The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-24
BY CAV1S & TRIMMIER.
foolishly confident, but I am certain he
thought Sirideaway sure to win."
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"Wbo says me didn't Will that put
money in my pocket agene Task % that,
| galla Confident or not, I've lost my money,
and his father has lost his; and now i
don't want his son here after my da'ter,
and so l tell e candid! j tell 'etiiat can.
did" added the miller, in his most plain.
spoken and. siuguiatly agreeable mapter.
The belle, with, her face suiiased with
bushes, looked at her respectable father, rs
If more annoyed than surprised at his can
dor; which sue perhaps had expected be.
| fore. Mis- Dobson simpered and covered
her face with her fan. for the m;ller's Ian.
guage was, 10 say the least, ungentee
though not altogether unpleasant TO the
ears of the Dobsons.
Miss Henley was higb.spirited. With a
proud glance nj Miss Dobson, and without
noticing the pantomimic signals ofthe En.
sign, who had posted himself behind old
llenley's chair, She replied, "Whtther Mr.
Thornton comes here or not will perhaps
make but little difference. il will not dis
tress me, II he never comes again; hut do
not like to hear him sIandered in Lis ab-
scnce. lf you do not want him TO come,
you had better tell him so, father and not
blame him for what he could not help"
"D-n me, il / don't mean 20 tell him
so, gall tmean to tell him, candid What
be youa doing now' You bent going out
tonight ,agen?" said the miller, Observing
that sue had risen and put on her bonnet.
I'll am going TO aunt's, father" said Miss
Henley
"Well, go onl and shet the garden gate
arter e, mind that. don't want them
hogs in a routing up the ,a,crs" So say
inc, the miller turned 10 his pipe and tuull-
aid, leaving Mr., aud Miss Dobsou to sdle
out of the room unobseIyed.
Meantime, Mr.. l'cm Thornton and Joe.
the groom, had arrived at home with Stride
away. lt was near The evening hour, when
they led him through the Struggling village
street OF Woodhoune, apparently IN good
health Men shook their heads and stood
alooi now, who had befere been eager 10
receive the hcrse aud congratulate the own
or OF him. Not as il used to be. when he
came like some conquering hero, surround
ed 10y troops Of friends and ardent admirers.
aud with all the boys Of the hamlet follow.
ing n a respectable distance. Some who.
on other occasions, had always known that
he would "do the trick, now assured every
body that they had always been convinced
ot his iGferiorty. if thoroughly tested. Aud
when IL WAS suggested that lie WAS unweIl.
they replied, 10 the intense Indignation Of
The lat trainer WHO ever heard of horse
beng beaten, without uIe friends ot him
having a fiistrate excuse" Tom Thorn.
ton felt the hypiiiatiou of his ftvoiite keen.
iy, as well rs Joe, the groom; but their con.
hience IN las powers was unsLakeu. And
when they were at the Thorndikc Farm.
after Tom had thrown off his coat, rubbed
him down, and carefully tended him. he
stood With his hand upon his crest. and
said, ale shall beat The winner of that race.
Joe, by heaveu!'
"lf he could 90 against them bosses
again tomorrow, lac would win in canter,n
said the groom.
| believe he would, Joe; they didn't 90
Tue pace at all that he can gallop at"
And that amt The only thing: he's
a lasting boss. Who ever seen him passed
when he was well, and made the runninq."
Nobody, Joe, nobody; and some of
these people shall have enough of his spec.
and bottom yet. losing one race don't
spoil horse. Mafigo'd herself was beaten.
SO was the Queen OF Trumps; 50 WAS Hark
away; aud very likely old Eclipse himself
was beaten sometime"
So saying, Mr Thornton locked the sta.
ble.door, and went 10 his supper. After
that meal he dressed himself with some
care, intending to visit the miicr's, and
have an interview with Miss Henley. What
would she say? was the question which at
present mainly interested him. If she 10
gretted the lost race, and encouraged him
TO look forward 10 another, why all was well.
Sirideaway should win the next, retrieve his
faded IaureIs, aud cover Dobson with desery
ed confusion. Whatever Mr.. Hampton and
Dr. Ryder might have l,lrned about that
gentleman, To confirm their suspicious. thev
had said nothing TO any but young Thorn
ton; and they had desired him TO maintain
The siriciest secrecy.
The young farmer found Miss Henley
out and her worthy father still smoking
aud drinking rs sine had left him.
"St down" said be, motioning Tom to a
seat
I'VE hal bad luck yesterday, Mr.. Hen.
ley" said Pom.
~ louNe no occasion to tell me that. YOU
know. VIII e take somethingl viii e
smoke pipe!"
1t may be supposed that the miller felt
more amicably towards his visitor Not at
all; the offered refreshments and pipe were
as the rich viands always allowed to the
condemned man, before they swing him oil,
81 will take little ale, sir, but I'll not
smoke just now" said Tom.
Drink out Of my tankard," said the mil.
Ter, handing il 10 him. Drink hearty.
I.ad!" The miller wished him to dunk
deep, with the best intentions. lie had
muddle-headed notion that man with a
belly io.l OF good, strong ale, would care
little or nothing about the unqualified re
lection of his love suit. IIeatlIcn that he
was, yea, worse than heathen!-for the