The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-21

bind Oh the other Slete OF the road, and
as | did not wish to run the gauntlet of
such inquiries, | rode off on a cross road;
but not before heard, above the sound
of pulmonary complaint, thevoice of old
Docl<Weed explaining to the other cot
tage-
"Sparrygrass- gotta hos-got the heaves-
got 'e1n bad.n
| was SO much ashamed that ] took
roundabout road to the stable, and
instead of coming home like fresh and
gallant cavalier 9H 4 haBd galioB, walk
ed my purchase to the stable, and dis
mounted with ehaStened spirit.
"Well, DEAR said Mrs. Sparrowgrass.
with d face beaning all overwitil smiles,
Chow did you like your horse ?' | re-
piled that he was not quite 50 fine sad-
dle-horse as ! had anticipated, but | adj
ded, frightening up, for good humor is
sympathetic, "heWili make a good horse,
! think, after all, fer you and the chill
dfen to jog around with in the wagon
ooh, won't that be pleasant ~ said
Mrs. SparroWgrass.
Farewell. then, rural rides, and rural
roads o mornings After all, ii is better
fer your horse to have 4 pulmonary conn
plant than have it yourself
1 had determined not 10 build stable,
nor to buy q carriage, until had tho
roughly tested my horse ia harness. For
this purpose | hired a Rockaway Of the
stable-keeper. Then I put Mrs. Spar
roWgrass and the young ones III thedou-
bic seats, and took the ribbons for a lit
tie drive. We had passed The cemetery,
when Mrs Sparrowgrass said, suddenly:
Dear, what is the matter With your
horse =,
He was going down hill with his nose
almost to the ground, running the wagon
first on this side and then on the other
| thought of the remark made by the
man, andturning againto Mrs. Sparrow
grass, said, "Playful, isn't he?n The
next moment I heard something break
ing away in front, and then the Rock
Upon examination | found the new
horse had tumbled down, broken one
shaft, gotten the other through the check
rein SO as to bring his head up with a
round-turn, and besides had managed to
put one of the traces in a single hitch
around his offhind leg. So soon asI had
taken all the young ones and Mrs. Spar
rowgrass out of the Rockaway, I set to
work to liberate the horse, who was
choking very fast with the checll-rein,
and cut him out in such way as to make
getting home by our conveyance impos-
sible. When he got up, he was the
sleepiest looking horse | ever saw.
Then took the horse with me to get
him out Of the way of the children, and
went IN search Of assistance. The first
thing the new horse did when he got.
about quarter OF mile from the scene
of the accident, WAS to tumble down a
bank. Fortunately the bank was not
over four feet high, but as | went with
him, my trousers We're rent in a griev-
Gus place. While | was getting the new
horse on his feet again, saw a colored
person approaching, who came to my
assistance.
The first thing he did was to pull out
a large jaek-knife, and the next thing
he did was to open the new horses
mouth and run the blade two or three
times inside OF the new horses gums
Then the new horse commenced bleed
ing.
sDah, sah,n said the man, shuttingup
his iack-knife, eft hadn't been for dat
yer, your hos would a bin q gonef.n
"What was the matter with him."
said |.
"0h, he's ony jis got de blind-staggers,
(iae all gov - said h0 bafoyf woe, no I f