Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-09

became more laxative and cordial
though she refused his repeated re-
quests to call.
One evening Mr.. Barnum offered a
laurel wreath to the winner OF The race,
and Mile. Louise declared she would
win it, but, nevertheless, through some
trifie, she came in second. Seeing her
disappointment the gallant lawyer told
her she would have another chance,
and forthwith he had made at Tiffany 8
an elegant gold. mounted riding whip.
When the evening came the prize was
announced by the manager, and quite
q flutter of excitement cnsued.
As Mile. Louise mounted her char
lot, her admirer noticed she was very
pale, and he sal (half laughing and
half in earnestly, Nov, take care.
don't want anybody killed in riding
for that whip" At this she shrugged
her shoulders di LAWFULLY, and replied:
do you suppose l am afraid? No,
it is not that; but hope shall never
leave that track alive"
"That is dreadful speech to make"
"Is it? Well, it needn't make any
difference to any one that l know of"
Before he could reply the signal was
given, and the eight glittering chariots
drawn by thirty-two magnificent horses.
adorned with golden harness and flying
ribbons, started. Every driver wore
her own color, and Mile. Louise had
chosen haring garments of pale blue,
and helmet Of silver. Down the
track flew the chariots and riders, the
steeds seeming to have q human under
standing of the struggle; the band
burst into loud martial strains; the
people cheered, and now red passed
blue; then came yellow to the front;
but cleaning blue and silver shot by;
with tense faces and erect figures the
three women urged on their horses,
and the young lawyer watched with q
chill at his heart this desperate race.
The goal was almost reached, and
with her fair hair flying over her blue
mantle, q burning flush on either
cheek, and clenched teeth, Louise
cheered on her horses, only length
more, when the woman in red pulled
her steeds slightly to the right-a fear.
full crash followed, the wild neigh of q
horse in agony-a woman's groans, and
O crowd of Mortified attendants rushed
to the rescue, separated the horses, and
drew from under their feet the form oil
Louise, for she had been thrown over
the front of the chariot under Their
very hoofs.
A litter was brought. She was laid
upon 1t, and, midst the murmurs and
EXPLANATIONS of the bystanders, was
carried out. Almost the first at hel
side was the young lawyer, who gazed
with terror on her cold, rigid form,
with its white agonized face, upon
which was the imprint of hoof, and
the staring eyes which saw nothing
Selling Ter hand to feel her pulse, hel
fingers closed like q vice on his, and
with convulsive effort she murmured,
"Thst was terrible WISH" and re.
lapsed into Inconsistencies. Doctors
we're sent for, and, on examination,
they found an arm broken, q knee-car
almost crushed, and many cruel bruises
She was carried home, and. be it said
to Mr.. Barnum's credit, was not al
lowed to want for anything. Her new
friend called frequently to leave fruit
and flowers for her, and at last, when
she was pronounced convalescent, was
admitted to her presence. Then she
told her story, simple, short, and sor.
rowful.
Born and brought up in little town
not a hundred miles from Albany, and
by parents who, though not wealthy,
were in comfortable circumstances
and the owners OF a small hotel, she
had led happy life, until she reached
seventeen, at which age she enjoyed
all the dignity of leading the village
choir and driving her own span Of
ponies. About that time the salesman
of well.known firm in st. Louis
stopped at her fathers house, fell in
love with her, proposed marriage, and
was accepted; she thinking it very
fine thing to have lover from o large
city.
Shortly afterward they were welded
and went to st. Louis to live, her hus'
band taking her to his sisters home
His sister was spinster of uncertain
age and temper, but having large in
terest in the firm which her brother
represented, carried things with high
hand, and completely ruled him. Wher
the young wife was introduced she was
first found fault with because she wa
young, then because she was pretty
her manners, clothes, and .acquain
tances were all criticised and con
demned; the husband. not having
courage enough to uphold his wife
sided with his sister.
To Louise, a petted and only daugh
ter, this treatment was maddening
She resented it, and matters went from
bad to worse. Finally, without taking
even change of clothes with her, sht
ran away in q fit of desperation, and
came to this city, where she Joined the
hippodrome as related.
The young lawyer listened to the story
with painful interest, deciding on only
one thing, that she must not renew hel
circus life. At first she insisted on re-
joining the company, when she wal
we'll enough, but finally yielded to hi:
. suggestion-study for the stage, as she
had considerable dramatic talent. Thi,
she did with Miss Fanny Morant, who
asks 5000 term for two terms, and
with such success that she felt war
ranted il making her appearance a
McVicker's last season in the "Twt
Orphans" and under the name of Mis-
Meroe Charles. .,-