The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-03-06
The TG1cIIy 1ETStGcHe.

She saw him first on the corner of
Main and Chippewa streets. This is
how it happened. 1t was in q heavy
snow storm ; she was in the cutter
with Della Howe, and was driving.
They were dashing around the corner;
he crossing the street. The wind was
blowing the snow into her face in q
binding fashion, so she never saw
him, until her horse was stopped by
strong hand on the bride. 1t was
done so suddenly, il almost threw
Della and herself from the seat. She
had come very near running over him.
OF course it was her place to beg par
don but, instead, she flashed an in
dignant glance at him, for having pre-
sumed to lay hand on her horse, and
saw O heavily built gentleman, whose
great coat and fur cap were complete
ly white with snow. He still had his
hand on the bride, as if waiting for
her to speak as she did not do so, he
coolly twirled his tawny mustaohe,
with the hand not employed, ana SAID
"YOur apology is accepted ~ then
walked on.
The horse, as suddenly released as
he had been stopped, dashed ahead at
a furious rate she did not succeed in
getting him fully under her control
and broken into an even trot, until
they had struck Delaware Avenue.
Then, for the first time, the two girls
looked at each other.
"Did you ever know such unparal-
leled impudence >" Her cheeks were
brilliant her eyes flashing with the
excitement of tanning her infuriated
horse.
"He came near being our death ~
gasped Della, looking as if she was
going to faint.
81 should actually enjoy running
over such a man." said Hagar, to
whom the unparalleled impudenceN
seemed the all-absorbing theme.
"How We did dash around those
corners" and Delia's very voice trem-
bled.
az don't feel as ifI could go home
without giving it to him." from
Hagar.
"I remembered every fb 7 ever
told" from Della.
"I should know him anywhere he
had o tawny mustache," from Hagar,
and she ioosened her sable boa as if
the recollection of the cool manner in
" hich he had twirled said mustache
made her warm.
''Oh dear 1 expected fully 20 be
laid out in my new white silk"
There is no knowing how long they
would have continued this random
conversation, each enlarging on her
own thought, without paying the
slightest attention to the other, If it
had not been for this last rather world
ly remark of Delia's. Hagar heard it,
and laughed.
"On the whole, Del, it is a pity I
didn't let Dandy take his course, we
could have gone out of this world in
style. Hadley's party would Of course
have been given up, and would have
made last dying request to be buried
in my gorgeous new pink silk.
Wouldn't have cut gay figure in
my coffin %
80, Hagar How can you talk so
reeklessly, when we have but just es-
capped with our lives ?' And the lit
tie color that had come into pelia's
face receded. Hagar laughed.
"Why,' Del, is pink silk any wicked
er than white Besides, you silly lit
tie thing, we weren't any place near
our death Dandy wouldn't have dar-
ed kill me ~
"Why ?u asked Della.
because he knew very well, that if
he did, on my way up, 1 would dis
patch a message down below, for his
satanic majesty to kindly send hand
full of small imps to haunt his stall,
and mix sulphur and powdered brim-
stone with his oats" There was a
mlschievous twinkle in her black
eyes, though she spoke in her graYest
tones.
"Hagar Southey, how can you ."
At that moment she drew rein be-
fore Mr.. HOwe's residence. Hagar
saw the girl safely on the sidewalk
then said, sarcasticalIy, ''Never mind,
''Never mind, Dellie, when Lent
comes you will see how good 1 will
be-" and drove on, while Della went
into the house, saying to herself, 81
wonder what makes Hagar SOuthey
so ironical? ? She turns everything in
to sarcasm, and is full as wild as Dan
dy."