Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-03-30
an Original Storp.
The Brothers Revenge.
Written for The Fremont IOmni. BY Leila.
Continued from last a0eek.
CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.
For the first mile or two Minnie was
wholly occupied and delighted with The
country-its inspiring scenery--the roman.
tic little cottages-noble farms and farm
houses-and ever and anon the cooling
shades of the fine old forests, and the beau
tiful stream with its clear sparkling waters,
along whose green turfy banks their road
was winding, and many other things of deep
interest to her. She loved everything out
doors Frank often said
YOU'RE a wild little gipsy. What will
we do with your
'Oh, let me grow, as 'Topsy' did. Pllbe
gooder after a while, maybe she roguishly
answers.
'Gooder, we don't want you any gooder,
mercy knows. You dear little snowbrd,
he responds, kissing her.
'What next. Oh what boy! 1 wish l
was bird
And very like one she seems justnow, but
as were goinig TO say-but for this digres-
sion-in her wild, rapturous enjoyment of
the out door scenery, she had quite forgot
ten her gallant cavalier. That it was Col.
Lincoln, the tall, dark-eyed, handsome stran-
ger, before whom her little heart would
beat so tumultuously, in spite of all her eff
forts to the contrary, or her mornings boast
! ing to Charlie. She found herself alone,
and obliged to entertain him for a while
without the aid of her fair, merry cousins,
to assist her through all awkward dilem-
mas with their ready wit and kindliness.-
But now something strikes her fancy which
she wishes to tell somebody aloud, and she
turns abruptly, child-like, and with parted
lips, and glistening eyes exclaims:
Only see there!
But the sentence dies away on her lips
half uttered, and with deep blush cover
ing her face, the eyelids droop and the long,
dark lashes hide the starting tear, while
with quiver she feels all the old restraint,
the even greater than usual unpleasant EN-,
barrassmert coming back again, as she en-.
counters those great dark eyes, with theil
earnest, almost searching look. 'Oh dear !!
she muses., IF I'd only staid at home, or il
it were only Charlie. It's too bad. Out
here on this spirited little horse, in this glo-
rious sunshine and bracing air-I can't live
| if l cannot let out a little of the joy my
heart feels. Oh dear! meant to enjoy to-
day. But confound the tall stiff Colonels
anyway. Don't he freeze me, though? One
might as well hope for warmth beside an
iceberg. Humph' And frown contracts
her brow, and with pouting lip she turns
away, vowing never to ride with such an
atrocious old gloom again. Meanwhile the
Colonel almost intuilively reads these little
troubles of Minnie, and without the slightest
alluson to them or seeming observation,
with some pleasant remark wins her atten-
ton, and with the ease and graceful manner
natural to him, keeps her entertained and
amused until at length she dare raise her
eyes again, and begins to think he isn't so
very terrible after all. Ere they had rid
den mile farther, she was laughing and
chatting merrily, and was Minnie's own
little self again, blthe, bonnie and full of
glee. They soon came up in fronto asnow
white cottage, literally covered with roses
and jasmines. Minnie says:
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some for me? 1 want to make wreath
for Stella she is conducting herself so fine
! ly to-day
with pleasure, if they'll let me have
some.'
So saying he alighted and went to the
door to obtain the permit. AS be raps, a
little dog springs out, and flies barking with
all his might at him, his horse, and Stella,
which sets the latter into q perfect rage
She rears, plunges. and dances sideways, and
finally concluding to get out of such rack
ct at some rate starts off at the top of hel
speed; carrying Minnie as though she pre-
sumed her to be only some dark-eyed Indi-
an girl who could ride as fast as she wished
to 60. Minnie was skilful and rather un.
usually well trained equestrian, still being
wholly off her guard, and not looking fol
such feat on Stella's part, was taken SC
much by surprise as to feel at first very
much frightened and totally unable to man
age the wildly flying, crazy little animal
On, on, on they flew, with almost the light
ning's velocity, till by some strange mishap
the girth gave way and Minnie was thrown
some distance, striking, fortunately as she
fell, nothing harder than the earth's greer
breast, else she would most certainly have
been killed instantly. The Colonel too, fol
a moment seemed paralyzed, and ere he
could regain the road, and mount his horse
Stella was quite out of sight. Though his
horse was noble one, still there was little
hope of his overtaking the runaway; and
what was TO become of the fair girl she
carried was a question he dare not ask
With feelings far better imagined than de
scribed, he starts in the pursuit. Oh thai
was one of the trials in which the agony o.
days are endured in moment, and that mo
ment we'll nigh crushes, so intense is the
suffering. But to know the worst, to be
certain Of the result, urges him on, and moi
many minutes had elapsed, ere he sees
something a short distance ahead which hC
thinks is Stella, but no rider. Coming I
little nearer, he is sure il is her, being helC
by some gentlemen, and without either sad
die or Minnie TO be seen. Now the cheel
before pale, grows paler, and every nerve
quivers, and with faint siekening feeling
almost certain she is Dead he presses for
ward, when oh, horror that is her-'tis Min
ME lying there upon the ground, and poo
creature, terribly hurt il not killed, he i'm
agines, as he is dismounting and reaching