The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-27


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things at once. l saw the great tire
trunks and huge black rocks clos
upon us. remembered the clemati
over the front door at home, and won
dered who would tell my father that
was dead.
Meanwhile Ray was over the dash
board and down with her feet owe
the whiffitree. How she did it shall
never know, but the next we saw o
her she was creeping along the poll
between the horses, steadying hersel
with her hands on their backs. aa,r
The horses went tearing off like
wild horses, their names flying and
their great bodies quivering all over
Every instant the girls were becom'
ing more excited. sgt ,l1-as.5
! Queenie was holding Mrs. Bland''
cousin with both hands, to prevent heI
.leapiDg out. Kate cried: zal - T.
1--WE are almost TO the turn. Wha
is Ray doing? She will frighten the
horses worse than ever" and she Gov
cred her eyes. ~ LLE
The brow of the hill was not forty
feet off. Far behind we could hear
Obed's voice screaming to the horses
to stop. The keeper of the tower wat
flying towars US. But they were toe
far away to do any good. There seem.
cd but one chance in Thousand fol
us. But that very instant, when we
all believed we were lost, we looked
at Ray.
We saw he reach forward with one
hand and grasp the reins which Joined
the horses heads together, just where
the straps crossed one another her 1n-
gers clutched them. ..,..s.--.. qs
One sharp, fierce jerk to those great
heads backward and the horses slack
ened their speed, and in an instant
moro stopped. xa9t4H bgyoss stt .7af
The wagon stood still, although the
creatures were snorting and plunging
yet. But that small haud of Rays held
on with death grip and in a moment
more Obed caught the horses by their
heads. His face was as white as ever
it could be and he spoke one word
only. 1t was.
Hornets! y
The horses had been stung in more
than twenty places. They were un-
at once and we were all out
on the ground directly. ' t''i 8
We laughed and we cried and Mrs.
Blann's cousin distinguished herself
by fainting away.
"I don't blame the horses in the
east, ,''Queenie, said. "One sting is
bad enough" and she showed where
her eye was beginning to swell. The
hornets came swarming out of the
woods there" AS for Obed, he was
man. .s..=-.s.r.ti ..E., s,t..
"But 1 was the one to blame" he
,ald. IL tnOught the horses would u
stood till their hides dropped off
her ribs but tell ye ther' neyerwas'
he team hitched up yet that'ud stand
Blast the creeturs!" he add
ID, in an undertene. Es's -h ii-aiA 'tsi4-z
"But Ray Tinkhamp cried Kate,
md she went up to where the little
hing was sitting on rock, looking
pale. "You saved us all, you blessed
;hild. How did you ever think of
ioing that" ..g.... F.
my grandmother stopped some
runaway horses once that way, gasped
Ray. 1 didn't know whether l could
stop these. l knew somebody had to
10 something or we should certainly
% dashed to pieces" va .Ha. iisy-44
swell" spoke Obed. .';Pve known
, that bein done just once before in
ny lifetime, but it was boy that did
{. There's q sayin' 'mongst teamin
nen that when you amt got the reins
you can stop runaway if you walk
,ut on the pole and grip hold of the
oridles, but faint every horse that will
stand it," z-5 . : -
"But wasn't it splendid of Ray -
;ried Lou, going over and putting her
.rm round her. o ri5F q 54-
"Never knew a girl cd have so
much pluck" answered the driver. eff
she hadn't been on her feet and level
id her head she never cd done it.
tell you if these hadn't been uncom-
mon good horses nothin' on airth
would "a stopped them" -s,a
And Ray 1 never meant to make SO
long story of it, but 1 must tell you
that we gave her a party after this.
All the fathers and mothers and brsth-
ers went, and we carried carpet for
her room and new chamber set and
nice new clothes all through; and a
few of the gentlemen gave her bank
book, whatever that may mean. 1
only know that she was to have the
income of certain money, and that it
was enough to educate her thorough
ly. We had the best time that night,
and Queenie's father took Ray out to
supper, and she sat at his right hand
ind everybody treated her as though
,he had been princess of the blood
do believe there never was a hap
pier, girl en-, earth than Rachel. gl
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ind encouragement to continue their
crusade against the weed in some sta
tistics lately published concerning
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