Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17


he never looked at the papers, and got
no letters, and, Of course, they would not
know where to loOk for him.
He had bean wandering about a month
or more, when one day he came to a town
that was only few miles from the one
his uncle aud he had lived in only Hilary
didn't know that. He had never seen the
place. He looked about him a little, then
went TO the liyery'stable and asked If they
wanted boy to do errands.
The man looked him over, and besita-
ted. Hilary didn't appear very nice,
certainly. His hair was rough, be was
bareiooted and had his trowsers rolled up
to his kuees, and he had frowsy black
dog following him. Cut his eyes were
bright and his face pretty, aud the man
concluded to try him.
"Are you afraid of horses ?" asked the
man.
Hilary was feeling rather bad just then,
but he couldn't help laughing. The idea
that he, who could ride on horseback be-
fore he could speak. who was called a
real Texan ranger being afraid of horses
"l'm afraid Of homely Ones" he said,
''but | can manage beauty"
"Can you lead pony round to house
in the next street the man asked. ga
lady there wants him to ride"
At the word pony Hilary looked sober,
because it reminded him of his dear lost
Gypsey, whom he had not seen for three
months. But he said "Yes," he could
lead him, and then the man gave the di.
rections.
The pony was then led out to the stable
door.
There he is" said the man.
Hilary turned, and what did he see but
his own beloved Gypsey
40 Gyp! Gyp" he cried out, and ran
and threw his arms around the pony''
neck 1t would be hard to say which was
the gladder; for Gyr neghed and danced
and put his nose to Hilary's face. Bu
poor Hilary only hugged the pony and
cried.
The men looked on. at must be that
runaway boy" one of them said. "And
we can get the reward. This was his po
n.y."
You see, these men read the papers il
Hilary didn't, and they knew all about
him, and that he had run away from
school just before his father and mother
came home, and that they had advertised
him in every paper in the country, and
offered a thousand dollars reward fol
him.
"What shall we do about it?" one o.
the men asked.
Say nothing now;" the other replied
81 will send him with the horse, and fol
low out of sight, and see how they meet.
Hilary wiped his eyes presently, anf
taking Gyp's bride, led him sorrowfully
down the road. lie had learned by thi,
/ time that he was not allowed to ride
horses that had been saddled for ladies
, or gentlemen. Gyp walked sorrowfully
!, also, wondering probably why his ols
friend did not ride, and why he was bare
, footed, and why he cried. And then the
, black frowsy dog walked sorrowfully afte
, them. Altogether, they were rather ;
sober. looking procession. The stabe-mal
laughed at them as he followed out o
sight.
t Presently they came 10 the house wher
. the pony was wanted, pretty rustic hous
where they kept two or three summer
, boarders. AS they turned in at the gate
the met man going ont.
r "This is the lady's pony" Hilary said
as he had been bid
So Hilary went to the door and sa
down there, and the black dog sat dowl
solemnly by him, and the pony put hi
/ face close to the boys, and seemed to b
) thinking that he didn't know what h
should do, but that he had great minc
to get Hilary on to his back, and rul
away somewhere with him.
After while little impudent-lookinl
! spaniel came out of the house, and begal
to bark at the black dog and to snap a
the pony. But they never minded him
, They had too much to think of. In fe,
minutes they heard sound of voices, on
! ladys the others servants, and the
seemed to be coming down stairs.
| "No," the lady said, II do not wan
any company. | am too much used t
riding to be at all afraid. Besides com
, pany would make me nervous, and al
almost wild now. can't keep still
minute"
! AT this the lady came ou. on the ste
r and taking the riding skirt from the sad
die put it on. Hilary looked up at hel