The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-19
LOVE A-GYPSYING.

Low ~A-GYPSYING.
II you're run away with, girls,
blame me; / didn't delegate you
pike John to PASTURE" cried my
per, mockingly, as Citoyune G:een.
and | drove from the gate, before
tpious hail of old slippers thrown
us for good luck.
PIN was my brothers venerable
fhorse, that we had begged the
pr of guiding thirty miles inland to
future home at my fathers farm,
fe Cid, my beloved fellow.laborer
pc High School, was to spend
with me.
Pct us make a triumphal exodus,
Fever we do" whispered she, slyly
Fing John with the whip; and away
logged, up and down, up and down,
Il chopping.knife in its tray, not
fncing appreciably, certainly; but
of that, since he looked spirited
flight o'clock, and only fifteen miles
Eeen us and our dinner ut Dix
tt," continued she, ostentatiously re-
ling upon the cushions, while John
tEided into II stumbling trot, pounc-
his legs down SO forcibly that we
n expected to see them driven into
VI ground like stakes. "Ah, Laura,
pride of riding in ones own ear
Ee!"
Here came an unwelcome diversion
: he shape of Il Jowler, that had
Fen after us without leave. l had a
, ious task in %persuading him that we
: kcted his escort, and this delayed us
hnuch that when we turned of at the
guide-board, as directed, we had
he but just four miles in an hour and
uarter.
ron, well, who wants to race through
country in leafy June? See, laura,
ut lovely mosaic of mountain, sky.
IL"
touched Cid's arm, converting hel
ietry into doggerel," she protested
pen her eye fell on that rogue of {
lwler skulking along the fence. w
bld a council of war upon the spot
hinly, he must not &c on, for he wa
Ieded as a watchdog; yet the taking
kn home would involve eight miles o
tvel, and miles measured by john
pit we're long.
I" He must have n good scare" CT,
denounced. emo, you can't be ter
PIC enough, Laura. Give me tn
hip;" and she sprang out with an ex
iosive "Go home, sir!" tlourishin,
ie lash in n way that would have bee
s%urderous, provided it had once hi
i'm.
Away went Jowler, his tail betwee,
rs legs, yelping with all his might
nd away went Cid in hot pursuit, ha
Fkew, veil flying. He dashed roun
he corner by the guide.board, and sh
harged after him, threshing the al
tnd vociferating, $50 home, sir! ID
Iou hear, sirP Go home, | tell you!
nd thus, unwarned, she rushed upo
traveller driving rapidly toward he,
he shrieked; the gentleman started
is horse reared and plunged. For a
,stant it seemed as if they were all g
hg TO destruction.
"Look out for his hoofs! Back
un back, miss!" the gentlemen Gale
|ut to bewildered Cid, spinning rour
nd round Ikea leaf in an eddy; an
with just sense enough to obey, 81
luttered toward me.
"Oh, Laura, he'll be thrown! VIII
fhall / doP What shall | dop"
But by this time he had his horse u
1ier control, and was advancing col
Posedly-a handsome, brown-eyed ge
fleman, with light beard and hair.
&"I am sorry to have given you su,
n fright" he said to Cid, kindly, dra'
dng rein beside us; shut those aide
smade a screen, and I didn't see you I
II was close upon you"
cit was my fault entirely, Sir, a
Pm sure l beg your pardon for startli
Hyour HORSE" said Cid, with a hyste
Zeal laugh. sit wasn't you l was be,
ing home; it wasn't indeed, Sir!"
al know. I got a glimpse just NJ
lof a discounted black quadrup
scampering I've the brow of that 10
hill in the ear The dog won't ann
| you further, l think. This is yours
believe" he added, gravely enoug
but with i~rrepressible mirth in his 9,
as he handed Cid our whip, which S
must have flung down in her perturl
/ ton.
/ Then touching his hat to us, he VIII.
cd on in his light open buggy, out
sight forever, for aught we knew, she
sighted mortals. John manifesto,
sudden and unprecedented desire
follow him, but Cid grasped the rel
tremulous with laughter. "For pit
sake, Laura, don't lot us continue
dog that individual! Let him g.
peace to tell his wife how the queen
the witches assailed him with a broc
stick"
commended that he was not a Be
dick be didn't have q "settled.do