Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-07-04
VOL. XVII.

gland"
"And so it ought to be-" said the mil.
Ter, grinning "they tell me it's a darned
sight nastier. But do you mean to say
you'll put them seas, and l don't know
what else, between yourselves and an
only child? Why, bless nv soul p'
Mrs. Stanhope-Brown looked furtively
at her husband, who answered for her.
"Well, Mary didn't like the notion at
all at first, but she listened to reason.
You see, James, we have, nowadays, such
quick and easy means of communication,
that it really makes very little difference
whether your school is in a remote part
of England, or on the Continent.
"And so much more attention is paid
to manners abroad" simpered Mrs.
Stanhope-Brown.
s'Poor lad poor lad |" said the miller,
compassionately. mo cricket, nor moth
ing only dominoes, they tell me. Well,
well reckon your mouths outing III
cost sight O money, eh ?"
tainly," answered Mr.. Stanhope- Brown,
evasively but all my little ventures
have lately turned out pretty well-all, bar
one"
ooh. you got hit once, then ?" sug-
gested the miller.
cit is not certain yet whether have
or not" rejoined Mr.. Stanhope-Bro
carelessly.
sYou dabble little in them funds" :"
remarked the miller, disparagingly, "and
vet YOU will never make bet, even on
certainty"
Mr.. Stanhope- Brown smiled feebly. and
shook his head.
=" / always put ten-pun note on every
big race said the miller, confidently sit
gives you an interest in the thing and,
on the whole, Pm not out O. pocket. l
get very good information. You'd bet
ter give me tenner, and let me put it on
for you when get down to the course"
"No, no. thank you," answered Mr..
Stanhope Brown, decisively.
of the kind" cried Mrs. Stanhope-Brown,
her cheek; che hasn't so many ten-pound
notes to spare as you have, James,"
Mr.. Stanhope- Brown shook his head
once more; and the miller laughed good
naturedly.
''Do you know what the betting is this
morning, George" asked the latter.
"I don't understand it," answered Mr..
Stanhope-Brown, fretfully; 'here's the
hOh! three to one bar one," said the
miller, eagerly, after glance at the quo,
tatiOns.
sBar one!" exclaimed Mr.. Stanhope-
Brown, as if he were puzzled, in loud
and excited voice.
eyes," replied the miller, patronizing
ly; ''bar Mor, of course. You can get
three to one against any hoss you fancy,
except Mor. But, bless you, it's GER
tainty: he's been going up in the betting
every day, and put my tenner on him
when it was ten to one against him."
"Then, if you'd put ten tenners on,
you'd have stood to win a thousand
pounds, besides getting back your hun
dred," said Mr.. Stanhope-Brown, with an
air of interest.
"Less the commissioners percentage,
and unless you hedged," assented the mil
Ter; "but you have to go in for the regu-
lar book making business for that sort of
thing, and that wouldn't suit either you
or me-
Brown, emphatically; "why, you could
hardly keep your transactions concealed,
and your charcter as steady man of bus
mess would be gone"
'You speak like book, George" re-
Joined the miller, laughing; 'just bet
once on one horse, and stick to him. If
you lose one time, you'll win another. All
you have to do is to write to a proper
sort of commissioner, and even your own
wife," he added, winking at Mrs. Tamlin,
needn't know anything about it, unless
you like"
81 had curious dream last night" said
Mrs. Tamlin; 81 suppose in consequence
of your talking so much about this race
Just before we went to bed. l saw the
whole race as distinctly as if had been
there and wide awake"
'tDid zee, nowp exclaimed the miller,
with broad grin ''Tell us what you
saw; that's a good woman"
"I saw about thirty or more horses.
with riders looking like harlequins and
what-not, all going round and round, and
jumping about at the bottom of hill
with white ratings on each side of it; and
all of sudden away they went up the
hill, as il they'd been shot from cata
pult"-
"That was the start" interrupted the
miller, rubbing his hands with glee.
"They were all in cluster at the top OF
hill, continued Mrs. Tamlin; ''and ther
they turned to the left, and lost sight OF
them for few seconds"
''The bushes hid 'em," broke in the mil
ler.
when I saw them again." proceeded
Mrs. Tamlin, ''they were broken up into
fours, and threes, and twos, streaming
along in a crooked line; then they turned
sharp to the left again, and rushed dowr
fearful hill close by some more white
railings'-
''Tattenham Corner" roared the mil
Ter.
| ''And, just as the leaders were turning
| the corner, one of the horses-the ont
nearest the rails-seemed to slip up anl
fall with frightful crash. All the other
went on like a flash of lightning; and
about hundred yards before they reach
ed a sort of sentry-boX, in which I ,coul(
see nothing but mans hat, one hors,
| jumped right away from the other thre,
that had been in front, and they neve
caught him, so suppose he won. At AM
rate, he was brought back in custody by
| a mounted policeman, and was taken, will
his rider, into some place near the sentry
| box"
'Ah! he won, safe enough" roared tn,
miller. ''But reckon, now, you couldn'
tell us what color he was, and what hi
riders colors were?"
''He seemed to me-" said Mrs. Tamlin
quietly, Ito be very dark-colored horse
and his rider looked like chimney-sweel
with white nightcap on.'
1T was Mor, by guml' observed tn
miller, solemnly; "he's very dark ba,
hoss, and his riders colors are black antt
white cap. And how about that un tha
fell, my dear?"
II only tell you what dreamed, mind,
answered Mrs. Tamlin, with the hall
deprecatory, half-patronizing air of pei
son who has had an unexpected triumph
"but have it impressed upon my min
that it was a beautiful cream colored cres
ture'-
"Never aoas a race-hoss that color, an
never will be-" sneered the miller, cor
temptuously, interrupting.
"Well, it may have been chestnut" IT
sumed Mrs. Tamlin, with less confidence
''but l know the rider wore red JACKIE
and black cap, something like the Queen
out-riders."
"That'll do" said the miller, reflective
ly =" it was Beggaamam. And now," b
added, slapping his thigh, 81 attach s
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