Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-05-09
Ms 5 G ELLA n Y
OUR MINISTER'S PURCHASE.


Dcbray's stable, while thc salesman walked
about a low, heavy built grey horse, aud a
nwny larcc-boncd rackcr.
Yes .ir, these are all We have to-day,
except young mare, that don't believe
you'd like. jim, lead out the black flly,"
and the clumsy Irish ostl,r proceeded 90 pull
out with ierks and twitrhcs, a small rough
coated animal, whose bleeding mouth and
.carrd aanks showed that she had been un-
mcrcIully treated.
She resented the ostlcr's rough handling
with spirit, siill sbc dill not look vicious.
There was no fiery, ugly rloam Of the eye,
but on the contrary, a pleading cyros,uht-
inE with the colrs, crcntur', who giving her
a blow ana kick, 10 make her show og,
brought her up with rrk of the haltor.
that almost broke her slender neck.
"Wc'yc s1ll her twice, but had her ~.
turned, " said the salesman. "Shc's s.u,lr
90, a lamb unless she g,,s her temper up,
then shc'sa regular devil, and ror all ,hr',
30 small she's strong anl h're' as o lion
when She. r,usrl."
! guess B''i Smit''.l! have her, and hs u
break hor temper or her neck"
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''ni''' anu "'''.' "''"' ..' eyes
~, ''' '' ..''"', '''.' ' 90 "'''" "' ".'''
',,' "' was Oh d ",H rent "'''I. ''om '.'
w .'' TORN. "''''' anu "''" o i''''' ""'n.!'
'''i n'' '.'' '''"'''-! .u '.. ..''''.'
VIM. "'' '''i' "".'' eyes '''.' WIZ" ."'
ihins very much I'A' i'ar'.
She was n'i such "a horse a' be wan'..'
her spirit s''7rd ur's"h, except wh.u
Engaged, AMI she had been abused and H'-
elected t!. She was anything but 'aAHiy,
su,l Der head was wei Formed AMI her cy'r
almost human in their expression. u Der
rl'i could h' made 'm'''" '"' might posse
''y pas without 'A'''''S remark
MI I'''' .lA'' 20 ''''s" t''' '''"'"s
animal as We'll a' '"! '"'' anu '' N.'''''.'
ior some ume' bat Joe could n'' resist h'T
pleading I''N' 60 D' A"eh ir'm ".r HA'''
owners.
This decided ih' fate oi 'ae l.ly' and a'
.he was l.i back % the stable % r.na'n
until Mr. iia''shou!i s.nI 'or Der, sN' cav.
a LOOK and wainny, as though she under
stood that be was 10 be hor future master.
twas not until quite dark Tat Mr. Hale
ilsratahaluis Irish hDy .arH.'u'w purchase,
and or several w'ak' 'h' was allowed 70 r.
main quietly iu t.e stable.
Daring t.i, time Dennis worked as1lg-
ou.ly under Mr llalc'' direction, in cIar.
in. ihr knot. from Der iuzurInt manr, and
brushing %. !u.l waves tpa sh.niu, r'N.s.
lI.rr.u.h coat yiaiiedraii'y tphisl keep.
,u. and care, giving in IT, pity b.''sn's',
aud s.,sy Stiffness, surc Ir1'io good blood.
Itwa. evident that She hAl alway, boon
rulcl through i.ar, but she was r.cu'nr.!
susceptible 60 DO, G'ndnn'', aud Mr. Hale
thought wmt tim. h' coulisFarl from duty
and study we'll spent in trarhin, her % love
and obey him. lle called her Pgsch' arl
thc name seemed very appropriate, mr h.g
slender form, and itty backncss, uuitsl
with aclpuri,u. srlcslulnr,', made hcT
much moro beautiful than hcr master had
anticipated.
D.uuI. had been very Indignant when she