The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-05
NUMBER 81.

STm afraid you're In minority, my DEAR"
said Diana. Most people say I'm intensely
dlsagreeable. Good night, and don't dream of
And the pair kissed again, and parted for le
night ,.1...ss,
The next day was one of these mild, hazy, No
! vember ones, which break out into glimpse
| of sunshine towards noon, and then return TO
their former dullness The two girls rode
along between the hedgerows, chatting pleas
Rntly
SIN sure shall never be able to manage
this animal, " said Patty, timidly. %See how he
losses his head about"
@That's because you let him feel the curb,
deer; I had it put up sharp on purpose. Have
| thepower of punishment-seldom use it; that's
the real secret of managing horses, dogs and
| men. There, now, you see he goes quietly
| enough on the snaff1e. Now coax him little,
| and give and take more; remember he isn't
| phlegmatic donkey, with mouth like deal
board" I
SWELL, must say prefer quiet horses; one
feels so much more at ease"
| sPshaw, my dear! wouldn't give guinea
for horse that any one could ride, that took
F, no more notice of steam engine than of a
| haystack They have just the same dead-level
of Indifference that is the ideal excellence of
the young man Of the period, who hears with
equal apathy of q railroad accident or revo-
luton"
swell, suppose they only follow the fash
ion, just as in their coats and collars"
~But what an age it must be that makes a
dead calm its acme Of good style, and sub
stitutes Jack Poyntz for Ranger or Charles
| Surface. u" r
%Good heavens, Diana! You don't mean to
say you read those horrid old plays? Mamma
would not let me study such things on any &C
! count"
] sNonsense As if they could be worse
than the French plays one sees now, or half a
dozen English ones l could name Atleast,
| enjoy the male characters more than in ours.
! They were infinitely more sparkling, and
don't believe they were bit wickeder at bot
tom"
ried at this rate"
&No, dear. AS some one says of Morris, I
shall die the serene martyr of a mean and mel
ancholy time"
"You must have had plenty of offers?"
@Oh, dozens! all couched in the condescend-
ing brevity with which the preux chevalier of
! the day designs to express his wishes. Now
! just contrast the men we have been talking
about Worship commences by shower Of
| more or less readable verses, which you have
| the option of reading or committing to the
flames. You casually drop your handkerchief
into a running stream or down precipice
and your adorer throws himself after it. and
restores it at the risk of his life. After while
he throws himself on his knees-both knees,
| mind-and begs you to save him from destruc-
ton. You relent; on leaving you he meets
his rival; "a glance Is enough; swords flash out"
so did Diana's eyes-"and wo to him who
| fiinches"
sHorrible!" said Patty.
evil this suit you better? Strephon strolls
lazily into the room; remarks on the weather;
allows himself to recline into seat by your
side, and suggests that you should become
! Mrs. Strephon En- sortant he meets his rival !;
treads on his toes; they exchange abusive
epithets, light cigars, and-oh, pathos!- cut
each other at the club"
&Well, that's better than fighting" said
Patty.
Sand infinitely safer: Well, my dear per-
| haps after all you are right We mustn't take
our idea of the class from Sir Harry Wildair-
there's darling name for you. They only
show what was considered the thing Idaresay
am getting fearfuliy Grabbed You see when
a girl has money she becomes the centre of
. circle of deception. Let's change the sub
! ject How we'll that ha bit fits you'll"
ut feels rather strange You see SO sell
| dom ride at home"
"Ah of course. Now to me habit is second
nature, as some one says. l feel infinitely
more comfortable in one than in a low dress.
purposely lent you my regular riding hat,
|. for wanted to see how 1 should feel in this
new tangled affair Tn afraid it wouldn't
suit crashing through bullfnch; one wants
| something SITTER for that 4. What's
! that?" she cried, as an indistinct sound came
down the wind, and both horses pricked up
their ears. @The honnds; they must have
come all the way from Marlford.@ 20 PATTY. G
said Diana, trembling with excitement. sid
! give anything to be with Thorn"
HThen do CO. DEAR" said Patty, with an
effort at self-sacrifice that was enormous. Il
shall be safe enough. Withers will take care
of me-"
swell, he's just down in the road there
/ KaaT1 1o1orp nj 3,,oE
they are taking. really must-come Terry"
and away went Diana, habit tossing and eyes
| glistening, and vanished gloriously.
| Patty turned her horses head back towards
the gate of the field they had turned into, and
| got safely out into the road Some distance
down it she could see WIthers, the groom, who
was having a little diff Guilty with his horse
which was plunging and curvetng in dag
onal position, as is the manner of eager horses,
! performing an equine balance step without ad-
vancing particularly. On Crusader catching
| sight of his companion in ill-doing, he pro-
/ ceeded to initiate his actions with a consider
| able amount of exaggeratlOn Patty, finding
him bursting into canter, attempted to take
up the curb rein, but only succeeded in get
! ting both in an ineXtricable confusion Then
she chung in terror to them with both hands,
/ on which the irritable Crusader fought himself
| into confused canter, which developed itself
into smart gallop, dashed past the astonished
w
Our friend the Major had been riding line
of his own for short distance, and was sep
arated from the rest of the field by the breadth
of a pasture, when he heard the quick
repeated rattle of horse going at full gallop
In the road at the other side of the high hedge,
| parallel to which he was riding, and in another
moment he saw through the twigs the horse
he had looked in vain for at the meet tear past
him at mad speed, the blue habit streaming
back as the wearer swayed in the saddle, hold
ing the reins in both hands with the convulsive
! grasp of fear.
Runaway, by Jove!" said the Major, turn
! ing Zerlina's head without the least hesitation
at the quickest Two or three intense strides
| "a rise and a crash of twigs-a rattle of horse
| hoofs as they patter on the hard road as Ter
| lima just manages to save her knees and nose
from damage by clever recovery, and then
the Major, as cool as if he had been hopping
/ over gutter instead of one of the ugliest
| drops in his experience, set her going in pur-
suit
About half mile from the place where this
stern chase commenced, where the road was
crossed by another at right angles, stood an
inn called the Cross Keys. The Major knew
this, and also that on the other side of it the
| road dipped down into rather steep hill He
| had got up some twenty yards nearer when
the Inn appeared in sight, and, keeping on the
turf side Of the road, that the noise Of his ap-
| proach might not add fresh speed to the runa-
| way, he called on Zerlina smartly for decisive
| effort
! In front Of the Cross Keys there was TRAN
gular patch Of sodden turf, and as Crusader
came upon this he slackened his speed very
slightly; the Major dashed alongside and
seized the reins near the bit in his right hand,
the horse, which was not vicious one, stop
! ping after few struggles, after he felt the
| power at work on the curb; and the lady, fall
| ing, fainting, forward In heap on his neck,
/ would have tumbled to the earth had not the
ever-ready Major leaped from his saddle and
| caught her in his arms. 1t would have made
| capital picture-the two horses standing,
steaming and painting, and the Major stagger-
| ing under the weight of the senseless damsel
| whose chin hung over his shoulder, while her
hair, released from its bonds in her wild flight
through air, streamed down his scarlet-coated
back.
With some difficulty the Major carried his
lovely burden int0 the porch Of the Cross
Keys.
SHOW me private room and get me glass
| Of brandy" were the orders with which he
stopped the mouth Of the astonished landlady.
| La! poor, dear young lady!" said that fe-
male, In voice of sympathy, as she brought
| the restoring fluid. 3Can do anything for
| her, sir?"
GNo think not, said the Major, decisiyely.
leave her to me- I've had some experience
in cases of this kind, and thrusting half
crown into the woman's hand he shut the door
in her face
SWELL, how she could ha' married he!" said
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