Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-20

How did this end! To my shame be
it spoken, was relentlessly and disgrace
fully unseated. Brutus saw there was to
be nothing gained by violence, SO Judged
it necessary to employ malice. After a
moments pause, evidently passed in re-
Election. the horse put down his head and
stood upright on his fore-legs, with the
address and equilibrium of a clown upon
his hands. I was consequently deposited
upon the sand, which fortunately hap
pened to be rather thick in the place
where fell.
tired to raise myself, but I cried out
and fell stretched with my face towards
the ground. I felt as if a knife were
sticking in my left leg. The hurt did
not prove scrious-the swapping of one of
Of the small. tendons-- but not the less
painful. succeeded, however. in turning
myself, and sat down; but while was
rubbing my eyes, which were filled with
sand, saw the great foot of horse de-
scend grently upon my head, and again
extend me on my back then felt quite
disheartcned, and was Eliminating in my
mind what this strange horse could be,
when felt quantity Of sand strike me
in the face. ! opened my eyes, and saw
Brutus throwing up the dust with both
fore and hind feet, trying to bury me-.
This lasted for several minutes, when APP
parcntly thinking me sufficiently inferred,
Brutus knelt by my grave, and then gal
Hoped round me, describing perfect cir
Gle. called out to him to stop. He APP
peared to be embarrassed; but seeing my
hat, which had been separated from me
in my fall he took it between his teeth,
and gallopcd down one OF the green paths
out of my sight.
was left alone. shook off the sand
which covered me, and with my arm and
right leg my left | could not move
dragged myself to a bushy bank, where
/ seated myself and shouted with all my
might for assistance. But no answer;
the wood was perfectly silent and desert.
ed.
l remained alone in this wrctchcd CON
dition above half an hour, when saw
Brutus in the distance, returning by the
same road by which he went, cnvcloped
in cloud of dust. Gradually, as it
cleared away, | saw a little carriage APP
proaching--a pony -chaise- and in the
pony -chaise lady, who drove it, with a
small groom in the seat behind.
A few instants after, Brutus arrived
covered with foam. He stopped before
me, let fall my hat at his feet, and add
dressed me with neigh, as much as to
say 81 have done my duty, l have
brought you help But did not trouble
mysclfabout Brutus and his explanations
had no thought or looks save for the
beautiful fairy who had come to my aid,
and who. jumping from her little carriage
tripped lightly up to me. and suddenly
two ordinations were uttered at the same
moment.
MADAME dc Noriolisr'
"Monsieur de la Roche Target
have an aunt, between whom and my
self my marrying is II source of continual
dispute
Marry" she would say.
81 will not, was my answer.
"Would you have a young lady. There
arc Miss A. Miss B, Miss c."
"Thcn take widow; there are Mrs. D..
Mrs. E. Mrs. F." etc.
"But marry l will not
Madame de Noriolis was always in the
first rank among my aunt's widows. To
tell me she was rich, lively, and pretty
was unnecessary; but after setting forth
all her attractions, my aunt would take
from her secretary map of the district
where she lived, and point out how the
the estates of Noriolis and La Roche large
oined and She had traced a red line upon
the map uniting the two properties, which
she constantly obliged me to look at.
eight hundred acres within ring-fcncc.
A fine chance for a sportsman" But l
would shut my eyes and repeat as before
81 will never marry Yet. seriously
speaking, l was afraid of Madame O.
Noriolis, and always saw her head eli
clrcled with an aurcole of my aunt red
line Charming, sensible, talented, and
300 acres within ring fence! Escape
foryour safety if you will not marry.
And | always did escape; but tins time
retreat Vas impossible. lay extended
on the turf, covered with sand, my hair
in disorder, my clothes in tatters, and
my leg stiff.
What are you doing hcre?" inquired
Madame de Noriolis. what has hap
pencd?"
| candidly confessed that I had been
thrown.
'But you are not much hurt?"
No; but | have put something out in
my leg-nothing serious, am sure"
And where is the horse which has
played you such a trick?'
| pointed out Brutus who was quietly
grazing upon the shoots of the broom.
Howl is it him, the good horse! He
has amply repaid his wrongs, as l will re-
late to you later But you must go home
directly"
SLOW? cannot move step"
But am going to drive you home, at
the risk of compromising you.'
"And calling her little groom Bob, she
led me gently by one arm while Bob took
the other, and made me get into her car
riage. Five minutes afterward we were
moving in the direction of La Roche
large, she holding the reins and driving
the pony with light hand; I looking at
her, confused, embarrassed, stupid, ridicu-
lous. Bob was charged to lead back Bru-
tus.
Extend your leg quite straight" said
Madame de Noriolis, land I will drive
you very gently to avoid jolting" When
she saw me comfortably installed uTel|