Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-08-25

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and no harm ever. came TO them. In
the summer the only. paths over the
mountains weresthe beds Of the brpoka
rom which the water had riried-aw1v
crooked channels. gulkcd ana worn
Dy the winter torrents; anf -turnino
many sharp angle where q Gcra4gv
ledge or boulder almost shut the wy
nut Inc small rider would leave every
t .niag 70 the faithful pony. drop the
nrlale on his neck, and stick fast, she
tnat ne would pick his way and come
OUT all hight. aSgags assatxa obs Il! taea
T 1t was IS dangerous a kind ofscountsp
as conid well be imagined. Great per-
us iurked In the old forsaken, lime pits,
which had been left open when there
was no further use for them - Those
were on the edge of some precipice-
ueeP, vast, cemented pits, into which
the broken limestone rocks had lbeeh
thrown, then fire made below, which
WOULD burn there with solid white heat
l0r nays %gether. lighting UP the whole
OF the many ponies who were their
companions. right good comrades in
the best of fellowship. over SO inaany
mules almost every day of their.liyes,
the nandsomest was Jack. he was of
pure WEIGH black, except q diamond
shaped spot as white as snow III the
middle of his forehead.z In genuine
pride and .seif-respect, which kept him
always at his best, he was as near hu-
mantas pony couldrbeso He carried
his head so9 high that whena his ten
year old mistress was on his back, their
two heads were nearly on q level. he
was very fond of her, and would follow
her about like dog. and, SO far as he
knew how, was a useful little servant
to her; and when she was riding he
seemed to feel it his duty to take charge
OF the whip, which he held between his
teeth as he galloped along. sssa'9a
8 In the morning she always went out
to the stable to see him; and, like the
trim English maiden she, was-,as
quantity sweet, | imagine. as Kate
Greenaway's little damsels-she had on
a white apron tied with long strings.
These had an irresistible fascination to
Jack, who immediately began 4 to
unite them;. but if by any chance he
took hold of one of the bows instead of
an end, he saw his mistake. and
dropped it, seeming to understand that
Oei1OA w roc nc ououius pun II lntO u knOt.
After hethadvmade the apron. fall offnhe
would try to twist the buttons from her
dress.
The Stable opened Into The doorllyyard,
and as soon as he was let out he would
start for the house to find her, going up
the steps into the, hall, and pastSthe
kitchen door, as if there was nothing
there to attract him. IF it happened, to
be meal time he " would STOP in the
dining ROOM and, walking ups to the
table, lay his head on the, shoulder of
some one of the family, and drink cup
OF tea. His favorite place, however,
was in the parlor, where at certain
hours little Z Missy was sure to be
practicing on the piano. To get there
he was obliged to 60 up several
more steps,, then he, would unlatch the
door and let himself in, march straight
up to where she was perched at the In
strument,1 and lay his nose against the
keys. He would even 60 and sniff at
them. coaxing her to play; and many
time she was to be seen at the piano,
with the kitten lying on, one end and
Jacks head on the other; and until the
music ceased it was next to impossible
to get him out of the room. - Amaaaiu
Is. Harris. IN Vide 4tCdke. fem hnf