Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-05-08

Capt. Todd" she exclaimed, You
must not, cannot allow it,"
She glanced backward at Bill Tyka'
who still sat. dangling his heels over
the tailboard, in blissful unconscious
ness.
"Oh, don't mind him." said the captain,
she don't see nothing"
ut isn't that" said the widow, blush
ing, "but-I suppose ought to tell you
in fact don't know that / ought to
have come to ride with you at all-be-
cause-because-"
"'Cause what?" asked the captain.
Because am engaged to be married."
"EngagedP' roared the captain. "Who
TOP"
"TO Mr.. Samuel Bliss"
Heavens and earthp' yelled the cap
tain, giving the mare savage cut with
the whip; but he had no opportunity to
add more, for the mare made bolt as
though about to jump out of her skin,
and tore along the road like mad.
The widow shrieked and grasped the
captains arm.
"Oh don't, dOn'tw she cried.
LET her ripW exclaimed the captain,
more fOrcibly than politely. Il want T.
get hum. Engaged to Sam Bliss! GOOd
| LOrdp'
The captain gave the mare another
slash with the whip, and Bill Tyke rose
up Oh his knees and held on for dear life.
1t was setting dark rapidly. The rOaa
| vas full OF deep holes, and the side
lie road was bOrdered with clunpS o.
pushes and large rocks. over SOME o.
| which the carriage bounced like rubber
BALL. The mare had it all her own way
| low, for she had the bit between her
Teeth, and was on dead run.
Hold her up, Cap'n; hold her UP" eX-
claimed Bill Tyke, i'm evident alarm.
Port your hellum an lay to-"
"HOId your grandmother" replied the
captain, savagely. Il can't hold her any
more than could hold three-masteo
schooner in hurrycane."
The widow relieved herself of series
IF piercing screams and threw her arms
around the captains neck.
81 shall be killedp she cried. "Oh cap
tain, dear captain! For heavens sake
stop the horse and let me get out"
Capt. Todd gave quick jerk to the
reins. The bride gave way, and both he
and the widow went over backward Ill
The bottom of the wagon. The mare
increased her speed, if that was possible
and the occupants of the vehicle devOtei
all their attention to keeping on board
the craft, which Touched tile ground ap-
parently about once in fifty feet.
The captain surmised that the mare
would make straight for DIR. Bragg:
corn crib, and if the wagon held together
long enough they might hope to come tt
halt there, though as for stopping righ
! side up, it was scarcely to be hoped for
The mare was evidently not that kind Of
horse.
"We're almost to the long HILL" shout
ed Bill Tyke.
The road thus far had been straight
but at the foot of the long hill was tht
4 lane that led to the doctors barn, an(
the captain surmised that at their pres
ent rate of speed the entire party would
get out about the time the mare turned
the corner. The captain eXtricated him
self from the widows petticOatS ant
threw his arms around the wagon seat.
"All hands on deck" shouted the cap
tain.
"Ay, ay, sir" responded Bill Tyke.
"Let go the anchor" screamed TIT
captain.
Il Bill Tyke raised the keelOck in hi:
arms and flung it overheard. 1t bounded
along the road from side to side for {
few yards, and then caught under {
large rock among the bushes. The MARI
dashed headlOng onward; the stout rOp'
Strengthened i'm a second; there was |
crash like the report of cannon; tn,
mare fell forward on her knees, tearing
up the ground as she went; while the
captain and Bill Tyke shot up into thu
air about six feet and alighted i'm semi
unconscious condition amid the WRECK
and debris of what had been the wagon
1t was the end of Capt. TOdd's court
ship. The wagon was an indistinguish
able mass of kindling-wO9d; the mare
had broken both fore legs and required
to be shot, and the widow kept her bee
for three weeks afterward. The captain
again follows the sea, for, as he often
remarks, to his first mate:
1.-The sea, Bill, is our proper spear. W.
know more about Sailin' vessels than w
do about drivin' horses"
Speak for yourself, cap'n." Bill always
replies. AT my end of the wagon die
my dOOty."