Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-02-09
A Fiery Steed.

"A EIOi y StOCds
F5r once May gave promise OF being a
May worthy Of the many beautiful songs
,,T;cb have been sung in her praise. She
INC dancing along after her sister April
Nh, had iust left in a shower OF tears
Nth . brirht smile upon her lips and
von6rous rainbow halo about her head
The Young NAPLES began 10 blush IN
benny Consciousness of her approach, and
i6t Gelcate pink and white blossoms on
tLe orchard trees opened their dainty leaves
and sbyly flung 4 welcoming fragrance on
the soft. cleaT ar.
All through the fields and meadows, the
wales and woodlands, and over the hills
ran the yiolets and trailing arbu US and
Nay-buds and daisies and their sister tiow-
ers' telling glad tidings Of sunny days and
,,.oulif nights and lovely butterflies and
Snarkling rain-drops and busy humming
.hees. and birds, swinging on slender green
boughs. sang in sweet lwittering notes TO
each other:
Neirbbor. soon We shall see the roses.
Along a pleasant, winding, lonely coun-
trv road. with splendid great apple and pear
rrees Standing on either side, and the spring
flowers dottIng the green carpet so thickly
that the green Is almost hidden, comes slow
lvcn this poets May day, a diminutive,
Gld. oGd-looking white horse, drawing a
small market wagon filed with household
furniture. accompanied by an enormous,
shaggy Newfoundland dog, and as pretty
a country maid as ever MIXED a cow, OF
lie a.e pot Of golden butter.
The broad-hnnlmed straw hat she wears
shades .ow brow 10 which clings babyish
rinceis Of hair the color of glossy, satin
smooth buttercups, a pair of innocently
r guish eyes, cheeks Of brown with an un-
DERIVING unge Of rose, a charming dipped
mouth, anu firm, round chin.
Across The brow, however, at this mo-
ment fits the shadow of frown, and a
lock Of comic perplexity comes into the
sweet Young face. The odd-looking horse
has stopped in the middle of the road and
remains perfucJly mououless, staring
straight before him, save when he bends
AEdA 10 LAAaAE "A L4OA4N II tAN Ap"NA-AAANA
grass. as though suddenly ohlivious of
everything uncer the sun except the tran
guilty of the June like May afternoon.
.Uh, Charley. Charley! 60 on-do
that's . dear - coaxes the girl coming &c
lis side and gently patting his head with
her little trOwn ungloved hand but Char
ley mercy whisks too familiar fly away
with his iOrlOrn Old tail and makes no fur
tier sign.
Charley, good horse, Cbarley-oh! why
didn't brIn- some carrots with me ?
Charley. YOU bad, bad fellow, If you don't
20 on, II. whip you sure as you stand there.
Come, De a darling And thus she alter
uaieiy begs and threatens, Lion assisting IL
dog language, with an occasional dash q
tie heels OF his obstinate equine friend, bul
Charley refuses TO be 'JaTlin,' plants hi:
ieet MoTe firmly and never stirs; and a
last, With an air Of resignation, she goe'
back 20 the path, seats herself on rud'
seat formed by nature OF the gnarled root
Ol q misshapen old tree, ana waits patient
.y tOr al least ten minutes. Al the end @
this tine Charley looks about with just
Waked-up eXpTession IN his eyes, as WHIT
should say, Dear Dear quite forgo
there vas work 10 be done" and starts OF
With quick step that gradually become
slower and slower.
With q sigh Of relief the young girl arise
and iOllOws-Lion bounding back from tn
Wood, wheTe-Le has been making hasty eX
piorations, having ii in his mind that hi
mistress is not TO be lett without his pro
lection iOT more than two minutes at {
TINE, takes his place at her sIde-and tn
peIpleXed lOOk iades away into a smil
that brings to light two rows of pearl-whit
teeth.
But alas the smile is premature. IL
another ten minutes again overcome b.
The beauty and peacefulness of the day
charley falls into reyerie, stops once more
and once more refuses most decidedly L
go on"
And in This manner does that dreadful
horse behave Tor whole hour. making shOr
progresses and -Ong pauses. until coming L
The conclusion that there had been quit
enough Of this sort Of thing, he deliberatel.
drags ihewagOn TO the side Of the road, take
up AIs station beneath a wide-spreading oal
and proceeds TO MUNICH the young grass a
his ieet, with a look in his eyes that say q
plain as words: ''Erom this spot move M
II You can"
20, Charley Charley how can your
begins the Young girl, loudly and lndig
nantly following him with her small brow
hands clasped beseechingly. ''Oh, yo
wicked, tCjcEed Charley :"
Dld you call me Z" asks masculin
voice, TO her great astonishment and a
With slight start she turns in the direC
uun OF the voice. she sees a young ma
walking rapidly towards her the sound q
ms approaching footsteps having been con
pletely .ost in the inqu;ring bow-wows {
her canine guardian.
did you call me 2" lie repeats.
No, sir, " she replies, blushing prettily
ana looking al him with frank, child-liS
eyes, Il was Speaking TO the horse. L
s.Iil, Lion"
Beg pardon thought for an instar
ycu Were speaking to me. Il seems that
have the LOEor Of being a namesake of yo,
nery stoId. But YOU are in trouble. VII,
Is the matter! Can help you in an
way"
here is nothing very serious the ma
Yer, size says with a smile. I'VE are mo-
lng to day, and father went on ahead
long while ago, having some business
settle with cur new landlord. and he mu
De al this very moment waiting for me
Ae new house, and wondering what in Il
world has become of me. You see, we ha,
no boys IN our family, and the other gir
are younger than myself, and father al
hother 10th thought-this being a vel
quiet road-ihat Lion and l could Loo
alter Charley and the furniture, but Cha
Ny'"ho generally behaves pretty well, h