The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17
SELECTED MATTER.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.
HOW THE CAPTAIN SURRENDERED.

Grub the horse down, and don't feed
him till he is perfectly cool"
The words were addressed to the host
ler of a hotel at Brighton by hand,
some,, middle-aged gentleman, dressed
in the height of fashion, as he alighted
from an elegant black horse and tossed
the reins to an attendant.
"And now," said the horseman, adj
dressing the waiter, "show me into &
private parlor."
A well-dressed man, who rides hand
some nag, is always sure of welcome
at public house all the world over
Our friend soon found himself in neal
parlor, with flowers, and vases on the
mantelpiece and the blinds (for it was g
summer afternoon) carefully closed
while the open windows permitted the
free current of air to circulate through
the apartment.
The waiter remained standing near by
the door.
"Any orders, sir p
"No-yes, stay-who came in tha
handsome phaton saw standing in the
yard?"
ga lady, SIR"
"Ah !"
ga young widow"
"Bah -
"Go along and shut the door after
you !" muttered the traveller, testify.
ga young widow" he soliloquized
''I am certainly very fortunate to have
attained this age of forty without any
feminine attachment. Pecuniarly indie
pendent, not i'll looking, l think l must
admit that should make what those
busybodies, matchmakers, call grand
catch. But, thank my stars, | have
happily preserved my content and indie
pendence SO far, and Pm not likely tc
succumb now. No no! Jack Champ,
ion was born to live and diea bachelor
And now for the newspaper"
In the meantime another horseman
had come to the hotel, his horse reeking
with sweat, and literally unable to place
one foot before another.
The same hostler now made his ap
pearance.
"Pat," said the fashionably attired
young man, "put my mare in the stable
and do the best you can for her"
"Och, Mr.. Traverse, and she's kill
entirely"
"I'm afraid so.
can what the divil made ye crowd
her so ?"
"No matter. Is my sister here!''
eyes, sir; show this gentleman into
the ladies parlor.'
"Ah, Bell" said the young man
''you are here"
eyes," replied a beautiful young wo
man, rising to meet him, ''but what
the matter with your"
"Nothing, Bell nothing"
Something is certainly the matter
You look flushed and excited.
"That's not all. j"
"Oh, tell me what has happened ?"
81 must be brief, for am pursued.
"Pursued ?"
eyes. You know that fellow who IN
suited you in the coach" said the younl
man. "Well, | have been on his trac
for more than week. met him to-day
in the street, and gave him confound
cd horsewhipping. | used him yer
roughly I'm afraid. He instantly got
warrant against me, and not wishing t
be dragged into court until wasready
l mounted myhorse and gave the officer
the slip. Perhaps | had better waite
and braved it out but having take
this step l am bound to battle them
To morrow l will surrender myself
Now, Bell, if your poney will take m
to your uncle's in five minutes, I'm you
man"
"Poor Charley couldn't do it," an
swered the lady.
"Then I'll make other arrangements
By and by I'll meet you at the villa. I"
From the drawing-room the youn
man rushed to the stable.
"Pat," said be, "give me horse
good one. "
"Sorra the horse we've got in tn
stable except the black, and he belong
to gentleman that came just before ye
Och, but he's good one, your anne
l-2:5o to cint.''
"Pll borrow" said Traverse, jump
ing on his back. "Tell Bell to driv
the gentleman to the villa, and he sha
have the horse again"
"But yer amer - demonstrated tn
hostler.
In vain. Traverse put spurs to tn
horse and was off like thunderbolt.
"Oh, wirra, wirra, what'll become c
me ? I'm ruined intirely'!"
Shortly after Mrs. Leslie rang for he
pheton, and at the same time Mr.. Cham
pion, the old bachelor, rang for hi
horse. The pony pheton came roun'
| to the front door, and at the same tim