The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-13
TIE WHITE PONY.
IBy N. D. in Times-star.l

10y N. u IN IAmeS-oldIl
81 am Miss Cheesebor white pony. The
pony you admire so, that she drives along
the road when the sunset makes the dust of
the road all golden, and you sit at the win
dow, or on the balcony, looking out and
envying her.
"To dress so, to be so prstty-ought I to
put that Grst or not? Pm only pony and
don't know. To be 50 rich that diamonds
flahh in her ears and on her ingers-that
her home is palace. where she, her fathers
only daughter, is the queen. All that ought
to make her very happy, ought il not2
''She never had trouble or care, you
say. Much you know. / tell you, a gIrPs
own pony knows more Of her than any par
lor.caller: for, don't you know, he goes out
with her down long green lanes, over rough
reads, along little wood paths, where, be-
cause of the low branches, she must walk
home slowly, and her touch on his neck, the
tone OF Der voice. her way of riding him. ell
tTess had = way ol aking 10 me. l know
more about Miss Cheeso0rO than any one.
Yes. indeed. than any one.
Don't remember the day they brought
me home. and she came running down The
steps 10 see ue2
What besuty = crisO she. What
love- what a treasured
Ard the light jeu through the tres
branches on Der gold brown hair, and the
~dimpies IL ner cheeks, oDd her little white
hand with all the rings on it as she came up
close to me ar natted me on ths nose.
Whist shall name him7 said she.
HE has name already, miss said the
man who brought me.
What Is itF said she.
MepbistO5heles, miss, said he.
"'Ob. What q DameH sad she. Why did
they give him that Deme2
Hes SO wise, miss said the man
Overly Use, miss, sometimes-
Then sbe laughed; but she never changed
nv nsme.
she.
"'As much IS You please, my dear said
the Cd gentleman, but not unattended.
One of yOU-ah. young Harker, you are the
stsadiest. You will always be ready to attend
Miss Cbeessboro?
And then l saw Ben Harker for the rat
time, az he stepped forward with Very
well, sir He was q lively young fellow,
short and stout built, with inc shoulders
and fine limbs, and cheeks like roses that
Kate Cheessboro wore in her hair that day
in her hair and on her bosom.
Naturally, being pony, I'd seen plenty
of grooms in my time. l never was a hand
semer one, and It's my humble opinion that
here is not a handsomer one to be seen. He
knew how to use pony, too-put the
sldesaddle on comfortably. You may
bad one put on your own back, you'd know
there was, can tell you. AND liked him
yes. l liked Ben Harker. So, you see,
Was very comfortable for the rest of the fam
lily did not matter the flick of whip to me.
You've seen rs often, l know, Miss
Cheeseboro riding me far ahead until we
were out Of ths village and then calling her
groom a little nearer and talking to him as
she might to any servant about the pony aud
the way they should 60. She always called
him. He was never forward, and he
fell back IS soon rs she stopped talk
ing But how be ooked at heri
could not see her face, of course as
she rode me; but without meaning it, he
looked-feally, how can pony tell how he
looked7-es did once when . fellow leased
me- holding bucket of feed close and pull.
ing i away sgain; and il did not dawn upon
me that be was in love for a long time, for
you rec when I've happened to notice grooms
who were in love they've always looked red
and sheepish, silly, Oh 80 silly and delighted.
He did not.
But il dsWned on me one day. I'll tell
you how: She always wore flower some
where about her dress. One day one that
she wore in her bosom, tea rose it was,
dropped to the ground IS she rode. She did
not know II, but in moment he was off
his horse and had it in his hand, and
was mounted again. She did not look
around. ard after be had held il moment
he hid it IN his bosom Then 1 was very an
gry. / saw Just how he felt in a fash. a
poRy is one OF the family, you know, aud il
seemed to ne that l must do something to
prevent IL We learn what social differences
mean in the stable, aud l knew this vas not
the proper sort OF thing by any means.
What did ! 40 then? you AK I did all a
pony could turned my head to ward home
and fairly ran away from him with her. We
reached home first, and he came flying after,
and there vss the greatest wonderment
N n "A =
said. How / laughed to myself a. that
And what could have frightened meY- Well,
/ tried TO tel; / showed all the displeasure
could toward Ben. tossed my head and
tried to shake his hand Off when he took me
TO the stsoles. enoeovored to show him
that he done wrong; but, bless you, he never
guessed ] bad taken notice. Some people
are such doDkeys themselves that they think
ponies must be donkeys too BAH Bat
after a while / softened TO him. He was
never cross. you know, ana he didn't mind
that I'd tried to bite him. He patted ms on
the neck after he'd fed me, aud says he: odd
Meph. you might cut up good deal r0ugher
10 me, and being her pony. wouldn't take
ii III but IL ever you throw her, look out
Meph-,- that's all. I'd kill anything that
hurt bair of her head.
"At that laughed 50 loudly that Pm told
they heard me In the parlor. But was not
easy; had been In a family where the
young lady ran away With the c0achman,
and experience is everything. One thing /
vowed-f ever they ran away, she should
not ride ms. / can refuse 10 bulge IL
choose. have done it before this should
have been q stone pony under such circum-
stances, assure you
But the girl did not know. perhaps, what
the boy felt Who can tell what 9 girl
knows7 I could not for one.
go the rides went on. aud you never
guessed, IS the pretty lady rode ahea aRd
the handsome groom followed, Whist q
Mephisfophsles knew
whisper one day, ~ she turned in her sad
die and locked at him. II was this:
Obi what pity he ISN'T gentlem an
What pity what PITY
1T YES far away from the village. on the