The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-11-18
BUGGY RIDING.
How Young Gentleman slot Even'' OF
some CsrsOn Bellies.
From The Carson Register, Oct. a.,

| From The Carson Register, Oct. 81
Miles E. Wing and Wallie E. Buckingham
own horse, buggy and harness. for which
they paid fjriy dollars few days since
The price Was not much; neither is the out
fit. The horse can 60, however. and thu
buggy can stand rs much travel Is the horse
| can-if not more and what the harness
lacks In leather it makes up in hay rope,
and twinc strings. The pedigree If the
horse Is not known, but il 10 not likely tha|
his ancestry to"k any part in the transport
alton of Mazcppa The buggy u not Of the
most improved or elegant pattern; in fact
it is somewhat of the style of Captain Tay.
lor's buggy-it Is 20 low that 1T runs as
well upside down rs downside up" Anew
evenings since young gentleman from
Oakland, California. temporarily sojournine
here, called on young lady of this city,
and the twain were enjoying tete-a.tate,
when second young lady called and re.
quested No. to accompany her to q drug
store. as member of her family was ILL.,
Excusing themselves for Just few min.
utes, +" they left young Oaklander sitting in
the parlor alone, musing on the mutsbil;ty
of human affairs for just-two hours The
young man took the Joke" in good part.
but determined to get even. Yesterday
morn ing he engaged the aforesaid buggy
and team" and hied him to the residence
Of young lady No. I. and asked her to take
buggy ride with him. OF course she
wou'd-would be delighted to accompany
him. and forthwith there was fiutlering
in the young lsdy's dressing room, aud the
way ruffies and frills and 1ounces and no VS.
and curls and things flew around was
caution TO the few stray insects whose wings
remained untouched by the frosts Of Au.
tumn. Oaklander, meantime, posted the
young lady's mother.
As though luck was in mis- favor, while he
awaited for Ills team and for the young lady
to dress, who should call but young lady
No. 2. Of course she would like to ride.
CaklMnder drove up to the door, wearing
Hank Monks old green blanket ovcrcoat
and Whisl!ing Dicks big buckskin gloves.
and as the young ladies tripped down the
stairs. expecting to find an elegant buggy
and pair OF Benton's spanking thorough.
breds, there he sat in a little old rickcty
buggy that looked Is If it had sto,d out in
the storms of twenty Nevada Winters, hold.
ing to little old split: cared Indian mustang
that looked as If he might have been roan
when Lewis & Clarke crossed the continent.
but had become so old and shabby that he
rcsemblcd Joscph's coat. The young ladies
backed out, but the old lady and the gallant
Oaklankcr insisted that they should ride,
and by the use of little persuasion and a
good deal Of physical strength they were
seated In the buggy. Up Fall street To
Proctor, out Proctor to Carson, down Carr
son to Third. out Third To NQala, up Nc.
ssda to Telegraph. cut Telegraph to Carson.
down Carson to Fifth. and nut Fifth to the
Warm Springs they went sailing, the old
horse going (sidewisc) Ut q keen lope, and
about the speed of clipped' wing duck; the
buggy swaying from side to side. the hind
wheels running in oil directions, while the
fore wheels followed the variable course Of
the horse Osklander was laying on with .
worn .out whip, the young ladies held their
heads down and their hands up-to keep
the dust out Of their cyes-and everybody
along the sidewalks was roaring with laugh.
ter. II was the livelicst time we have seen
IN Carson since the races. ,~ II &s@%