St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-01


that coat is too dreadful"' | regretted
the day made it.
"ltfs not quite the thing, but we
can t 90 back. You won't need shawl
to-day. and, with due respect to my
mother, it is not beautiful. and can be
forgiven solely on account OF Its
warmth. y
Little Charles knew bow had count
ed on the ugliness of that shawl, and
how glad | had felt that owned q So
Der article!
tried to be resigned. Soon that dis
appointment was lost sight Of. for the
horse was showing unmistakable signs
nj runninp away. sis this the horse
YOU generally drive?n-I meant to he
calm, Though we were tearing down the
street at break-neck speed, barely es-
Gaping a perambulator in winch re-
posed the only son and heir of the
Methodist minister. and grazing the
carry-all driven by our SundaY-school
superintendent
s.No, newer. The others were
= whoa! were - much slow - er.
Whoa! BY series Of jerks Charles
was trying to stop the horse, to apollo
gize to Miss Simpson, who had beck
oned to us to stop.
Voice and strength were of no avail,
and on we dashed, passing carriages
filled with our parishioners, who saw,
astonished, the reckless speed OF their
minister. and the clouds Of dust be lett
behind. felt that [ must ask to get
out. for I had consented to the drive
believing the horse would prove as Ian
| euid as Charles had found all OF those
/ In Mr.. Johnson's stable. As / saw the
rapidity of our flight by the frequency
Of the fence posts, shut my eyes, but
opened them quickly when the horse
began a tattoo with his heels on the
dasher. After that was demolished
Charles's knees would suffer, and had
an opportunity been given me then to
get out I could not have gone. Every
thing nv eyes rested on but Increased
INV horror. Charles looked nearly ex-
hausted. The horse seemed to have
dismissed all compassion, and to have
determined to destroy us at his earliest
convenience. The fast-ttlrning red
wheels looked like coils of flame, and
the sitting dust made breathing diff
cult
Just then we went over rough
bridge, and the violence of our motion
loosened my bonnet, which the breeze
few far behind us. A shower OF hair
pins fell into my lap, followed by
abundant hair l wound it closely
! about me, fearing 1t might annoy
Charles or be caught in the whizzing
wheels, it was SO long.
Faster and faster we went, but
fortunately there was clear road be
fore us. / almost went over the dashel
, Charles had to brace himself with al
/ his might when the horse abandoned
his wild run and walked deliberately
into pool of water at the roadside
where horses were in the habit of drink
ing. Anything more delicious thar
+ that stop! The horse drank long. and
! seemed to ENJOY the draught, but hi:
pleasure was as nothing when com
| pared to the happiness of the two
breathless people who had been driving
behind him. We told each other oul
, thoughts and emotions, and were prop
erly serious and grateful for our preser
walton.
"Leyity seems out of place after sucl
I peril. but truly. dear, You do presen
] rather funny appearance. My nus
band looked more cheerful than at an.
, time during the drive.
! ''Anything wrong excepting m,
! : hair?' / asked, sadly.
Rather; your bonnet is missing
+ your gay gown is very dusty, and
! Pardon me, but really you do not lool
: like my idea of minister's wife. But
perhaps, when YOU"
I "Oh. Charles! | am so sorry, for
: wanted to look very old and very seri
!. GUS l had particular reason.
8 looked in the pool in which the carriag
t was standing, and saw just what fail
) ure / had made, for plainly, as in
$ mirror, / saw myself, and fantasia
0 enough looked in my pink gown an,
& disordered yellow hair 'fOh dear, In
4 sorry we ever startedn'
4 'But you must be glad of one thing
! that the horse felt thirsty and stopped.
t Charles took advantage of the rest t
t dust himself, put on his gloves, an,
make his companion look as respect
t able as he could, with handkerchie
j for her only bonnet. ''What do yo
I say, now, to going on and stopping jus
1 before we reach The parsonage to 81
: range your hair?"
t Perhaps, if we can go more slowly
a DEAR
{ II shall be satisfied with less rapi
Z pace. Now, Deaeon--for so I beliey
j. you are inappropriately called slowl
J. is the word. Charles picked up th
reins gingerly. The horse turned an
/ looked full in our faces, as much as t
d say: Is it possible you two are not salts
! fed yet? I felt that it was temptin
Z fate to ask him to move until he mad
III, -c.1.ecenrtin,, The only dra mhank t