The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-01-20

Wonderful insight into the human
SOUL" he remarked.
Possibly" said my brother drily,"
"But my literary researches have not
extended further than the overseer's Bi-
ble."
Did you ever occupy that position in
life :" asked Alexis, in some surprise
Pshaw," and he frowned slightly,
81 mean the Almanac. But come what
do you say to going out netting with US
this evening r
1t will be very pleasant, no doubt
Are the ladies to accompany us2' with
q magnificent bow to me. came very
near replying, "Yes-siree, &c." but for
tunately toned it down to the limits of
propriety.
But" he added, "can these gentle
beings use firearms 7"
What in the name of Davy Crockett
do they want with firearms We are
not going to shoot birds, but net them,'
said the impatien. Walter. Alexis look
ed mystified at first, but soon assumed a
knowing expression.
"Ah yes | remember
have my suspicious, said to myself,
that you do not know as much about a
gun, altDr ALL as do, but let that pass.
What "a LIVELY December day it was.
The dead grass On the prairie hung like
yellow haze above the ground, as if a
summer cloud had faded and fallen like
the leaves in the forest. Dark and bare
the roeling fields extended to the dim
horizon line of woods. The grey bark
of trees around our house We're plated on
the Southern side with gold. The air
was stepped in pale sunshine, still, warm,
almost springlke. Our spirits mounted
high, as our horses were brought round.
We stood awhile looking at them from
the parch.
Mr.. May" said Walter quite cere-
moniously, (which of the horses do you
admire most p
He looked at them critically.
"Thc white. certainly. Yours, Miss
Ada g.
YES" said Posey, but don't like
him bit. He is so fat and lazy
"a we'll fed animal, indeed, he is ;
with glossy coat and long silvery name,
but without drop of blood" and no
good points"
Walter smiled slightly, but said moth
ing, as he mounted his own dark bay /; a
thorough bred, clean limbed, thin skinn-
ed, broad shouldered deep chested, with
small nervous ears and full eye, all
spirit and fire. Borax Corrupted from
AL Borak) is my brothers pride and pet |;
the dearest after ourselves of all earthly
things. He is unterriied in the widest
thunder storm, he treads the rotten and
slippery soil of the swamp as safely as a
cat, yet in fox hunt he is always the
first behind the hounds. Often have /
longed to ride him, but he ungenerously
disdains lady's light weight, huttering
skirt and feeble hand.
| We were goodly company. ! gal
loped on TO ride with Walter, leaving Po-
sey behind with Alexis. | was much
amused looking back at them, though
received many a reproacl III glance
Posey would occasionally give her horse
fretful cut, and Immediately after rein
him in. as ii impatient of her compan.
ions meditatiye pace. He, doubtless,
was musing on the transilory nature OF
all earthly things. / heard since that his
first remark, after about fifteen min.
utes, was:
"What shadows We are, what shad
ows we pursue"
| "Yes," replied Posey in no humor fol
sentiment, "and they are getting long
too. Let us ride faster She pointed
down to the road where two long, sien
der, shadowy equestrians gIided before
them.
!. We arrived at last at our ground, 8
corn field, covered with the Wondering
, remains of stalks and scattered grains
TO the right of us lay barren bill, GOV
: ed,wiih long grass, and studded will
pleased, and gnarled blacljacks. W.
"s tise' iSs "'aSme oystssme for Lyt who trotted "
and always on haNSt shabby of little mules