Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-17

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never would accept the bits without pro-
test aud Of late he had shown his CON
tempt for our pretty wagon by a series of
short runs back and forth whenever he was
put In the thllls and now he was resorting
to sudden jumps, and to standing straight
upon his hind feet in his desperate strug-
giles to free himself
"And will whip him for that ~ fiually
said Louise one day, after dismounting for
the seventh time from the load of wood
which be had vainly tried 10y rearing aud
plunging 10 overturn. I looked at his ugly
mouth champing the bits so restively and
his unloving eye, and lancied little short
Louise whipping him I should have
laughed had not been 50 anxious.
one day when he wouldn't back she kept
her word.
She led him out into an open space, told
me to come along, and throwing off her
sun-bonnet took the whip. "Now back,
Pampas, back y
Not step. Nothing but that fierce
champing.
"Back, l say back ~ She tries to force
him back with all her strength her
white, firm arm and shoulder have strength
But Pampas champs and plants his feet,
and then tries to make little RON at her,
and cry out. She stands back, the veins
standing out on the little brown fist like
cords.
She is white enough now : "Get into the
wagon, Dolly, and pull on the lines !" /
pull and cry: "Back back ~ with all my
weak voice. II is an exciting feminine
| shrek, as IL sounds as if / were afraid and
were about TO break down and cry, when
in reality am as brave and angry as
Louise.
She tells him once more. Then she forces
the bis back. aud she raise' the whip. and
she brings IL down upon his breast fiercely
and fast, and cries, "Back, Pampasl !"
Pampas rsars that taint of mustang blood
shows itself now he raises her clear from
the ground, but he can neither knock her
down or shake her off.
The whip comes swim and fierce. "Back
back there back u And am as angry as
she. don't care il we both do get killed,
and pull, and she cries to him, and all at
once he does back-runs back swift and
hard. She holds fast. "Brace yourself If
you AM" aud then we bring up against
the fence, and sit down suddenly; and
am thrown forward upon the dash board.
lie pluuges but little Lou holds him there.
She can hold him. Then, after little, she
lets him come forward a few steps at
time, breathing hard and stepping high.
He stands and paws, and looks, oh, how
furious
| Lou takes breath a moment. "This new
er'll do !" she says, aud tells me to get out
She springs in while l try to hold him as
she did he evidently thinks he can tram
pie me down. "Now don't be frightened.
The harness is strong, and can hold him
let 20 now r.
/ try to let go, aud he gives a plunge,
nearly knocking me over, and shoots out
at the open gate as Lou meant. Up the
road they go. Lou bareheaded, her golden
| fleece of hair floating straight behind her.
l can see her whipping him up the long
hill. He plunges, kicks, breaks into a run
again, and the next minute they are out of
sight. and the Kromers all come out to the
gate TO look. / can hear them for little
while over on the other road, the wagon
rattliug aud bounding once or twice, and
then there is nothing more 10 be heard.
They are gone an hour. try to get din
ner, but / cannot sec, for tears. let one
of our plates fall and break. / lei the meat
burn. 1 wiring my hands and walk the
floor. am just tying on my sun bonnet
to 90 and see what / can find, when sud-
denly think | hear wheels. 1 run TO the
door. / did bear wheels. And 1t is Lou
ise coming from the other way. Pampas
is walking meekly. He is covered with
sweat and foain-suth a sorry looking
beast Lou sits on the scat, serene, bnt
white and lsrge-eyed.
She smiles as they pause in the gateway.
She composedly backs him little. Then
they come on few steps, then she stops
him. She backs him again. "See! don't
he know his master?"
He looks so meek and sorry. / think
he would like TO lay his nose against my
cheek, but she will not let me pet him, not
ever so little.
How we congratulated ourselves! For
the neighborhood has for the last fortnight
plainly been of the opinion that "them two
girls have no business with horser'
But the next morning at break fast, we
hear the old ringing hoor blows upon the
side of the barn. Louise jumps up and
takes down the whip, and follow her. 1t
is dread tul to ME that we too gentle, intel
ligent girls cannot coax and win and gov
ern a horse according TO theory. l hear
Pampas start with jump as Lou unlatches
the sable door. He sees her, sees the whip,
and he-yes, he actually falls on his knees
Lou mods at him meaningly, lays down the
whip, tells him to get up, which he does,
tells him 10 go 10 eating, which he does.
"There, old fellow !" she says.
Pampas trenIbles when be hears her
coming, for nearly week. Once more he
has 10 be shown the whip at time when
his memory bids fair to fail him concern
ing the art of backing, and then 1t is all
over with and am permitted TO pet him
again. He is a very good horse for year
at time, and very dear to the hearts of
his small mistresses. Then, usually, he
and Louise have 10 make some few fresh
arrangements concerning good behavior I;
but it is never now a serious affair.
By this time the money capital of the en-
terprise had become entirely exhausted,
and we are left dependent upon the butter
and eggs Of our plan. During our week at
cousin Janet's we had found that they were
not going to bring us the prices we had
counted upon. We could only trust that
there might be such a thing as making
good the deficiency in prices by the pro-
ductlon of larger quantities. We expert
mented with the feed of our poultry, and
at last we did succeed in bringing what
Louise called "a perfect storm Of eggs"
Knowing it costs no more 10 keep the