The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-06-25
A FIERY STEED.

For once May gave promise OF oe'hS
a Nav worthy of the many beautiful
songs which have been sung in her
praise. She came dancing along after
her sister Apri!-who had just left in n
sbower of tears-with a bright smile
upon her lips, and wondrous rainbow
halo about her head.
Along a pleasant winding, lonely
country road, with splendid great apple
and pear trees lining either side OF the
road. and The spring flowers dotting the
green carpet so ihiokiy that the green
il almost hidden, comes slowly, On this
poet S May day, little. diminutive, old,
looking, white horse, drawing a small
market wagon filled with household
furniture. lsecaupanicd}hy an enormous
Newfoundland do-, aud Us pretty a
maid as ever MIXED COW or made q
pat of golden butter.
The hroad-brimmed straw hat that
shades her low brow TO which cling"
bsbyish curls of hair, the color of the
glossy, satin. smooth bnitercups. a Fa'r
of innoccntly rogu'sh eyes, checks
brown with an undrrlying 'nge of rrsr
n Charming. red-lipped mouth, and a
firm round chiH.
Across the brow. ho~erey, at tins
moment fli,s the shadow OF irowD
and q look Of comic perplexi'y CONES
into ,te sweet, round face. The odd
looking horse has stopped in the middle
of the rond, and rcmaius Pes!rci'y mo
,io,less. staring directly before biW
save Shep he bends his head to take a
nibble ofthe flower thick gras'. as II
thoroughly oblivious Of everything un'
der the sun. save tho tranquility of the
June.likc afternoon.
'Ot, Charley Charley! 60 on-ao
that's dear coaxes the young girl
coming to bis side and gently patt'nt
his head with ner little brown unglovet
hand; but Charley merely wh,.kea !;
too familiar fly away with his forlorn OLE
tail and made no further sign:
Charley. good horse Charley-oh
whv dida'tI ! bring some carrots will
mes-Charley. sou had, bad fellow i
YOU don't 60 on l will whip y0a. p
sure as YOU stand there. Come, be
darling And thus she alternatel..
bers and threatens, Lion atsisting i!
dog language, with an occasional! das'
at the heels Of his equine friend bu
Charley refuses to be p darling, plant
his feet more firmly than eyer, apt
never stirs; and at lGst. with an air
resignation she goes back to the path
seats herself on a rude seat formed b.
nature OF the gnarled roots of mlssha
pen tree and waits patiently for tel
minutes. At the end Of this time Char
lev looks about with just-wakcd u
EXPRESSION in his eyes, as if to say
Dear. dear! J quite forgot there wa W,
work to be DONE and at2rts OH wit
quick steps that gradually becos'
slower and slower.
With a sigh of relief the young cir
rises and follows. Lion bounding bac
from the woods. where hU has bee'
making hnsty explorations. having 1t II
hi. mind that his mistress is not to b
left without his protection for more iha
two minutes at i time, takes his Plac
at her side-and the rSrrlexeJ loo'
fades away into a smile that brings t.
light two rows of pearly white teeth.
But, aias the smile is premature
Tn anotber ten minutrs, oSarcome b
the loveliness and peacefulncsa OF tn
day; Charlie falls into a r'verle' STOP
once more, and once more refuses mos
decidedly 10 go on
And in this manner does that dread
ful horsa behave for a whole hour
making short progress and long paus''
until finally coming to the concluslo
that there had been quite enough q
his sort Of thing he drllbcratel
dr.qs the wagon to The side Of the road
taxes up his stsiiog beneath o wide
] spresdin { oak, and proceeds to laale)
lie vn,,no grass at his fret. with lool
~ his ey,s that says as plainly as word'
,cAn,, ,his sSA uoyt me il you Gam