Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-02-13
THE INCONVENIENCE OF PRIDE.
BIT THOMAS HOOD.

There are several objections TO oue'horse vehicles.
With two Wheels, they nc dangerous; with four, gen
orally crue5 inyeutiOIs, taskinE one animal win tho
labor of two. Aud. ~ either case, should your morse
think nropcr TO die or tho road, vuI have no surri-
yor To drag your cgrTiA2. through the rest ot the
stage; or to be sent of sallopjDg with the coachman
on his back tor n cnadlntor. =, ..
That was precisely Miss h6rniai! dilemma. II
horse could be supposed to inrb"r ~ deadly u spite
against his proprietor, | should be'IeEn t'Iat Inc one
in question chose to vent his luminosity ty bt1sfbing
his last just at the spot where II would cause in"d nm
noyance and Inconvenience.
Ii was lust ut this moment that | came up with nay
gig, and knowing s"metitnG III the lady, character
[ halted, in expectation al u @hrh". Leaving my own
bay. | proceeded Ia as-is. Humphrey, the cnuchnlnn,
in eytrieiiHs his horse; but the nag Dfroy"l lime was
stone dead.
III You please. ma'am, said lk,aph,cy. Plainly
ginit be dead" The !ndy ncquiesced with III. small
est nod ever made.
ave took oil tho collar, and the bit out, and got
un out a harness entirely; but he be ~ nl,anl,nntc ~
his own shoes aud The informant looked earnestly
ut the lady Ia observe The effect at the conIniuuici-
tion. Bat she never moved II muscle. AMI luuost
Humphrey was just shutting iii" c"ach-toor, 4" 10
and finish the laying cut OF ,lc corpse, when he was
recalled.
"What's your pleasure, ma'am
Remember, another tm,c--
'Ies, ma am
"Nhem Il EorSe ot inrnc ~ ds''"aScd -
''ies, ma'am.'
Touch your hat
The aLashed coachman instantly paid up the salute
in arrear. linblcst by birthrighf with self Possession,
he had not even the advantage of experience in the
first families, where he might have learned q little
from good example II" was u raw, Wicouti country
servant. with the grcn. merit of being cheap, whom
Miss Norman had undertaken tn educate; but nc wa"
still 10 far from benz proficient, that III the Iml"l.
lance of announcing The lcath To his mistress, he had
omitted one Of those u,.rr tokens Ut respect when
she always vigorously ,%"r''d.
1t was now my OWE tu'1 10 come forward and rs
ls--..:.n, N o. Il -l i,ai b,cp inj..I th, luef nj tho
Conoueror's Normandy pippins. | rendered. Il sent i'll
NV chaise, which she tacI!ly declined, with II gracious
gesture of heal and hand.
. G.lf YOU please, ma am said Humphrey, taking care
TO toucl, his Int, AMI shutting his head into tlc car
riacc so that | might not ovcrnear him, Shes a rcnpcc-
table kind Of gentleman enough, and connected with
some of the frat houses.
"rhe gentleman : name" -.
STA be sure, ina am, the gentleman cant help liz
name" answered Humphrey, full aware OF the pecu.
liar preiudices OF his mistress: 'uut II be liuggins.
'.Shut the door
II appeared, on explanation with the coaclman,
tina, he had mistaken Inc Tor a person IN 'he employ
of the opulent firm of Naylor Il Co., whose province
il was to travel throughout Britain with samples OF
hardware in the boxseat of his gig. did not take
the trouble to undeceive him.
After a tolcrably long pause on all sides, my eHpcc-
ta,iou was excited by the appearance "i the W.
coach coming through the Binn Gate, the only pnbnG
vehicle that used the road. At sight OF the dead
horse. the driver 1.-THE noted Jem Wadel reined up.
aIishtcd-and standing at the carriage door WIN his
hat of, IS if he knew his customer, made an otter OF
his services. L.,
Blu, Mia Norman, more disnificd than ever, waved
him of with her hand. Jem becune more pressing,
and the lady more rigid. "Shc never rode" she cou-
descended to say, "in PnGic vehicles" Jem %entresf-
ed again; but "she was accustomed to tie driven oy
her urn coachmau."
1t was in vain that in answer he praised the quiet
ness Of his team, the safety OF his patent boxes, be-
sides promising the utmost s%teadiness and eobrieiy On