The Van Buren press., 1871-12-19
MISCELLANY.
One Day as a Hackman

One. Day as Hackman.
e "Heigh, ho, McGrecr! what in Ii
world are you swearing about 80 fur
ouslyp" l asked, entering the liver
stable Of the above named person ami
volley of oaths tha. might have shock
ed his Satanic Majesty.
ned" Oh, good morning." replied tn
man, "excuse me, Mr. Morris; wa
talking rather strong, perhaps; but tn
fact is, am in q desperate straight. Yol
see Mr.. Elmore's horses are both sick
and ne wants me to let him have my bes
span and coach Immediately Well, th,
dapples are the best, and, to my eye, bet
ter than his own; bat there's not a mar
belonging to, my stables dare drive then
I but Cary, and he's down with the fever
/ The other horses are al, out or engaged
land | don't know what the"
There, there, " said Il no oaths. !
have nothing on hand, AMI really believe
1 should like to play hackman for day
in New York "'.1'ei isa5
"Surely, Nr. Morris, you are Joking
calculated the man in amazement. oi
| +"No, am in earnest; I" for the idea
was so novel, that /, q lover OF ndven
tnre, became every moment more deter
! mined to try it. % # .pp 3gi 'Gii
81 am earnest, Mr. McGreer-say no
more about it. You know can manage
anything just hays them hitched up,
ana give T;. >, b
but 4 Augusta, Ishall "
and bs' 1t is odd and affected. F"
hour !" It is comfortable aud natural. 4"
. / pruroasf you are going for comfort, st
- ne by the fire. " {
Fl want to combine intellsSflke
ask snJEskss's Vas a hardly s&pietqa t. nhsn hes.
McGreer entered, a..
Mr. Nor. sgs
"Michael, ye name, l interrupted
".saure there's no reas9a,why / should
.o1G .y,I i I,lA /. IN mn. IN bA
+ Er;n " to be seated by an usher-sdS
hor.ss = will fret You oughtn't to q.
49,; i, ed to do it, and shall tell father
before snldcr than you, and therefore 9
he we'll to- Judge Of things. IS
not the least ikY9A Mtnt rJrcan Coming
my present position. All winter she had
been a dream idol of mine, or rather a
half one, for could not really decide
which preferred, Grace, or Maude dc
Morris, a young French lady, who was
spsnding the winter in New York with
her parents. Both were bewitching, and
| embraced every opportunity of being
with either.
Springing from the box rang the bell
and presently assisted Miss Eimore ana
her two friends into the carriage.
The day was warm for March, and the
four windows weie open, Grace sitting
on the seat nearest me.
"Rouud the pleasant streets, driver
Anywhere for ride, y she said.
We started, and for quarter OF an
hour the ladies chit chat Was of no ac-
count to me, when suddenly Miss Fannie
exclaimed: fh04a-~ 4
BY the way Grace mmor says YOU
are engaged to George Horris, and th'
solitaire on your foreiirger appears tc
confirm it. .,
1a" Rumor honors me, was the reply
"Now Grace" chimsd in the thirt
lady, "stop your nonseise, and tell u
candidly, are you engaged y
"Well, I'm arraigned before court 70
some terrible crime, and commanded t
answer. guilty or not guilty I is thatit Z
was the ilaf laughing, lnlf annoyed re
sponse.
-. ..No, g replied the third lady, :" onl.
to CRAFTY friendly curiosity.
dwell, the truth is, lam not at llber
ty to say all wish bu this much vii
acknow ledge-the ring you mentions
did once belong to Gcorte Morris"
Was there ever such an abominabl
falsehood told, every wprd Of which
true? | thought angtly, as hear
the comments upon my money. person
parents. etc That girlhad led them t
suppose that we were engaged, and her
is 4 ring to prove it-a ring she too
from me in sport few evenings since
and which intended n recover upo
{, our next meeting. Wdl, there is on
thing csrtajp, Grace Elaorc viii nev'
be my wife, ! could MT trust such
schcmer My rssolutio, was strengh
ened when heard her $y in coniidel
tial undertoues, to the one lady. Nil
Fannie having left at hg own house:
~ have, of course. u, feeling IN u
=. matter, only school eAfs love, but
" think that George woull make a mo
desirable husband. whlehis wealth, al
my own, will place " above eyer
change Of fortune. Thn ne Is vel
handsome, and have d,cided TO ta'
him don't know that 1couid do mu'
better 70 -- =,
IS PITY had not arrive' at SINH
m conclusion, was my metal earcasu' ,
p Jnst then she called hheet'onatei
Il. Home, driver.
ID, Willingly did ] place he OH the ca
to riage steps and then turnfs toward u