The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-28
AN EXOTIC BucKJuMPER.
Conelnaed Gom Paze Two.

I be, they were great friends of mine, and periodical visits passed between us. The performances of the bay mare, and the havoc she had wrought among us, became a subject of infini,e amusement to these young gentlemen, who p'ided themselves on their equestrian skill. My desire to get rid of the beast gave them an oppor- tunity when next at my house to indulge in such an unlimited amount of chsff at our expense that got tired of it, and be- fore the day was over had sold them the mare for $42 so just about one third of the value taAt the piouS liveryman had received for her.
 They went off chuckling. They had wanted an extra riding horse for the sum mer, but had not felt justified in giving the ordinary price for one. So this timely sacrifice on my part seemed perfect godsend. As for me, if could not get the value of the brute, could at any rate take part of it out in moral satisfaction. By all former calculations it was getting exceedingly near that period in which, as the almanac prophets say, "dangerous disturbances may be looked for" The WiDthrops thought the idea of a horse existing in Charles county that was un- sittabie was too huge oke for anything So when met Harry Winthrop upon the road fortnight alter riding the beast it was with feeling. fear. of profound disappointment that found he had noth- ing to say about her except that "she was the lazest brute he had ever rid- den," and hadn't kick in her, much less any devilment."
 A week after this went over to the Winthrop homestead. The elder brother only was at home.
 "Weu Harry" said I, "has she tossed you vet? P
 No, indeed" said that confident young man, it would be queer sort of horse that threw me. As for this one, it takes all my time to get her along"
 You should hear Tom talk about her though, MT. -" chimed in a girlish voice.
 "Oh, Toms young fool," said the elder brother. He came in the other day with some cock-and-ball story, just 70 scare the girls, suppose. He's always up to some crazy tricks with horses, and it isn't worth while paying attention to anything that youngster says or does in regard to them"
 "All right, Master Harry" said I, "you ride that mare steadily for six weeks, and If before that time she doesn't leave you on the road somewhere, Pll-, we'll, I'll take her back and ride her myself, which is tolerably strong condition. 1 only hope she'll choose soft spot 70 land you | in."
 heard nothing more of the Winthrops for some weeks afer this. The shooting season was coming on, and Harry was to come over to my place on the opening day, and, as had been our custom for some years, we were to take our first crack at the birds together
 The suspicious morning arrived sunny, crisp, and beautiful. The dogs were straining at their chains and yelp ing with delight at the unwonted sight of the guns and game bags and other para phernalia of the field-but no Harry. Ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, twelve l o'clock came but no sign of that gener- l ally Punctual and always enthusiastic sportsman. was just going to make a l start alone in despair when old Caleb, a yellow man that worked on the Winthrop place. rode into the yard with a note. It was addressed to me in a female hand, and ran thus:
 DEAR MR -: Harry has had bad acci- dent this morning, and will not be able to come. He was thrown from his horse and badly cut about the head. His wrist also is ! sprained. We were greatly frightened at u st, bu, pr. Brown says there is no cause for anxiety though my brother will be laid up for some time. Caleb wiil be able to tell you all about 1t, as he was there. Yours truly
 CECILIA WINTHROP.
 The witness said "he sutt'nly was dar when Marse Harry was throwed," and deeply impressed with the performance he seemed to be. never seed no horse as could throw Marse Harry before, sah, but there wurn't no wrestlin' nor 6ghtin' between 'em this time. Marse Harry left that ar mars back in sech a hurry l don't reckon he knew what he was bout till he was way up in the air I'd jes' opened the gate at the lower cen O the grass lot for him to go through when the 'fucktion tuk place. didn't see good how the thing started; it wur too quick fur me, but see MArse Harry up in the ar like, an all his hunt,u' truck iallin' every which way, bags, ka'tridges and sich like things with which he wur numbered up. The worsest of all is that his gun went of O itself vixen it hit the groun, and both loads lodged in the neck ot missis Jersey heifer she got down from Pennsylvany last week, an reckon they'll have to beef it. Missis says she wishes it had bin the mar that had got them loads. MArse Harry didn't come to for mighty nigh five minutes, as he lit right on hts head, an the bleed wur run nin' over his collar, but the very lust word he said when he cum to was the fastest cuss word as ever heerd him use"
 This was the climax of that ill-fated quadruped's performances in Charles county. What Harry Winthrop did with her he never would tell ther to me or te any one else, and the subject was such an exceedingly sore one vi h that young