The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-02
a GOOD FELLOW"

| 70 MS son Lesley ~
obliging and unselfsh as you CHOOSE
are quite Is ready to aid . friend in do
ing wrong as TO help him TO do right
His inclinations govern yon"
81 don't like 20 disobligem my friends"
said Lesley coloring. We've goa
some of those disobfiging fellows =
school, sir. The other boys Just hate
them, and give them all kinds Of nick
names. 1 would give up my own wish
es any day for . friend"
sWishes,-yesi But what do you
say about principlef Il that 70 b. Civ.
en- upf Rather thar say no. Lesley.
fear You would almost consent to aid IN
burglary or in counterfeiting to please
o comrade."
..Oh. / hope not, sirr" said f.saisy.
laughing uneasily.
..But I fear It'll fear IL. II esaiA
only make you understand thai . hrn
no. in the right place, would NOT only
insure you respect. but give you real
friends of o better order thai your
present associates, l should have some
hopes of you. You remind me Of tAs
fable Of the hare and many fusndA
Take care, Lesley, that when you need
help. they do not one and IL dsssn
you"
Lesley went out Of the room thiI.kta1
that his fathers judgment was harsi-
There's not . more popular feb
at school than i am" be thought ~ =
walked TO sohool. The boys come =
me whenever they want help, and hsy
say they'd do ANYTHING In ihs unrid -
me. Fathers angry because ! went
with Charles Warner fishing yesterday.
and didn't know my Algebra lesson.
None Of the other boys would go, ~
he's such . good fellow l couldn't dis
appoint him Where's Fred Moore 60
ing, / wonderP'
'Halloo.. Lesleyi What are you
marching along there a. grave as .
judge forP You are not bound for
school nowp Why it's an hour too
soon. Come 90 with me TO Ed HamP-
toms and see the new pony he bought
yesterday. He bragg about the AMI
NAL, and I'll bet It's some spawned old
beast the horse-trader has palmed on
ON him. Ed. doesn't know any more
about q horse than that old cow"
I'D like to go, but fathers been
finding fault with me this morning
about my lessons. Mr.. Turner has been
complaining, and it won't do for me to
miss my lessons to-day"
..Nonsensel We've an hour, and
perhaps more, before school opens. II
isn't a quarter Of . mile across lots TO
Eds. We can run there, take . look at
the pony. and be back before old Turn
err has eaten his breakfast, Any OF the
fellows would have gone with me- but
I'd rather have you You're the best
fellow in school, and know as much
about horses rs 1 do"
Fred. Moore looked very much like .
Jockey "a character he much affected)
as he stood there. his short legs far
apart, his cap on one side Of his head,
and his hands In his pockets.
Now Lesley knew that Fred. Moore
was as idle u boy a. there was in school,
and far beneath him in scholarship, but
even from his lips 1t was agreeable TO
know that he was considered . pleas
ant companion, with q good deal Of
horse knowledge. So, after . little
hesitation, he set of with Moore TO look
at Ed. Hampton's newly-bought pony.
Ed. was delighted to show his pur-
chase. Moore, with head twisted on one
side, walked around the horse whistling.
He did not say a word during his OK
examination Of the animals different
points. This was what his favorite
horse-jockey always did. Then he light
ed . cigar and smoked furiously TOR .
few seconds, still silent. -.
What do you think of him, Moorcf'
asked Ed, ~anxiously; for Fred. Moors's
knowledge Of horses Wa proverbial
among the boys.
"Well, he's got three white feet"
said the oracle.
what have the feet to do with lit"
asked Ed. getting angry. M
WHAT did you never hear the old
saying: .One white foot. buy him; two
white feet, try him; three white feet
DENY him'p That is, let him alone, you
know, for he isn't worth buying"
II don't believe q word Of the nom
senscr" cried Ed, getting very much
excited at these disparaging remarks.
..He's sound, and spirited. too, but
there isn't a bit Of harm in him-n
you're careful"
He did not add, that not having bean
careful . few hours before, he had been
tossed into q muddy ditch by the ''spir
ited'' horse. and that his bones still
ached from the tumble.
.'Suppose you take . canter on him.
Moore" he continued. He lopes
splendidly."
.'Dare say. When . chestnut pony
does lope, he's A No. ! at It, I can tall
you. I'm not fixed for riding to-day.
l Qut QeIe y AtblGys xbA0Qo Ot0Ay ~ -
well as !, and Is of lighter weight b
sides"
Fred. Moore, who did know o little
about horses, did not quite like the "
| cious, sidelong looks from the chess
NUT eyes. But he said nothing Of this
Lesley had the strongest inclination 70
refuse, for he knew he was not . good
| rider; but Moore was determined to sc
| the horses gait, sven though he would
| not venture himself.
Jump on. Lesley. and put him thro'
his pacesf' he cried.
Il don't care to ride to-day" he sad,
slet Ed. show him off,"
But Ed. had no idea Of doing that
He said. with truth. that he felt quits
sick, and that the motion OF the horse
would mako him worse.
Surely you're not going to be dis.
| obliging, Lesleyf" Moore said. 81
never knew you 70 say mo- TO . friend
before. especially to such . slight re-
quest as q canter round the yard on o
nice pony"
like cowardice In his composition, but
he was not FREQ from uneasiness In
mounting the animal.
The chestnut stood still while he
mounted, but watched him with q
CLEAN in his eyes which did not put
him at all at his ease. The horse went
on quickly, however, and Lesley wH
Just beginning to enjoy the motion,
when, inadvertently, he pressed his heel
on the pony's flank, in q second the W
imal stood bolt upright, and then
brought his fore-feet down with q To-
l lent thud which ierked thu rains ont Of