Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-09-16
A Drive and What Cameof It

When two women will, they viii, you may
depend ont;
And when they won't, they won't, and that's
an end ont.
Adele and began our offenses by sep
arating from our respective families at
the very beginning of the season, and
hunting out for ourselves a retreat in a
remote country farmhouse, where, g far
from the madding crowd" we elected to
spend the entire summer in sublime indif-
ference to chaperons, toilets and men
chiefly the latter.
Our plan did not meet the approval OF
ouf maternal relatives, for certain rea-
sons pertaining to our future speedy es-
tabiistment in life which the sum mer
hal been expected to further, and that
our lnsubordination reduced to despair.
We had, however, the ears of the
palers. who were not nesrly so anxious
to transfer our small claims for mainte-
nance to other than the fatherly shoul,i-
ers. and SO wecarried the day. and found
ourselves right speedily established at
certain particular nook adjacent to a
nameless river. near place which we
elected to call Sleepy Hollow.
For fortnight we did nothing material
save sleep, read, drink milk and eat
strawberries; then there came what the
natives call 6 a spell of weather." and
we awakened to consciousness of the
lOveliness about US, running wild to ex-
plore the hills that lay around us, all
day inwrapped in golden haze; to
penetrate to the heart of the dim, cool
wildwood, where strange flowers were
bloSSoming, 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 murmured under the willows,
where, in the deep pools, the speckled
trout lay in wait for the unwary fly, in
blissful ignorance 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 dra " the
old chaise safely to the falls and back
VITA the lines lying over the DASH
boardi
Accordingly Roxy was harnessed in,
our basket packed with a comfortable
luncheon, and we, mounting to our
seats, started off.
In the matter of driving there had
been division of labor in this wise:
Adele held the reins, 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 off, permitted us to attain a
serenity that our unusual situation NAV
not have warranted; but just as l was
beginning to get the better of any little
tremors that had hitherto interfered
with my entire enjoyment of the affair,
Adele suddenly leaned for ward, and,
taking the whip from my hand, dealt
Roxy sounding thwack upon her
quarters
This was more than the most amiable
beast could be expected to bear with
equanimity, and certainly Roxy resented
1t, Tor she made a jump which fairly
threw me from the seat, and started at q
tearing pace down the road.
A horses memory for this kind of an
afront seemed not long, however, 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 something
like a remonstrance. At a glance. /
saw that she was triumphant in the
opinion that Roxy and herself had come
to thorough understanding of relative
positions, and therefore only meekly
asked:
What was the matter. with her,
AdeleP''
8 Why, did you not see her switch
her tail over the reins in the most i'm.
pertinent mannerp A horse never does
that when it knows it has master. and
determined to settle that question al
oace.n
Only one more little irregularity dis.
turbed my entire confidence in the supe.
rior horsemanship Of Adele, and as thai
only came when we were in sight of Tho
falls, our journey was the most delight.
full and novel imaginable.
1t was at the top of steep hill tha,
the white, tumbhng waters of the cas-
cade came to us--a vision of beauty SCI
In emerald banks, sparkling and throw