The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-22
), s. G., WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL %, 1914
A Brave Iceland QirI.
FEMININE BARE BACK: RIDING-TnE
PARTING EIts liz TIE RIVER.

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FEMININE BARE BACK: RlDINd-Tu
fARTINa F'ts liz TIE RIVER.
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Mr.. s. T.. Waller started for
trip'iu Iceland in Juno, 1872. II
! giveo an account Of "Six Weeks il
the Saddle" in .alittie volume fron
which We Get an idoa of tho custom
of tho people thete. Tho "lcelander
sre alnost ,:tnc6nveniehtly hospitable
1t ls difficult to get farmer, VIII
keeps you for day or two, to nc
cept puy. Our author seems to have
done his best to req ute his hosts b,
making imself ,Gmising. IIeroe W
have all instance Of native kind nes.
and feminine courage g, ,
ln the uoruing | made q: sinai
study, and after a very tolerab.t
meal aud many good wishes, We lcdr
Oft. All went well uatil we camo to
the river Markafijot, which.happened
TO be very much flooded. Not liking
to attempt to swira under the circumr
stances, we rode on down the bank
for some shilcs. aud fortunately found
a house.
Knocking at the door. We asked,
"Is the river very deep :" avery"
said II voice from the, inside.
'Is there rnau who will show us
ford :" we uskod: again.
"No," was the reply, .,"both John
aud Olavr are ,up iu tho mountains
but Que Of the girls will do quite as
veil. Here, Thora 20 and show the
Englishman the way"
lmmediatel y, an exceedingly hand
some young woman ran out, and
nodding klu'ily to me, went around
to the back Of tho house, caught, a
pony, put bride Oh it, aud hot
taking the trouble to fetch saddlc,
vaulted on his bare back, aud sitting
astride, drove her heels into his sides
and galloped OF down the .rivcrbauk
as hasd Us she could &c, shouting for
us to follow. -,
We became uaturally rather cx-
CITED 1T such display! Of dash on the
part Of such o; prcaly GIRL, and started
off immediately. But though we
did our utmost to,catch her.. tho in
increased her, distance. huud over
haud.; Thcre was % doubt 4bout it ;
tue isd'as ,puoh courage us ever we
could boast,of, aud, ia point of horse-
mauship, wse II hundred yafds , ahead
Of either Of u.. :: .: - -"
For abouthnlf mile wo .rattled
along, when suddenly she pulled up
short on sand bank.
"you can cross here" nhe said,
"but you mast be ga, a,cful. Make
straight for that tock right over there
und ~hcn you have reNcbed it, you
will be abie to SEQ the cairu of stoGes
We built to show the landing place."
"All right" I:said. "Good-hy." :,
She looked puzzled for moment,
aud then said : I'll coHo through with
you it will be safer" :"
"Good graoious, Bjarnl,i duh't let
her. come," ! said; "she is sure to BE
drowned, und omit get her out
with oil these wet clothes Oh; tell
her to 60 buck" :.
But before I was half way through
the nenteuce, she had urged her horse
into the water, and In a moment was
twenty yards into the river. Of
course fol lowed as quick no posi-
tic, and, after'a great deal OF splash.
ing, reached the middle Of the flood
"Now," she said, bringing her horse
up abreast with with mine, and point
ing with her whip, "thore's the
mark"
The water was running level with
the horses withers, aud it was only
by lifting their heads very high that
they could keep their noses clear. :
"Gocd.bye," she said, "God bless
and before | was qnito aware Of it
kissed me on the cheek.
e. l was about to return tho compli.
ment, but she was go,ie, arid q few
minutes after wo saw her, q mere
speck iu the distance, galloping over
theplain.
kissing in Iceland: is a custom
similar to shaking bands here. I had
thought nothing Of it in ordinary sit.
uations, but kiss iii thu midst .of
bouhdless waters was, TO- say the least
of'it, strange. 1t wis csrtairly tho
wettost one I over had in my life.
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The editor of the. iDahbufy News
asks "Cau the va termeiuu be suc-
cessfully cultivated on sandy soil, in
a rural town Of 1000 Inhabitants, and
a theological institute located near
by, containing l3O students studying
for the minipstry :"
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The Methodist Episcopal Church
South, in Texas, has $50 travelling
preachers, Bis local preachers, and
A7,0G0 lay members. The Methodis,
Episcopal Church has l27 travelling
and 3Sl local preachers, and ovei
$4,000 lay meT Gers. Tho colored
Methodist organic alton OF tte State
has about $4,000 members making
tho total Methodists in Texas II, 900