Connecticut western news., 1881-11-02

was that shook and bruised T didn't know where I was. Firefy had gone, with the harness hanging to him. I turned and looked for Susie, and my, wasn't she in fix!
 ''She was sittin' up, and her nose was a. .bleedin', and her hat was jammed to pieces, and she was covered with mud from her head to her heels. First thing she said was:
 "'Oh, you wretched boy, you've killed me this time. I'm bleedin' to death, and no one here! Help help 1!
 "She screeched so loud, I knew nothin' could be the matter with her, and I could see it was her nose bleedin'. So I got some water in my hat, and she washed her face. It didn't do much good, for it was awful muddy water, and striped her face all over but she kept on groanin', and abusin' me, and cryin' over her dress and bonnet.
 ''I felt like cryin', too, over pas smashed up buggy; but then girls is so selfish! Directly the professor came impin' up, and he was sight, l can tell you! One of the glasses of his specs was stove in, and his face was scratched awful, and his hat we had run over didn't have but one piece of brim.
 "'I hope you're not severely hurt, Miss Susan, he said, but you could see he didn't care snap whether every bone was broken in her body or not, he was so taken up with his own scratches. As for myself, am nearly killed. My head IS cracked, and I fear my flesh is pierced from head to foot with thorns. All through the criminal carelessness o1 that boy, whom I hope you will have severely punished. How dare you ven. ture to drive, sir, when you can't stop g horse when it runs away ?
 ''Susie scrambled to her feet, and she looked funny standin' there, with hel eyes fashin', and her mud-streaks mak in her look like zebra. But she spoke right out:
 "You ran fast enough to get out o the way, sir. You can take excellent care of yourself in the hour of danger I wish you good morning. Come, Ned We will walk on until we meet some I one, for we shall be sent for as soon a Firefy gets home.
 "The last I saw of the professor, ht was standin' in the place where we lef him, starin' helplessly out of his broker specs, for he couldn't understand Susie We'll, we met pa ridin' like crazy mal down the oad.
 "'Oh my children ? he cried, and h. was pale enough, I tell you. T though to find one or both of you killed, whe1 Firefy ran home.'
 "'The buggy's broke, pa,' I said, fo I knew that was the time to tell tn news when pa was so happy to see u alive.
 "'Never mind about the buggy Ge home as fast as you can, for your poo mother is almost distracted. I will g on and see about the buggy
 GAS we marched on, if you'll believ it, Sue began to cry and sob till he nose got as red as beet.
 "'What are you cryin' about, Sue I asked. You're not hurt, so you mus be takin' on about that coward that yo left behind.
 "I despise him r she cried. He's mean, selfish creature, and never war to see him again but, o Neddy, can you understand that it breaks my hear to find him out 2
 "'If that isn't girl all over Instea of thankin' you for openin' their sill eyes, they groan and snivel because the see the truth.
 'Pa found out all about the stiff b quick enough. Long-tongued Jim, ( course, was at the bottom of it, an that's the reason I don't feel spry t. day. But suppose deserve it, thoug really didn't think there'd be very se ious trouble when I used the bit. "- Youth's Companion.