Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
A DRIVE AND WHAT CAM E
OF 1T

When two women will, they will, you may
depend OMIT
And when they won't, they won't, and that's
an end ont
Adele and I began our offenses by sep
arating from our respective families at
the very beginning Of the season, and
hunting cut for ourselves retreat in a
remote country farmhouse, where, star
from the madding crowd" we elected to
spend the entire summer in sublime
Indifference to chaperons, toilets and
men-chiefy the latter.
| Our plan did not meet the approval of
our maternal relatives, for certain rea-
sons pretaining to our future speedy es-
Enlistment in life which the summer
had been expected to further, and that
our INSTRUMENTATION reduced to despair.
| We had, however, the ears. of the paters,
who were not nearly so anxious to trans
fer our small claims for maintenance to
Others than the fathe1Iy shoulders, and
SO we carried the DAY, and found our
selves right speedily established at the
farmhouse of Squire Brown, in certain
peculiar nook adjacent to nameless river,
near place which we elected to call
Sleepy Hollow.
| For fortnight we did nothing mate
rial save sleep, read, drink milk and eat
Strawberries; then there came what the
natives call "a spell Of weather." and we
awakened to Consciousness of the love-
illness about us, running wild to explore
the hills that lay around US, all day in
wrapped in golden haze; to penetrate
to the heart Of the dim, cool wildwood,
where strange flowers were poisoning,
and delicate ferns bowed to the vagrant
breezes over fairy carpets Of soft green
moss; and to follow in their vagabond
course the countless laughing brooks
that tumbled down the hillside or muir
INJURED under the willows, where, in the
deep pools, the speckled trout lay in
wait for the unwary fly, IN blissful igno-
rance of hook and rod.
One day, while the rambling spirit
was still unappeased, yet had boots and
limbs put in their protest, an inspiration
came to US most happy in its promise.
We would drive to the falls in the
squire's one-horse chaise. Neither of US
had ever drawn rein over the back of
living steed; but we were persuaded that
driving in the country was very simple
matter, and then Roxy, the farmers
ancient horse, was steady piece of flesh,
not likely to bring US to grief, if her
owners statement was to be trusted
viz, that Roxy would draw the old chaise
safely to the falls and back with the
lines lying over the dashboard!
Accordingly Roxy was harnessed in,
our baskets packed with comfortable
luncheon, and we, mounting to our seats,
fstarted of.
In the matter of driving there had
| been division Of labor in this wise {:
Adele held the relns, while carried the
whip. For the first mile the road was
level and smooth, and Roxy, persever-
Ing in the steady trot with which she
had started of, permitted US to attain a
serenity that our unusual situation may
not have warranted; but Just as I was
beginning to get the better Of any little
tremors that had hitherto interfered with
my entire enjoyment Of the affair, Adele
suddenly leaned forward, and, taking the
whip from my hand dealt Roxy sound
ing thwack upon her quarters.
This was more than the most amiable
beast could be expected to bear with
equanlmity, and certainly Roxy resented
it, for she made jump which fairly
threw me from the seat, and started at a
tearing pace down the road.
A horses memory for this kind Of an
afront seemed not long, howeve, and
when, by dint Of shouting, coaxing and
saving on the lines our Bucephalus was
gotten down to her ordinary gait,
turned to visit upon Adele remon-
STRANGE. At glance, I saw that she was
triumphant in the opinion that Roxy and
herself had come to thorough under
standing OF relative positions, and there,
fore only meekly asked:
"What was the matter with her,
Adele9"
"Why, did you not see her switch her
tail over the reins in the most imperti-
nent manne1g A horse never does that
when 1t knows in has master, and I de-
termlned TO settle that question at once"
Only one more little iIregalarity dis
turbed my entire confidence in the supe-
rior horsemensh1p of Adele, and as that
only came when we were In sight of the
falls, our journey was the most delight
full and novel one imaginable.
| - We-o ~ eAhS w VI q oVCOp ILL Tia
the white, tumbling waters of the cas-.
cade came to us-a vision of beauty set
in emerald banks, sparkling and throw.
ing up wreaths of white spray that form
ed rainbows in the sunlight.
The reins had almost slipped from
| Adele's hands, and the whip, to which I
had thus far paid manful attention, trail.
ed ANONYMOUSLY in the dust of the high
way as we sat devouring the scene with
enthusiastic gaze, when Roxy took it In
to her venerable head to start in the
most unaccountable fashion at ire
mendous pace down the hill.
Frantlcly I clutched the whip, hold
/ ing it as rigidly upright as our bouncing
career over the stony road would per.
nit, lest by wave of IFS lash the speed
| of the incomprehensible Roxy should be
accelerated and, expecting nothing else
than instant destruction, I held my
breath until, as suddenly as she had
started, cur animal had landed us whole