Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-03
THE FATAL RACE.

THE FATAL RACE.
esquire you've splendid pair Of hos
$685." said Jones, land nice turnout
every way why don't you let out on ns
o little when we are all ont on the road
in string, fast teams and slow teams,
like we was yesterday, comm from Sue
Miller's wedding's Sleighing's fine
broad road no stumps-safe AS can be-.
The women like it too specially the
young ones-all except Miss. Jinllins
and the young widder Gray. But then
they say the widder's little nervous,
anyhow, 80 she can't be blamed. Do
her good to break her in, though, some
day, jest to LET her soc that hosses is
hosses, and drivers is drivers. Pll drive
the sleigh the widders III. But I've
run OFT the subject, Squire. Now look
at that off geldiu'; moves like dancer.
Nigh one, too-gay as Gilderoy, and
twice as handsome. Turn out on me
some day, Squire. My team steps pret-
ty well, to be sure, butI wouldn't feel a
bit ried to,have such pair as yours
pass EN-
"I never run horses nowadays says
tho Squire.
"lcs, but little friendly brush on
tho road between neighbors can't hard
ly be called runnin' losses, Squire
mo matter, Jones am done with
that business forever"
"Wl,y, Squire, you seem mighty ear
nest about it. I'm sure it's not because
you're afraid, for the man that pulls
rein over them hosses needn't be afraid
o nothing
"What's the reason, noT, Squire?
We're trends, you know y
It was . bright winter morning aud
Jones and tho Squire were flying over
the hills behind the Sqnires team, on
their way TO town, when the converse
ton occurred which we have related.
Jones was well-to-do bachelor Of thir-
ty. the Squire was stald and wealthy
farmer Of fifty, and the magistrate of
the borough Their firms joined, and
they were both noted rs lovers of fine
hosses. Jones was fond of what he call
ed a 'brush on the road as he was also
beginning to be of the young Widder
Gray. II will tell you Why said tho
Squire, as he steadied his beautiful
bays, "When | was a young man OF %,
one of the principal winter amusements
in tho neighborhood whore | lived was
sleghriding, Not simply getting out a
horse and cutter to goa mile or two
and return, but the good, old-fashioned.
neighborhood sleighrdes, in which a
dozen sleghs would be included.
Ncighbors were neighbors indeed in
those days The whole country seemed
kin.
'rhe first valuable thing ever owned
was horse. He was a perfect beauty,
and very fast Twas still living with
my fathet, but was preparing as rapidly
as possible to make beginning for my
self
Tnow refer to my 2%d winter. l had
during the previous summer formed
genuine and very ardent attachment for
Julia Warren, the daughter ola wealthy
farmer Of our borough, with whom l had
for some time been slightly acquainted.
In the early fall we formed an engage
ment of marriage My father had given
me nice little farm, and had been at
work during the fall repairing the build
ings upon it, and putting matters in or
der generally. Julia's father approved
the match, and volunteered t he promise
that she should have - handsome sut-ht;
for he knew where We were to live. Our
marriage was to take place after the
holidays. On the first of the following
March we were to settle down to the
business OF life. lp shoot, there could
hardly have been a better prospect be-
fore a'youug farmer
We'll, December cams, aad with it,
of course, fine sleighing | loved my
girl, was proud of my horse, and moth
ing gave me so much delight as to ride
with her over the SHOWS, drawn by. my
favorite gray: As is usual in such cases,
my happiness excited the envy of some