The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-01
WESTMINSTER, MD, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY l. 1869

rhnule, we nave bucn DeautlIul
horse, and will tell you how we got him."
do" said her uncle; it was capital
trick"
"Well," said Fannie, as she cast
down her eyes, my cousin Tom was
with gallant band of heroes, that swept
through proud valley near here during
the war. My cousin heard some of
the soldiers talking about fine horse
that woman had begged off that day"
"They said they had gone to a place
and found no one but women. They
took all their cattle and horses, and
were about leaving, when the old mother
and her daughters came out and i'm
plored SO piteously, and with many tears,
to spare them one horse, one beautiful
favorite, that the girls had always rid
den. Without it they would be perfect.
ly helpless, as they had no way Of pro.
curing the necessaries Of life. They
could not 20 to mill, for physician, in
fact, get along at all without it, We
could not resist their entreaties, and
to their great JOY let them keep it,"
cousin Tom heard all this without
saying word, but directly he was seen
galloping over the hill at great speed,
and in an hour or SO he returned, lead.
ing this horse"
you see, fellows" he said, II did
not let few woman's tears unman
me; marched right up like a man,
presented arms, took my beast, aud here
| am:"
"Some of the men called him coward
--brute-but he did not care for that, =,
he had his horse"
had been watching Frank whilst
she spoke. saw the veins in his fore
head swell, and his face become like
fire. He could contain himself no
longer, but spriuging to his feet, he
shouted out
Ma, that man was dog gone
thief"
The saint put her hands over her
head old Selby with wicked frown
took his hat aud left the room.
CHAPTER IlI.
Next morning at breakfast our host
was as quiet as the day before he had
been voluble. | was glad of this, for
disliked the man with all my heart.
observed that the batter in the morning
had been replaced by curd, an iustitu.
ton had always abhorred Fannie
seemed to have forgotten the little cpl
sode of the night previous, telling me
of the nice times she would have, visit
ing the various churches when she
come to town. mortally disliked the
girl, and her touch to me seemed like
the twinings of serpent.
During the day Mrs. Hunter, Mrs.
Selby's sister, with her two daughters,
called to see me. They all made a
great deal Of us, said Frank was the
smartest and brightest boy in the world
all of which was very fattering to my
maternal ears.
At their departure, they gave us all n
cordial invitation to spend the following
day with them. Mrs. Selby as cordially
accepted, and the next day saw US out
to dine"
They gave quite nice little enter
tainment for our benefit, Cor their own
as it afterward proved, and some ten
or dozen neighbors had been invited
to meet US. There was a Mrs. Dash
aud her daughter Sallie, young girl
who wanted to know something about
everything. The changes in the fash
ions, what was worn aud what was not.
She said she did not get an opportunity
to visit the city the winter before, but
was dying to go. Her mother whis.
pered to me that Sallie had taken won.
derfully to me, and thought was the
incest lady she had ever met. This was
saying great deal, and of course was
much complimented,
Then there was an old Mrs. Brown,
who had the reputation Of having been
great aristocrat in her day, or was
connected with some aristocratic family,
which she considered just the same
This old lady was very laxative and
very deaf. She was always engaged in
lawsuit about some real or imaginary
property that had belonged to some Of
her ancestors. She had become quite
reduced in circumstances by her law.
suits, and was sort Of pensioner on
the public bounty.
After talking me blind Zone oi
Franks sayings) she said, "by the way,
Mrs. May, when do you return to Bal.
timore!" l answered in few days.
"Law sakes" she cried; al have
been thinking of going down myself to
consult some eminent lawyer about this
lawsuit of mine. l will try, l think
aud go down with you, as l am moi
much acquainted there, you, / know,
my dear, will see that nothing Lefalls
me-" "0h| she continued, not heed.
ing my reply, "the time was when We
kept our own carriage, and the grea,
and the rich Of the land were proud to
visit us as you know she said, look ing
around in a general way at the company
My grandmother's grandmother was
of the nobility. Yes indeed" giving
her snuff.box an aristocratic little tap
"of the nobility. And then my grca,
grandfather, | think il was, was made
Governor of the State, but declined to
accept, us he said he thought he would
prefer the Presidency, but somehow OF
another, l can't remember how, nv
memory not being SO good us formerly,
the thing fell through, but we are .
great family, very great family"
heaching over two persons beside
her to hand me her snuff box, she re.