Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-12-31

wheels looked like coils OF flame, and
the sitting dust made bre ithing diff
cult.
just then we went oger rough
bridge, and the violence Of our motion
loosened my bonnet, which the breeze
iiew far behind us. A shower of hair
pins fell into my lap, followed by
abundant hair. l wound IL closely
about me, fearing it 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. I almost went over the dasher
-Charles.had TO brace himself with all
his might when the horse abandoned
his wild run and walked deliberately
into a pool of water at the roadside,
where horses were in tho habit of drink
ing. Anything more delicious than
that stopl The horse drank long. and
seemed to enjoy tho draught, but his
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 our
thoughts and emotions, and were prop
erly serious and grateful for our preser-
walton.
"Levity seems out of place after such
peril. but truly, dear, you do present
rather a funny appearance. My hus-
band looked more cheerful than at any
time during the drive.
Anything wrong excepting my
hairP' l asked, sadly.
Rather; your bonnet is missing;
your gay gown is very dusty, and
Pardon Inc, but really you do not look
like my idea of minister's wife. But,
perhaps, when you"
'Oh, Charles! / am so sorry, for l
wanted TO look very old and very seri-
Gus. l had particular reason"
looked in the pool in which the carriage
was standing, and saw Just what fail
en,dgff 1rooKols in uiy 80 ,,,ssS,.I and
disordered yellow hair. ''Oh dear, I'm
sorry we ever started!'
"But you must be glad OF one thing
that the horse felt thirsty and stopped. -"
Charles took advantage of the rest to
dust himself, put on his gloves, and
make his companion look as respect
able as he could, with handkerchief
for her only bonnet "\Nhat do you
say, now, to going on and stopping Just
before we reach the parsonage to ar
range your harp"
Perhaps, if we can go more slowly,
DEAR
III shall be satisfied with less rapid
pace. Now, Deacon-for so / believe
you are appropriately called-slowly
is the word.' Charles picked up the
reins gingerly. The horse turned and
looked full in our faces, as much as to
say: Is il possible YOU two are not salts
fled yet? | felt that it was tempting
fate to ask him to move until he made
the suggestion. The only drawback to
the enjoyment Of the next two hours
drive through the pine woods, with the
waving ferns and bright lady-slippers,
and the odor of the linnea, was that tho
horse seemed exhausted. | never ex-
claimed of the stiffness and beauty of
our, surroundings that he did not breathe
heavily, as though to chide me for my
forgetfulncss of his WEAKNESS. / hest
tated to speak, so well he seemed to
understand my speech, and by his be.
havior to show his comprehension.
When we reached the sign-board One
Mile to Haytown, | pointed it out to
Charles joyfully. In spite of my deter
mnaion, though, the horse saw It. He
walked in his most sedate manner lust
one mile, and when we were i'm Hay
town and observed by all Mr.. May
berry's congregation, he resumed his
original rate of speed. Again returned
our uneaslness and modification.
My hair again blew streaming be-
hind me. The sound of our living
brought every one to the windows, and
people in the streets looked disapprov-
ingly after us, as though we had adopted
such speed from choice and not from
necessity.
''How shall we know the house?" |
asked, after we had dashed through a
series OF well-settled streets.
'Look out for my hiatt" my husband
answered, irrelevantly, and / caught it
just before it fell under the wheel.
A larger group of people than any
we had ever seen was standing before
what looked like hotel. All ewes
were turned in our direction as we
emerged from the cloud of dust far
down the road. The horse was going
faster than his fastest up to that time,
and we seemed in a fair way to DO out
of the sound of tho merrimcnt our ap-
pcarance caused, when again the horse
astonished us by turning into the hotel
yard, and stopping stock-still, his nose
sunk in the stone watering-trough.
Evidently that horse had made it rule
of his life never to pass by n chance to
get drink. His eyes were kecner than
ours, and both our breathing spaces
would have been lost had IL depended
on us 70 spy out the drinking fountains
IL was wonderful, too, what power wa
ter-drinking gave that beast The Sec
ond stop was not so delicious as the
stop where the alder-bushes were our
only observers. To make ones toilette
and dust ones husbands face and
clothes within the sight of n dozen
loungers was not pleasant. Had they
been content to watch us silently il
would have been bad enough. but they
evidently were much amused by our
sudden appearance, and made audible
Jokes at our expense. One old man
lI16l' cd mn rom Ms hitting to remark
that we had been in considerable OF a
hurry, and to ask If we had not all INC
time there was going.
"Ain't | seen that boss on the track
somcwheresP" q horse jockey asked
cvinc our steaming beast approvlngiy
ii am happy to say do not own thu
animal | am driving him for the mrs
time" my husband answered. with
show of dignity. -,
Then arose in the crowd lively dis
cussion as to whether some peculiarly.
in the horse was or was not quartz
crack, and my husband was appealed
Inv one side and the other. He ha
never owned cent in any horse, an
knew absolutely nothing Of horse lor'
He told them this, and then, with niue
dignity, inquired the shortest way |
: tho parsonage, -. rhor
ma ~, l , mo, 3nr nc | can secp" II
c sneaker looked very knowing, and
$ general litter followed his remark.
Q "Of course every ono could tell WI
c half an eye he wanted the parson; csI
9 cially as he's just owned up SO none