdmil ;.
Mr. Champion approached t eIstep
to enquire the inca ming, when the
ostler seized him y ith a vigorous
hand, and thru ST him into t pc plie-
ton, While the Ppny startled By the
movement dashEd off at a ru 10.
Poor Captain Championl Here
was d situation1 A confirmed old
bachelor bodily b bducted by ftsci-
mating young Widow. The Captain
had to lend hfs assistance to the
young lady, in managing the pony,
who Was shortly reduced to his slow
and quiet pace and then, after
thanking her cdnpanion for his assis-
tance, Mrs. Leslie told him that in a
few minutes he khoyld be in possess
ion of his horse, Which had been bor-
rowed by a gentl$ $man. This was all
the explanation She had vouchsated.
She required in turn to be made ac-
withlthd name Of her COM
panion, after her pw IN.
Ina few minutes the Captain be-
gan To be sonlewh bat at ease-4in fact,
he began to like His positioh.i He
had never sat Sd near pretty wo-
man in his life, and he began 70 ask
himself, whether, if the proximity
was so pleasa mt fora few moments, a
constant compa hionship might not.
prov e as agreeable. While her at.
tention was engaged on her pony, be
had an opportuh hity to survey her
features. :: Her lhrge, dark, and lumi-
nous eyes seemed to be literally swim
ming in their liquid lustre. Her
cheeks were as oft and as bloohing
as the sunny sile Of a peach. Her
Her profile was strictly Grecian, and
her parted lips showed a row Of PEI rls
as white as snow. The most deli
cate taper fingers, encased in French
kid, closed pom the reins, and the
vanished tip of dainty boot indi
Gated foot that Cinderella might
have envied
DO you live far from here, Mad
anl?' said the Captain.
Not very far. The pony can
mend his pace if you are in hur-
rys1
mot for the world. The pace
seems to be 4 fast one
The widow turned those bewitch-
ing eyes Of her S upon the old baehe-
lor and smiled.
It was all over With him. When