Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-07
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw Az,
Author of"calIsd Bael- and "Darh Days'

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The worst 4 that whenever fall from any
thing, whcthcr a h0r>o or q lad,icr, come ca
my hoai a. ccrtainly NJ q shuttlcccck does
Take one u the carriage horos,- all
Herbert
I'VE can usc the dogoATt, a,idci Horaoa
Not a ht u a. You woudst lcok well
In dogcart Its NJ, dignihci convcyano
enough No. viii buy me q hor-e. and III
him whcn leave y0u. 4 viii not trust myselI
to n hlreling Tho hircling what l. it tn
hircling docsr
''Fonales the nock. xAid Horbcrt
Tho shcp- aid HorAoe. corrcctingly.
"Ye~, b. L. sarc l am neither q shecp noi
a hosk, bat fear the hiroling would troai ins
tally. ~ TIL M where ~ 80 for horss.
III uccins great ertravagancs frank
"EstravagAnce, What 4 cttravS<1nce
eT.sniing morc than one can aforl an
rulllng Ia money am dis.ustlngly rich.
fear not % meet either my bootmakcr or ny
tanker. nLsidss. In jasficc b. my doctor,
must have his pry-criptions maio up, no mat
"a what they cc-t"
Thcy saw ho was Ia earncsi, - callei theli
coachman b. asis In tho s,arch fora stcei
Tho coachmAn, IN his strip~i llnon waiStooai
joincd ths gruup AMI waited bis MASTER
Cumulanllx
william All IIoraoe. "Mr. CArruthen
1. thinking % buying hor-c. Doyoa know
n anything for sAle ruuni Al.out hcrvF
DO I know q bc.~, cir, - sAii william,
rshcetlyely.
"srmsthing quiet,T pui In Herbert, whs
was silicitous &c frAnks kAfety.
"A h-s-e,uething quis, r'T~Aisd WI
liam To drive or riie, slrf' be siici, turn
ina ~ frank
To r.sc-
"A hoss-qgiei-to ri.ia Thorvs Mr.. Dui
gsr's oob. air. HsnAn All he were for saie. p
Prank dd pot hks the sound u Mr.. Bul.
gcfs cob ieftsft AMI H0race houghi II
was Just the thing
Well up 10 your weight, sr. After Mr..
BalC,r- sAld William such q shoulder
such quar'srN such a tarrsl he've gc,, h'
have
"wbo-Mr. Bulgcrr
$50, sir-tl,e cob"
"Ah. ycs-the coh Hut thcrc ars harrui
anil tarrelA I want ono with an ordinary
oaIacity-l shouldnt carr for Tho groat tuf
u Hetdclberg'
Certainly ma, dr. All william, touch
lng bis forelock
"Col-' tabs arr ~ broad." coniinuci
Frank, muangly. II scms coniemptihbe 4
tostri.is them he tsunptation 90 ohAlk onsi
fert and rdo staDiing would D. irrvzls,ibla
Would you fni it ~, Horaocr
"Weu-no. I don't think | sho1h, an
s~er~i Horsoc. vith that polite gravity ~hici
always anIIl-ri his cOsIIan.
'Nr. Bdsvr ~unt do wnliAn,- s.ii
ffsnh. ''Try clsrshsre"
William scrstchcd kis no->, AMI fr a min
s.c vas Ia carnc.t tboaght
'Thcrc's Captain Tsylcrs uArr.- b. sail
siih a tlmld glance st hs mAsisra "Shs 81
an ~ With the s,AnhoTe and smashed a.
lut they sly she g,s- quiot enough with q
~.iils On her lack-loast siso N a man knows
sow 10 ride
We wont depnv. Captain Taylor - his
lrvasurc. ali FrAnk. Think again"
win you 70 D. RArkcr's rrf.siiory. DIR
,skei William. who hal oOmo ~ an eDd -
AIS equine r~cArchsS
'whcro kiir
In Blacktoun.- All Hstcrt We will
70 with you.H
NO, tiAnk yuu. I Iwlll make my osn un-
hiascA choic,. No one shall D. hlans~i Il
,ons b. grief-eroopt my dortor. Il narkor
An honest manf
''Ho l. rupp,ss,i b 10 o.. - sAii IIorace.
Hes ~ h1ns-t a. ho-ssisalcrs Is maie, "
AID william
Then IN trust my nock In Barksrs hanis
III HAlk into Blacktosn at Cncc'
he vent indoors AMI put himself into t0sn-
rning trim. The brothers as him depart
with some misgivinss, but ~ he onoo more
iocllnci the osfer q their a-.istAnre, poliis-
urs, wouii nj l.t them prc-- a.
AZ thc lslgs rats ho found William wait
Ing for him. II may mako - boli, ar,
va say b Mr. nATker that Int yoa 10 him
William Ode. ar, Mr.. Taitsrts man
BARKER Amt - tai ~ somo, air; AMI ~hen
no Knows I shall have somcihlng b. DO with
ths ho'ys, may H. ho wOnt try Ani bit you
Thank you. William. for your disinier-
l.ts.l kinine-s sAid Prank lravcly
"Dont mention Il, ar, aid William, with
poliisnoz perhaps caught from bis mAster.
william OileN Mr.. Taiberts man-your
arr
Certainly, william. I. there saythlng
else ought % NY ~ Mr.. barksrf
No, ar, not a. kno~ a.
''ShAll tell him you do-orye I've or ten
psr cent ca tho trAnsActi0nf
Williams face va q study. He looked AZ
Frank In a s;srtlei way, then glADo~i guilty.
round 10 - that his masters were cut of ear
.hOI Then h. Looked at Frank again. AMI,
a - A.. ~
ehucklei oonvulavely.
oh, Mr.. Curuthers, you know the inside
q the rOt.., you do II yoa rtie a. well A.
you r.ckon up yoa might a bough, Captain
rayio : mare. Dont think Barker viii take
you IN much, ar.
perhaps not; but Ia bsttsr make mrs
Fetch me nice clan straw, william vii
liam oi.ycd without oommcnL His respect
for Mr. Carruthcrs hAd greatly incrcascd-
Prank took the straw, AMI brcaking "a q
piece with ths empty ear sttached. sfuck II
b.twcsn his testh. ia that the right length,
William r he Askod.
Bit too long. ar; but You'll have ohewci
him down proper BY the time you 81, to
bsrkersT
IAN right Prank Ias-cd cut through the
~" 49, " N--~~ -"
the rummast gent a. ever came N the hou~'
ono never knew II he was In earnest Or chat
ing like"
Prank scon got rid os the straw which be
hai mounted for Williams mystincation,
and roach~i the repository without any signs
q horSinsss about him io had an inter.
view with the tight leggcd proprietor, and
for the nert hour stood watching hors-
white, horss. back, houes pietali, hores
brown, lay and CHESTNUT, trottei up and
down the long tAn-covered way. lie heard
Mr.. Barker e1logiss each particular animal.
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