Nebraska advertiser., 1865-09-14
e, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "A, 1866.

acter for little spalpeen like Squire
Kavanagh7 Oh, then, IFS F that wish
was Jem M'Gowan again! Going to be
drowned like a rat, or smothered like a
blind kitten! and all for a vagabond /
don't care straw about. /, that never
was on horses back before. to think o.
leaping over an ocean! Bad luck to you,
Squire Kavanagh, for your bOastin' and
your wagerin'r'
"Well. fine, dashing, jumping, rar-
ing, great big gray horse was led up by
two grOoms to Jem's side. "Oh, the
darlingr' said Sir Harry "there he
goes! there's the boy that will win our
bets for us Clap him at once upon the
horses back says he to the grOoms.-
The sight left Jem's eyes the very in
slant he saw the terrible gray horse, well
known as one Of the most vicious beasts
in the entire country. If he could, he'd
have run away, but fright kept him stand
ing stock slll and before he knew where
he was, be was hoisted into the saddle
Now, boy roared Sir Harry. give the
horse plenty O. whip and my life for it
he is over the pond
"Jem heard the two desperate slashes
made on the fanks of the horse. The
creature rose on his fore legs off the
ground and came down with toss that
sent Jem up straight from the saddle like
ball, and down again with crash fit to
knock him into hundred thousand pieces,
not one of them bigger than the buttons
Of his Waistcoat Murder % he shrek
ed 81 wish was MCGOWAN back again"
But there was no use in bis saying this,
for he had already got his wish. The
horse gallOped away like lightning. He
felt rising one instant up as high as the
clouds, and the next he came with a polp
into the water like stone, that you would
make take a 'dead mans life." He re-
membered no more till he saw his two
kind friends, Sir Harry Mchfah6s and
Squire Brien, holding him by the two
legs in the air and the water pouring
from his mouth, nose, andlevery stitch of
his clothes, as heavy and as constant as
if 1t was flowing through sieve, or as if
he was turned into a watering-p pot.
I'm a dead man." says he, looking up
in the face of his grand friends as well
as he could, and kicking at the same time
to get loose from them. "I'm dead man;
and what's worse, I'm murdered man
by the two of you"
"Bedad, yOd'rg anything but thai"
said Sir Harry. You're now the great
est man in the country; for, though you
fell into the pond. the horse leapt it,
and have won my bet, for which am
extremely obliged to YOU"
After shaking the water out of him.
they laid him down on the grass, got
bottle of whisky, and gave him as much
as he choosed of il. Jem's spirits began
to rise little. and be laughed heartily
when they told him he had won G5O0
from the English colonel. Jem got on
his legs,and was beginning to walk about,
when who should be seen coming into
the demeshe but two gentIemen--one
dressed like aH officer, with box under
his arm; a square mahogany box. the
other with great big horsewhip. Jem
rubbed his hands with delight, for he
made sure that the gentleman who car
ried the box was going TO maAe Squire
Kavanagh--i. e., hitnself-soIne mighty
fine present.
"Kavanagh," said Sir Harry, "yOu
will want some one to stand by you as a
friend in this business; would you wish
me TO be your friend g"
SIN troth, / would" says Jem. II
would like you to act as a friend to me
on all occasions. %
"Oh, that's Elegant" said Sir Harry,
"We1l now have rare SPORT"
"I'm mighty glad to hear it, Jem re.
piled, "for / want little sport after all
the troubles I've had"
"oh, you're brave fellow" said Sir
Harry.
ITO be sure am . answered Jem.-I
Didn't ! leap the gray horse over the
big pond I"
The gentleman with the box and whip
here came up TO Jem and his friends;
and the whip gentleman took off his hat,
and says he. "Might be after asking
you, is there any one of the present COM
pany named Squire Kavanagh7"
Jem did not like the looks of The gen.
tleman, and Sir Harry McManus step
ped before him, and ssid-"Yes; be is
here to the fore. What is your business
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