White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-08
WHITE CLOUD KANSAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1885,

here yesterday" said AIr. Smith, ''spoke
of the same spot, and was so struck with
its retired beauty, that he was half-inelin,
ed to remove two lovely children buried
at the South and place them here"
at is. indeed. lovely spot. If il
were mine, / would have a monument
erected there. with simply Percy and
Emily upon it." said Mrs. Wharton,
with tenderness.
"Nsy, dear Emma-this is idle y said
Percy, with a look of distress. 1--WE
will return to the gate, Frank. and mount
our horses. Good morning, Mr.. Smith,
and receive our thanks for your kindness
and courtesy"
AS he spoke, he automatically waved
his riding whip with quick movement
near the head Of his wiie's fiery horse,
which started back and reared with her so
high. that, fearing she would lose her seat
and fall backward, she struck him smart
blow with her whip. The animal, enraged
at this, bounded forward along the avenue
on run, and with the bit in his teeth,
rapidly followed the windings Of the walk,
perilling her life at every turn in the path.
and swiftly descended the excavated road
leading to the gate. Mrs. Wharton did
not lose her presence of mind, and main
tained her seat like a good horsewoman !;
but all her strength and management were
not sufficient to give her command of the
curb. The gentlemen had followed like
the wind, to intercept the horse ere he
reached the gate, and were turning the an
gle on the mound that brought them in
sight of it, when they saw the horse, who
found the gate closed against him, turn
short round to retrace his steps, and throw
her with the saddle, the girth of which
broke, with violence against column Of
the arch. In a moment Percy and her
brother were at her side, and supporting
her in their arms. She was bleeding pro-
fusely from the mouth, but to the earnest
inquiries of both. she replied she was not
hurt, as the saddle had broken the force
of her fall.
II have only cut my lip, 1 believe"
she said. with smile, trying to re-assure
her alarmed husband.
She put her hand to her mouth as she
spoke. and with a shrek, such as only a
beautiful woman with a fine set of teeth
could give at such a moment, almost
tainted in Percy's arms.
"My dear Emma, you are dying !" he
exclaimed, in alarm. "Alas, my beauti-
full wife %
"Alas, my beautiful teeth p
Teeth p
Il have lost my teeth" she said. in
despair.
Nothing more? Thank heavenl Il
thought you were seriously hurt"
"My teeth, Percy-my beautiful teeth"
"Here is one-here is another. By the
rood. here are four of them, sister En-
ma !' cred Frank, gathering up from the
gravel, as he spoke, four of those brilliant
teeth which had made Mrs. Wharton's
smile so fascinating, and of which. next
to Percy, she was so innocently vain.
Have you lost any more ?"
"Any more % repeated Mrs. Wharton,
in despair.
"lndeed. Emma dearest, have you suf- |
fered no other injury than the loss of your
teeth ?"
"No other, Percy 90
Il am thankful for the preservation Of
your life."
"You will love me no longer. Percy.
l shall be fright l should rather have
been"
"Killed outright, you were going to
add. / dare say. sis" said Frank. kissing
her tenderly; for pretty woman to lose
her life, is, l believe, less sacrifice than
to lose her beauty. Bet never despair.
You have got beauty enough left to make
a hundred foolish fellows like Percy. here,
fall in love with you''
"What shall 1 do? Mercy ] my voice
sounds like grandma's p
"You have the advantage. them" said
Frank. "of knowing how you will speak
when you get to be a grandma !"
Frank, yol have no pity What
shall 1 do, Percy pro ,-i '.'--r'
go to DR.. IS, the dentist"
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