The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-25
LITERARY
A Fiery Steed.

For once May gave promise OF being a
May worthy of the many beautiful songs
which have beent, in her praise She
came dancing along after her sister April
who had just left in shower of tears
with bright smile on her lips, and
wOndrous rainbow halo about her head.
Along pleasant, winding. lonely coun-
try road, with splendid great apple and
pear trees standing on either side. and
the spring flowers dotted the green car
pet so thickly that the green is almost
hidden, comes slowly, on this May-dav,
diminutive, old odd looking white horse,
drawing small market wagon filled
with household furniture. accompanied
by an enormous shaggy Newfoundland
dog and as pretty country maid as ever
MIXED COW or made pat of golden
butter.
The broad-brimmed straw hat that she
wears shades her low brow to which cIinps
babyish rings OF hair the color of the CLOS
sy, satin smooth buttercups. a pair of in
nocently roguish eyes, cheeks brown with
An underlying tinge of rose, charming
red-lipped mouth, and firm, round chin.
Across the brow, however, at this mo-
ment fits the shadow of frown. and a
look of comic perplcxity comes into the
sweet young face. The dd-looking
horse has stopped in the middle of the
road, and remaining perfectly motionless,
staring directly before him, save when
he bends his head to take a nibble at the
fower-thick grass, as though suddenly
oblivious of every thing under the sun
except the tranquility of the Junc-likc
May afternoon
"Oh, Charley Charley! go on-do!
that's DEAR" coaxes the young girl,
coming to his side and gently patring his
head with her little brown uncloved
hand; but Charley merely whisks a too
familiar fly away with his forlorn old
tail, and makes no further sign.
Charley, good horse, Charley oh
why didn't l bring some carrots with
mef--Charley, you bad, bad fellow, il
you don't go on, I'll whip you as sure As
you stand there. Come, be darling"
And thus she alternately begs and threat
ems, Lion assisting in dog language, with
an occasiona, dash at the heels of his
obstinate equine friend; but Charley re-
fuses to 'be darling" plants his feet
more firmly than ever, and never stirs
and at last, with an air of resignation, she
goes back to the path, seats herself on a
rude seat formed by nature OF the gnar.
ed roots of a misshapen old tree, and
waits patiently tor at least ten minutes.
At the end of that time Charley. looks
about with a just wakiug-up expression
IN his eyes, as who should say Dear
dear quite forgot there was work to be
done, and starts of with quick steps
that gradually become slower
With sigh of relief the Young girl
arises and follows-Lion. bounding back
from the wood, where he has been max
ing hasty explorations, having it in his
mind that his mistress is not to be left
without his protection for more than two
minutes at time, takes his place at her
side-and the perplexed look fades away |
into smile tnst brings to light two
rows of peral-whlte teeth.
But, alas the smile is premature. In |
another ten minutes, again overcome by |
the beauty and peacetulness of the day.
Charley falls into reverie, stops once
more, and once more refuses most decid. |
eddy to ''go on"
~AAN An tusS u1ouuCk uuCS tu8l uTe3uIUI,
horse behave for whole hour, making
short progresses and long pauses, until |
finally coming to the conclusion that
there had been quite enough of this sort
OF thing, he deliberately drags the wagon
on the side of the road, takes up his sta
ton beneath wide spreading oak, and
proceeds to MUNICH the young graa 1t his
feet, with look in his eyes that savs =
plainly 9 words: -Ftun tnis spot move
me If you can
~Oh, Charlsyl Charieyi h0w can yoaf7