Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-10

rlnglOn hanging on his l.ailk.
/ The crowd now recovered its breath
and its lungs simultaneously. and
cheer after cheer went up with il Will
! from twice Il thousand throats, and d
rush was made for the gallant gray
and his handsome rider. The gray
| was there in charge of the groom. but
the rider WAS no where to be seen.
Knowing we'll the speed of his pet
horse, being superior horseman, aud
feeling confident of victory, Loudoun
had provided for the present emer-
gency, by scribIing note to Mrs
Bigson and handing it to his boy Joe
few minutes before the race, thereby
securing II small room in her hotel,
whitaer he might retire. Joe had
PUT his clothes there and handed him
~h az. as soon as he alighted from
ais horse. SO throwing long linen
duster over his uniform and donning
Il straw hat. he had passed 10 the
house Through the crowd, while that
very crosd was looking for him, and
| fgautically calling his name.
Failing 10 find Loudoun, the crowd
picked up the next best man, and
hoisting Lester, who was well known
to them and great favorite with
every body, upon the shoulders of six
stalwart men, they carried him in tri-
umph 10 the judges stand. The judges
dispatched scouts in every direction
for Loudoua, 6utas his hiding place
was known only 10 his groom Joe, and
to Mrs. Bigson, the scouts returned
from their search unsuccessful. The
groom was examined. He replied that
Massa Ned had told him to take good
care OF the horse, to put him in the
M4dam's stable, aud not 10 leave the
stall of the horse until young George,
Ioe's son, would come to relieve him
Ia his watch over the favorite gray.-
As to Mrs. B!s.on, she was we'll paid
10 keep silence, aud, owing 10 the pos
Ition she occupied, she was the best
depository Of secrets OF every kind, of
which Bryantown could boast.
80 after waiting half hour, the
judges awarded the first prize TO Les
ter, the second TO Major and the third
to Carrinatol. As Only three prizes
were given, Loudoln received no testl-
monlal of any kind.
Daring the distribution Of the pri-
res, London stood at the window oi
his little room, watching the ~ 's-d
ings aud striving to catch glimpse
OF the countenanos of the lovely Miss
Spalding, for whose sake alone he had
consented to beat his old friend Lester.
|, had been his determination all a.
long To ride his horse so as TO beat the
other competitors, and by keeping his
grav alongside Of Charles black, to
prevent the others from overtak.ng
. ChsFIlss s hOFSs, and also TO coach the
black, and nj the last moFrvrs%- -.,..~.,l.
the gray aud allow Charlie u win the
race. But the mseting with Miss
Spalding and that unlucky speech of
Charities, asking her to crown the vic
tor with her own scarf-ihe scarf that
had enclrcled her own swan like neck
and had rested on her breast, was too
much for his philosophy; and friend
ship. AS 1t generally doss and Justly
should Ito, yielded TO the promptings
of love.
So just as Charlie, having escaped
l-om the iickle crowd, changed his at
tire, and presented himselfto the ladies
as "a "'o''."s - '"e'n tue oause' tFe
''"Ph! " ''oso.f' al" u's-F''ing ,ne
'''o"n'I"e u, " '"e 'anusr'he sAou'''
""'sn "an Uesh S"a'ueu ,.''' as VICTOR
~ 'ne race h' received familiar snap
on tne Sn"o'uer' ana turning oeheid
ms oi1 ehuln l"ooaoan sn''l'ns serene
Is sn0 looking as cool is Il cucumber
after Summer shower.
"F'nS'"s i@p""o"n "a"a win 'he
co'''a, grasp o' ''"' '''snoShlP' ohar'
he exclaimed
mere III tte name ot ali that Is
hoiy sad tiShteo"s' ala you spring
ironi' Ned i,onuoun' or rather where IN
'he m'sch,si u" Eo" disappear TO-
i inst tnis no"ie II came from the
MOTEL repied Louconn' sm,ilng and
| oo"Hn 10 tlV i"''0e' Anu i"s'ef
dear fellow, permit me to congratulate
yon on your nonors. You worked
aooiy ioF 'hsm' ana no fellow In old
mares Senn,y DETER deserves 10 wear
them. didn want To peat yos, but
Charlie ana, and you know Charlie
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