The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-16

tragedy, and the two madcaps who
instigated it found themselves brought
suddenly to grief.
"Ohl oh oh! | shall diei shat
die oh ohp' cnorused the girls,
spasmodically, as John dismounted
from the seat that had proved such
task to his elasticity.
"Itll be T. good thing for the
rest of the world if you do" growled
John, removing the bar.
"But wasn't il fun, John and you
rode as gracefully as rubber lump
"Yes, you darned jades, you |"
snarled John, groaning in spite of
himself, and sinking his hands into his
pockets up to his elbows.
"And you was so kind to come way
down here to open the bar, so we
needn't have to do it. We didn't
know you was so good" said Fanny,
trying to look serious.
The whip, John-I dropped it
back there will you please go back
and ge, it for me ?" asked Angy.
"What next, Miss Impudence 2"
said John, going tor the whip. ''lf |
wasn't in such hurry I'd use it over
both of you the next five minutes"
"Only think how much we are help
ing you. Goodbye John, We won't
be gone long-get up. Topsy!' and
away they went.
"Did | ever tell you about the game
aunt Sarah and me pla led on John,
Fan 2" asked Angy, as they rode
along.
No; what was it -
at was last winter. We had been
spending the evening up to Mr. Mar.
ston's, and when we got ready TO go
home, and aunt Sarah and had got
our cloaks on, aud John his overroat
on, he took his cap in his hand, and re-
marking to his mother, Mrs. Samp-
son, you get the horse round to the
door, and I'm ready sat himself
down in n chair. Aunt Sarah said she
guessed she should and sat down
too. j offered to get il if he would
agree To sill there till | called him To
! come; for | knew the horse hadn't
been taken from the sleigh but was
hiiched in a shed back OF the house.
John said he'd do it, and started
tor the front door, some of the girls
accompanying me, and all laughing at
the idea. Mrs. Marston said her son
would get the horse, so | stopped in
the hall 10 ,alk with the girls, and |
told them 10 get around John aud
manage To keep him till aunt Sarah
and could get into the sleigh.
They agreed TO ii, and with good
nights we stepped out upon the door
stone. Then John, who began To
/ think there was some mischief brew
ing, came into the hall and began
crowding for the door. / pulled with
my nigh, ouiside-the girls crowded
aud pushed on the inside, and John
couldn't get it open. Our team came
round. and Aunt Sarah got in and
held the reins, while the young man
took my place at the door until | got
| in; then he let John open the door,
aud away we few-old Kate upon
the run-annt Sarah aud beside our
selves with laughter. and John splash
ing through the snow and mud rs fast
as his duck-legs could carry him, aud
bawling out TO us 10 let him ride
Did he catch you Z" asked Fanny,
laughing.
"No, indeed Kate put herself over
the road too fast for that, and we got
home and | hitched the horse, and we
were making ourselves comfortable
when John came putting along.
"Well, then didn't you get scold-
ing for it ~
"No; he knew it served him Just
right, and he only laughed and threat
ened me. One morning, last spring,
he was going away, and after getting
the horse to the door he went into the
house for something and went out
and unbuckled the reins from the bit,
and buckled them into the head strap
above the binders, and he drove off a
long way before he found it out"
"Why didn't Josh send man p
called out John, as the girls reentered
the door-yard, leading the horse
Plug, John called him-behind the
wagon.
HE said his son would come over
pretty soon," was the reply.
"You girls come down into the
fields and help Jim load hay awhile,
will you?"
"I'll 60 if you WILL" said Fanny to
Angy.
"WIll you let us have the horse and
carriage, some pleasant afternoon, to
90 down to the beach, John, if we
will ?" asked Fanny, who, by the way
had but recently escaped from the
walls of Exeter Seminary, and come
down into the country to try and get
little brown on her delicate cheeks
while she came and went as she
pleased, and enjoyed herself generally
the delight of her heart being ride
especially if she could hold the reins
Eyes, pile in." answered John; and
the girls clambered up between the
rounds and made their footing sure by
clinging alternately to Johns broad
) shoulders and the side bars of the hay
cart.
"Bury them up if you can," said
John, as he mounted the horse-rake
while Jim proceeded to to toss the
fragrant hay into the capacious rack,
IL guess we'll have something tc
say about that" said Angy. Il shall
aid my locomotion with this" taking
up a pitch-fork. "Don't you wan,
one, too, FAM"
mo, thank you," said Fanny, hold
ing upher skirts in dainty way. and
dancing back forward on the hay.
"There comes the man we hired.
said Angy, land what's he got in his
hand-his dinner basket ?"