Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

up to her as fast as his feet could carry
him.
IL am at your service" he began,
with profound bow. But he stopped
short in the middle of his sentence, for
it was nothing but little girl putting
on her skates. Moreover, she was
very homely little girl, with red hair and
freckled face. Neither was she q very
polite little girl. for she said:
Il don't want you. Whats are you
here for?'
"Ohl II thought" stammered Sir
Perc:val. al really
The freckled face grew as red as the
red hair, and the girl Stood M, very an
CRY. If you Just came to make fun of
me, cause Tn homely and the Toys
won't skate with me, I'll let you know
| won't stand it." And then-rm sorry
to say it. but she did it--she boxed Sir
Percivafs ears.
The knight had scarcely recovered
from this adventure when he saw spir-
tied white horse galloping down the
road. with young lady-there could be
no mistake this time, she tcds beauti-
full Young lady-clinging to the saddle.
Now was the time He would stop the
fiery steed; he would save the fair rider
from death. She would blush and cry;
she would introduce him to her father;
the whole town would hear of his valor;
bes, DIES, it was possible--it really was
that she should turn suit TO be an
heiress. So he flung himself directly
into the path of the frantic horse; he
waved his cap at him; he caught at his
bride, and with jerk stopped him
short. The creature reared and quiv-
cred. The young lady screamed.
''What are you about? Help! Rob
bers!"
"Why-why, my fair lady" began
Tom.
LET go! What do you meanp You
brighten my horse"
"Why, was only"
Take your hand off my bride, boy!
What do you insult lady in this way
for?n
"a boy, Knsan lady,r Sir Per-.
ciyal dropped the bride. aghast. II
i thought you were run away with.
i meant TO stop the horse, and save you.
Il advise you To look twice before you
offer your assistance another time, y said
the young lady, haughtily Whereupon
she touched her high melted horse with
the tasseled point of her whip, and
swept by like a beautiful picture.
IL suppose she was one; wasn't she?
remarked Jehoshaphat, looking after
her with his mouth open.
But Sir Percival did not choose to
give the results of his medtations to the
public. A casual observer might, how
ever, have remarked that he finished
his walk home without search for fur
Their adventure.
Susy was still stitching away on the
weariSome shirt when the boys came in.
There were traces of tears on her quiet
face. Perhaps she would have liked
skate rs well as other girls; but she did
not say so. She wipe her eyes. and
looked up smiling. "Wcll, Tom" she
said, chow many fair damsels did you
rcscue?"
Tom maintained dignified silence.
A great General never sounds his own
praise, you know.
''Suer' said Jehoshaphat.
"Jehoshaphat!" said Susy.
when I'm big boy, and wear
little, short tailed coat and vest, and
carry fathers cane, I'm going to be
knight, too. I'll take YOU skating"
Tom began to whistle.
Jehoshaphat climbed upon chair, and
brought himself about on level with
his sisters forehead. Then he eyed her,
from her pretty, soft hair and timid
face down to her patient hands that still
kept stitch stitching on Toms shirt.
II say, Sue"
'Wel?'
'tAin't you about as good as if you
had freckles, and rode horseback"
d." said Sir Percival, Il shall have
to send you to the nursery. Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps.