The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-07-10

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AYE, but he did though pursued The
squire "and my noble master said at the
same time, that he knew Sultan would bite
terribly. not being accustomed TO be made a
pony of ; and he therefore bcgs that you VIII
not attempt TO divert yourself in that way"
Having said this, he again mounted his morse,
and ralloppcd off to reioin his master.
"Am awake, or do dream y calculated
Angelica. The folly of SI Hugo is so strange
/ that | am almost tempted to believe it all
wild dream What does he mean! 1t IS not
euouph that | have hitherto tried to read his
every will and wish, and, when known, obeyed
them implicitly and do ! deserve that ne
should stretch his power 50 far, and play the
capreious, naughty tyrant Now, ! see
that to be to submissive too softly compliant,
is not the way to treat him /; the worm That
crawls in the dust is trampled upou. But no,
Sir Knight, it is not gone quite 50 far with Us
vet in spite Of You | will ride Sultan and
YOU may thank yourself as but for your mes
sage such thing would never have entered
my head
Her soliIoquy was here interrupted by the
entrance of servant, who informed her that
Father Nicholas had arrived, and was IN the
antc.chamhcr. 81 cannot receive his visit to-
day," said the consort Of Sir Hugo, for my
lord is absent Give this rs my excuse to the
reverend father, and BEG Of him to return To-
morrow" "With all due respect TO Father
Nicholas" continued She, when left TO herself,
"hc shall not spoil my pleasant ride. Now, n
my pony were but here. lie must have ah
easy rait, and his teeth do not fear; he's like
lamb. Oh how shall | delight in this two
fold pleasure Of showing the surIy old fellow
that I care neither for him nor his orders
and Of trying pastimc that is ut least nov.
el one Through every corner OF the house
rcsounded now her cry Of "Sultan." Here,
boy Sultan Sultan Y
The immense but docile ama sprang from
bone upon which he was leastng and wa
at her side in an instant. Carcssing him I'll
she cot him into room, the door Of whicI
SHE shut:
'Now, friend Sultan" cried his fair mistress
"no growl, 10 bite, and all is safe" WIZ
her snow-whtc hand She continued Strokng
aud patting his huge back for some minutes
and then, in the hope that, if only through
gratitude, he would comply with her fancy
she mounted her new Stccd. lie showed hi'
teeth little, III some doubt what all tia
meant, but She soothed him again into good
humor aud patient endurance Of the novel bur
then but he thought this quite enough, aaC
did not stir from the one spot. Angelica va
oaurally not much pleased with being thus sia
tionary shc Therefore gently goldcd him Will
her leg, but 10 trot would Sultan condesecnd-
he remained motioncss rs before, while some
thing very Ike a growl escaped from his i'm
mensc and fear inspiring jaws. Out Of all pa
lenre, she now exclaimed.
~ on shall feel the spur, then. You laz
b. brute" and drove her heel into his sidc. II
ID now growlel aud.bly, but stirred not an inch
she repeated the blow. This was too mnc
IN for canine patience he made spring, aud Q
: a she fell full length upon the floor, he turue
his and bit her hand. The dsmounted rider b
ys dcwed the floor with few tears, and the
ng sprang upto turn out ofthc room Tie uncon
rd- tcous brute who had thus rudcly shown 10
IT. little he understood play.
rs, Towards evening Sir Hugo returned and II
on ourcd with suspicious haste whether Tatht
,hc Nicholas had been there.
as 'Uh yes, he was here" answered Angelic
re- 'but yenturcd 10 refuse his admittancc,7
ed The knight cast triumphant look al h
Sir squire and whispered him, "Now, old WI
rt dom, do you sec the use Of my orders !"
re- Conradc, who, rs may be supposed, lH
said nothing Of the alteration hc made in 4
a substance Of lis embassy, shrugged his shot
ire ders with smile unperccived by bis masle
lad who had tnrned again TO his consort, and lir
I'd perceived that She wore bandoge upon h
soft hand lie Immediately inquired I
ng cause.
the "Sutan bit me-" said Angelica, "and Il
the all your fault Sir Hugo" addeds c,-sobbin
ny "AIy fault y cried the knight
lin eyes, yonr fault, and nobody's but your
lop rotortcd his spouse "Ifyou had not sent !
not word by Conrudc not to ride the nasty m
chievous brute, such mad trick would ncy
in have entered my head"
ir In mute astonishmcnt the knight hurried
her seek an explanation from his squire, who h
slipped away when Angelica began her co
the plaint. "What message did you bring yo
r." lady," demanded he.
ow, Conradc now confessed the truth.
tra 'eWcrc these the orders | gave you J
ant scoundrel!n p said the enragcd Sir Hugo.
neir "CcrtainIy not replied the squire u
e YOU will own that have made my point go'
You may now see how it would have be
go, had given your order about the young priC
got Ny noble lady is a model for her sex, and
an most an angel, but still she is q daughter
C,no ,,ho ,nnouf IN hovo hn6upnth0l ia