Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-06-16
VOL. 5. NO 81.

quite SO far with US yet; in spite Of you,
will ride Sultan; and yon may thank your
self, but for your message such thing
would never have entered my head"
Her soliloquy was here interrupted By the
entrance of servant. who informed her that
Father Nicholas had arrived. and wus in the
antechanIber, Il canaot receive his visit
to-day" said the censort Of Sir Hugo, "for
my lord is absent. Give this as my excuse
to the reverend fathess and beg Of him to re-
turn Tomorrow. With ell due respect to
Father Nicholas" continued she, when left
to herself. ''he shall not spoil my pleasant
ride. Now, if my pony were but here. He
must have an easy gait, and his teeth / 90
not fear he is quiet az a lamb. Oh how
shall delight in this two-fold pleasure Of
showing the surly cid fellow that care nei-
ther for him nor his ORDERS, and Of trying q
pastime that is at least novel one 90 Thro'
every corner OF the house resounded LOW be.
cry OF "Sulsan'' Here, boy :ultan Sui
tan :"
The immense bat dociie animal sprans
from bone upouWh Which he WAS feasting, and
nas at her side in an iRstant. Careesing him
till she got hIEp into room the door Of which
she shut:
Now, friend sultan" cried his fair mis-
%rcss, mo srowl, no bite, end all Is safe."--
With her snow-Wh!te hand she continued
s;rokipg and patt!pg has huge back for some
minutes, and then, in the hope that, III only
| through gratitude, he would comply with her
fancy, she mounted her Icw steed. He show
ed his teeth . little, in some doubt what all
that meant, out she soothea him again into
good humor and patient endurance Of the
novel bulthen; but he thought this quito
enough, and did not stir from the one spot
Angelica was naturally not much pleased
with being thus stationary: she therefor,
gently goaded him with hcr leg. but no trot
would Sultan conference.-the remained mo-
tionless before, while something -cry like
u grOw escaped from his immense ana fear
inspiring jaws. Out Of all patience, she GOV
exclaimed
You shall feel the spur, then, you lazy
brute. D." and drove her heel lnto mis- size lie
now growled audibly, but stirred 10, an inch;
she repeated her blow. This was too much
for canine patience; uc Inade spring, and
as she teli tu!i length upon the floor, ae tuF-
ned and bit her hand. r::e dismoun;ed n
der bedewed the floor Sith :eH tears, aud
then sprang up TO turn out of the room the
uncourteous brute who had thus rudely shown
how little he understood play.
Towards evening Sir Hugo returned and
inquired with suspicious haste whether Faith :
, or Nicholas had been there.
, "Ok, yes. he was here" answered Angel
lea, but ventUred to refuse his admittance 4"
The knight cast a triumphant CLAN ce at his
squire, and whispered him. Nov, old Wis
dom. do you see the use Of my orders 2"
| Conrade, who. may be supposed. had
e said nothing Of the alteration he made in the
substance OF his embassy, shrugged his shoul-
ders with smile unperceived by his master.
, who had turned again TO his eonsort, and
t first perceived that she woIe bandage upon
D her soft hand He Immediately inquired the
cause
i Sultan biz mo-" said Angelica. "and /;
is ali your fault, Sir Hugo added she. sob.
( bing.
My fault." !" cried the knight.
j Yes, your fault, and nobody's but yours, ~
/ rctorted his spouse. If you had not sem
t me word By Conrade not TO ride the nasty
mischievous brute, such mad trick would
: Lever have entered my head"
= In mute astonishmen. the knight hurried
n to seek an exclamation from his snuire wfr
0 had slipped away when Angelica began hel
complaint, What message did YOU bring
: your lady z" demanded he.
| Conradc now confessed the truth.
: Were those the orders / gave you. 70,
o scopndrel? ?" said the cnraged Sir Hugo.
Certainly not" replied the squire ''bu
e you will own tha, have made my point
e good You may now see how it would hav,
e been had giver your order about the young
a priest. My noble lady is model for be-
II sex, and almost angel, but still she ia
y daughter of Eve. who ,:eant to have bequa
e thed to all her lineal female descendants he
own spirit of perverseness. And We bsv
d only to remember the Lady Angelica's pleas
20 ont ride upon Sultan, to be convinced tba
e it had lost none of its vigor in the descent.
Ey The editor of the Home Journa
- says, blessed are they who do not adver
y tise. for they will rarely be troubled Wit