Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

but we listened to, and not a posy
blossomed but we seen. Pretty
soon we came to the railroad track
crossing, when away off, Almost ou,
OF hearing, the cars was .a-coming
so we just backed, turned around
drove off a few hundred yards, and
then we all jumped out, for though
the hoss was amiable looking crit
ter, it wasn't best to be too resl1y.
Mrs. Chumbley hurried up and un-
harnessed him, then we five women
caught hold OF him and hild on to
him while a freight train came
laundering by. That old hoss
never flinched, but stood jist as
brave, while the men on the engine
cheered and yelled like mad, in
pure admiration Of that trustworthy
animal. If it had been men a-holt
of him, he might have reared up,
but wimmen can do most anything
with hoss animals.
AS soon as the danger was over,
we harnessed up, and got back in
to the wagon, driv along the edge
of the creek for a spell, when the
road led under a railroad bridge.
1t didn't seem very smooth goin'
under that bridge, for there was
awful deep ruts, and big loose
rocks; but we had come the coal
team way, there wasn't any other
road without turning back five
miles, so it had TO be done.
"Why can't we tie the hoss and
wagon here under tree, and walk
the rest of the way; it amt fer"
said Jane.
eyes, and have the boys steal
the whip and cushions, and like
enough run away with the whole
concern" says Mrs. Blumins.
"The boys might run away, but
the hoss won't" says Mrs. Pellet,
with some asperity in her tones
"If I'd been in a hurry, I'd a got
ont and walked here-you might
drive that old critter full of tacks
and sho wouldn't go off a goose
trot."
"Wal," says I, ''its real pretty |
here; less stay where we air
there's rs much natur here as any
where, / s'pose, and that's what
we're after"
"Jacindy Padder, should think
1ou was weak and pulling, like you
'aid this morning; if on are afeorl
o take that old boss and cart un-
Ter that bridge, you kin jist git
mt, and I'll drive it through my
elf" ;
We accepted without parlcy, and =
limbed out. Mrs. Pellet squared s
erself on to the front seat, catch {
d hold of the reins mighty deter S
iined, clucked up the boss, and .
tartcd under. 1t was wuss than I
looked. The two side wheels {
rent Almost out of sight into a rut. |
'hile the other two riz up and /
pun round on nothin', then they {
'ent down spell, while the first '
vo dived mp and tried spinnin' Z
zen they all four went down sud
en-, and thump went the bottom G
the wagon box on big rock, C
shootin' Mrs. Pellet up like n e
,cket, and the hardest part of il a
rs when she come down again. {
guess that old hoss knowed what b
le said about him, and it must {
I'VE made him mad, for he wouldn't e
~ no 'tention to her frantic whoa c
'gs, but jest jerkcd that old wagon t
rough the ruts, and spun IL over
Ie stones like all possessed. Mrs. e
ellet held the reigns about a yard p
,art, her feet were stretched out /
wide agin, trying to git a holt f
] the sides of the dashboard. - 81
le went bumpin' mp, and a b
lmpin' down, a slidin' Almost out, N
st on one side and then on the b
her. Her back hair joilted down, oI
II bunnit jcrked forward over her Al
es so she couldn't see a thing, n
Il dassent let go of the reins a fr
init, to fix it.; her mouth was Ii
retched wide open, as though she h
d got good ready TO boiler, but tc
O bollerin' was all shook out of ia
n, and nothing left but the hole it
it. IL was the most spacious g
commodations for a female screecb p
at ever see. fo
Wal, I laughed and laughed la