The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-18
Sclrttro altistcIIOnp.
nv SLEIGlI-RIDE.

lluc nccL-tio don't you see2'
... Now. when "A man comes dow stairs on
tipluc, aud essays to- open the mont door
with the least possible amount OF obserNa-
tim. u isn't particularly agreeable TO have
"a whole broadsido Of female tongues upon
lGn. the instant ho crosscs tho thresh
old. UowCyor, not 10 scom tainted, ]
iurucd and confronted them, doggcdly, |
... tr,iitIy conscious, the while, OF extra
. belrs grease on my hair, a borrowed ring
on my litlc finger, and q shirt whoscgloss
q ,niaht have reminded ono Of awholestnrch
%l,,tury. Need I mrntion, after onumcrlt
inc these particulars, That I was i. lover
% 'Whod nroy you going, Gcorge' asked
my mother M
~ an going slcieh-riding with the party
from Judeo Bacro's,' | answered, fitting
on 20 pair of lcmon-colorcd, Kid glover,
which considering the night was pitch
Al. dark. and the thermometer stood Mt zero,
was a piece of idiocy wen BETTING q young
man in love.
'NNhot lady 10 ypu take with you2"
"Noue.
why. interrupted polly ''whorc's Miss
Aspeudale2' I felt myaclf grow hot all over,
ns ! stroyc to answer iudilcrcutly,. and es-
Gaping 20 my littlccuttcr, ! soon iingled up
20 tho hne of equipagoe in'iront OF judge
D1cfcs door
oIast in Time" observed Harry Spicer.
reigniug up his vicious, little, gray horse,
ns thai saglciuus animal was about 20 try
the edible qualities of my car; "the girls
are coming ont They IAN in To have o
warm while Igiiy Dacrc was getting her
r.. things on. Whcwi how cold IL Is. l say,
Old fellow, as tho light Of a passing lnn-
toru full on lly iui ensemble, 'arnt those
yellow kids rathor stunning for the OCCASION
4 guess you've taken up your next quarters
salary Tor
. tie stopped abruptly. and the ncxt min
ute ] heard him whisper to some one no
yond.
n.Ff "uiilo. Judson, I've been anil rome and
lone it, now. | mistook old Barnwell for
George Wildwood, and I've been challing
him like fire. Their tmps are az lkcas two
peas / wonder what he thought of me2
Crnsty old chnp, never to answer n word,
though.
]llugging myself mcntally, of %courso)
nj this dclusiou Of Spicer's, Itonk care not
Ia disl,uie him of the idea, IL was u re-
lief To be rid of the clack of his c~cnscloss
tonguc.
Az these reflections passed hurriedly
through my mind, there was n sound of
merry, hird-likc voices iniormixci with
musical laughter, awd the tripping of many
feet.
Tho oiris. n dozen or 30 IN number, were
coming out, hooded clnlked aud funcd.--
Just as WIS about 10 guide my horse away
from the oatr, 20 mako way for some en-
Ninblc Iuiscroant who claimed proprietor
ship Of one or moro Of this gllucing bcvy
Of female lovclincss, q light foot was placed
on the lower rail OF the cutter, aud Kato
Aapeudllc spmug in beside me, nesting
down among The fur ROLES NJ IL IL was her
place 10y right.
~ hope haven't kept you waiting,
Bruce, dear she said, adjusting tho folds
Of her veil.
The words Of glad greeting which had
risen to my lips seemed frozen on the very
portals of speech. "Brucc" indecll So
IL. R,.I.,lr t. Zoo tl., .n., al ..,,.. -.
did she2 Wen, considering that she des-
pissed Mr.. ltr1lwcll So heartily (us she had
assured mel her voice was aituned TO very
coaNng accents.
"Only thiukr' she went on, rs obedient
90 totlre calls Of "Go ahead, from behind, |
lonsened the reins, and Touched my fleet
little hofso with the whip, George Whit
wood Is here, tonight. hlono. / suppose
he couldn't get any girl 10 accompany him.
DO think that young man is The greatest
Pa. fool 49, Oh, my graciOus!' for Sultan, my
spirited horse, gave u plunge Just then. l
had unconsci1usly given HIM n mcrcilcss
cut with the whip, and it required all my
strength and sclt-possossion to calm him
down huniu, Still, I never spoke; my tooth
IH weTo set tightly together, and I could feel
a burning rod spot in the centre of each
check, which seemed rs IL they must glow
ia tho dark like live coalsi but Waited,
instinciiycly to hear moro.
"Now, you'rc vcxed with mo Bruce"
muunured Kate, 'just because I mentioned
George WhitwOod's nnne2 Nou know /
don't care two slrawsf for him, -Nconceited,
6illy blockheld, that lanoios . girl in love
with hin Just because she happens Occa-
sionnlly 10 smile at hiG foolish speeches. !
assure YOU. Bruce, I've never seriously on
cDurlged him, Int n girl must have some
thing 10 amusa herself with, in n duh conn
Dbl try place hike this. George WILDWOOD, in.
deed, as i'll could care forhim whom yOu
- - D. - 80 iii -
when he gets orr wedding cards next
week y
' . She Broke out hughinq- that merry.
mclodious laugh, which had been musicto
my ears 80 many q time our lonely wood
.1 q land homo rambles and twilight gossipg be-
meath the vine dnped porch. How diff
]ferentiy IL sounded now Tho hollow re.
sonanGo Of some tuncloss instrument how
H.-5, conld ever have tnpcied it sweet.
1--WE Worn my engagement ring tonight
Bruce" she went on c~oaXingly, 'IlIcrc'A
no use keeping the matter secret any long
or, and / want to see what the girls will
.E. say. You've no objections have You, Bruce
for - Dear me, what is the matter We
can't have reached Slopeville yet, I'm sure"
The long line of sloighs had como TO q
Rtmd-Still. Ono not unlike my own, de-
tacbod itsch from the rost, and jinglod up
s. 90 orr own. Y. a..f.u. rr .'
why, she's here What on earth does
this ingglcry meauY' demanded the voice
of Denote particularly melodious ono of Mr.
r Bruce IarnwclI Kate started mp with o
SLIGHT Shrek, '-f ~ yIt.I .Iuf
where am II Who IL this in tho
sleigh - she cried.
y,,H "Pmy, don't disturb younselE. Miss AS
pendalc, "satirically growled Mr. Barnwell
'''" Evidently there was abundant spice of the
I9I grim Othello in his tempermeut eff you
I~ofripyelor Mr.. Whitwoodg company to nnno,
Jll itE ~ rlEht 1900 -,
Hl. y; "oh, mercy liiticmI't he possible - Il
.uI -al Some one held up q lantern. L looked
fll into Kate Appendices splendid, dark
eyes. l
Now, II I had been a woman, what vol
eys Of satire 1 oould have fred into the
D enemy's eupp; what red-hot Goals of tannt.
ing iaeosiiy Il could have heaped upon
2 Hates defenseless head. But, being n
man, left her 60 the punishment of her
own rocolloctiona, and bowed with all the