The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-06-12

''Blue and white wins ~ shouts a
thousand throats.
yellow for ever yellow In . can
ter"
BLACK has it blue i beaten of.
The best race have --eu for
years T. shouts the Squire. Il told
you my men could ride"
The water i approached for the see
nnd time. How they take their
horses 10y the head and send them al
il? -Four or five Jackets fash III TIA,
bright air at once - they rise tp x.
"Weli ridden and jumped - waS sim
uitaneOusiy uttered, a. all landed
safe.
"Splendid magnificent Blue ani
white has it,"
But 10, it was noc to be -. Sal
mon Las been biding his time he j. i
length behind He sees the tail ol
Bluedevil at work and the Major
shake him. He sits down in his sad
die, catches his horse firmly by the
head, lets in the I.atchfOrds, and
Ian1s DOgfish 4 winner by half i
| length the Major good second ; ami
Gusrdsman third.
What shout then arose ~ the
( horses are pulled and turned How
/ the eager partisans of each rush up To
congratulate the riders on their hOTS-
I es' performances All is still excite
ment a; there has not been time for it
! to subside.
The man who gave tho note to the
/ Major stole quietly away "a soon a
/ he had delivered it, and running down
I a lane for a quarter of q mile present.
Z Iy came to where q high tandem cart
was standing, the horses held by two
/ lais. A lady was sitting in it, closely
yelled.
''Bedad ~ he exclaimed, a. he came
breathlessly up, "I'm not in form the
laste for run. Now, Bill, you, Bos-
thorn, give me the great coat" He
quickly envelOped himself in a long
gray Ulster jumping up and taking
| hold of the reins said, "Let-'em CO."
The lads swept the cloths off as the
horses moved away at quick trot.
"AIary, me jewel" f" said the driver,
''troth, but this beats cock-fignting
all to smithereens entirely. Faix, yea
not afeared, are yez ? Sure, Teddy's
here"
"Oh, dear, what will become of u.s."
said the yelled lady.
tSure, I'll make yez, Mrs. Teddy
Blake for liver and iver," answered
the charioteer. "Yez know / don't
care for Biddy the iaste taste in life.
Av yez only give me bit of i kiss,
me honey, I'd be going faster"
"Get along with you and do what
you're told" answered the lady.
"You'll catch it if you do not do the
thing properly. Here comes the Ma
jOr's man he has missed the race, 1
declare. Pull up the collar OF your
coat, stupid"
This he did and they passed the
man rapidly, who wished 10 look af-
ter them.
The Jocks are weighed out some
are seated in the carriages others
talking away, while the farmers got
ready for a race that has been got up
for them.
The Major is not satisfied at his de-
feat, but he is obliged to allow, as all
the others did, that the winner rode
the race well.
"Here, Trotter," he said, as he saw
his man enter IL e tent with Il great
coat, 81 have been looking for you
everywhere. Where the dOOce have
you been ,"
az missed the race, Sir" he replied.
"I knew it was over when | saw Mr..
Foster in the lane, driving toward
A.. So | hurried on"
"Mr. Foster in the lane What do
you meant"
"He was driving his tandem, Sir /;
and there was a lady with him."
"a lady! What lady ." asked his
master.
"Well, that cannot say, Sir. She
was closely veiled, and they were go
ing along at q famous rate"
The Major turned deadly pale.
"Where is the Squire >" he asked,
hurriedly.
"On his cob, Sir, just outside, talk
ing to some gentlemen"
"Here, FoXall,n - said the Major, 81
want you particularly for an instant"
The two were in close confab for a
minute or two then the Major called
for his hack, and both rode rapidly
away.
The Squire's house was not more
than two miles distant, and, as they
took a short cut, they were soon
there.
"Where is Miss Nellie ?' the old
gentleman asked, as he entered.
"Miss Nellie, sir" said the servant,
event out to walk in the grounds
about an ago she said she felt better,
and little air would do her good"
4. 4 i 1
ed the Major.
"The maid, sir, got leave to go to
the steeple-chase."
Something curious in all this"
remarked the Squire. "COme with
me, Hartman" And they mounted
the stairs.
Knocking at his daughters door, re-
ceiving no answer, and finding it
locked, he put his shoulder against it
snd burst it open.
The drawers were empty as well as
the wardrobe-all had disappeared.
"By Cd, it's too true |" he exclaim-
ed. "She has bolted, by Jupiter Sad
die Cock Robin and Blackbird :" he
and before five minutes had
passed the two gentlemen were mount
ed and away.
"pIl Overtake them yet, Hardman.
L know a short cut that will save full
Iy six miles. The country is hilly, and
we must come up with them. Now
for it ~ and the gallant old man
rammed his horse at a stiff five-barred
gate that he was in too great hurry
to open. The hind hOofs of the noble
animal he bestrode ratified against the
top bar as he struck it. The Major
flew it like bird, and both were away
at stretching gallOp. They rode for
some miles i'll silence, AT last the
old man broke it by saying az see
the cart sinking in yOnder hill. They
cannot escape us now" 1t was true;
the cart was ahead of them, and was
going along at hard gallOp.
In less than twenty minutes tine
hOrsemen were close behind.
"StOp Pull up, you internal scoun-
drel % shouted the Squire, cor, by
heaven, I will shoot your leaders ~
and he produced an enormous horse
pistol from his pocket, not loaded, nor
had it probably been for the last TWEEN
@Sure, N what would | be pulling
up for, Squire, dear >" demanded the
driver. Faith, Pm only doing the
masters bidding ~ but he pulled up,
nevertheless.
'Nellie, take down your veil. /
command you as your father"
"Oh dear, sir,n said a voice, 81 am
not your daughter wish L was l''
but She did as she was told, and dis
covered herself to be very pretty
girl.
"What the devil is all this >" asked
the old man, in astonishment.
"WelI, yez see, your honor, the
young lady is Mary, the barmaid at
the Crown. The master tOwld me to
meet him at A, at five O'Clock, so
1 asked Miss Mary to go, as she could
return back by the train; and, moth
er o. Moses! she was so long putting
her bonnet on that / was obliged to
come along at the divips own pace"
"DOn't waste any more words with
this idiot" interrupted the Major.
"COme alOngw and they gal!oped
away.
They were no sooner out OF sight
than the tandem was turned round
and took its way back from whence it
came. While all this was taking
place q. stylish brOugham, with the
iu1neriaI on and drawn bV q magnifi-