New-York tribune., 1885-10-18
DoWsE, THE GYPSY.
CHAPTER II.
coucIuied.

woh1 1ousday that dawneu uponn ,noo Csptain
iodays transaCittion of nv thorough con1 orsance
Purcell tnv enuinc and hoped-Dnt ss of
with wthlinto Install me into tne ptoa' M sailed
muster Gwn 'TaSISi reached the place of
fOrth, anu had not waited for hVe iH iiiao' The
TendeI oboTn ring OF hools was auuioiie vi no ~
iOrT iornd ceased suddenly as IL bandsome we'll
gates. ! ,iIYnIS horse. with my own saIdlo anu
gro9inTyr mon him My friend, DowSe' the gSP' H""s
himself from the hoanr lUinof an it's kilt do be wild
MuSaa' So wid ycz before. But Black beaGLS iL ~
tnryn full Of his hric leppin an pr.uv st ali at
kid, that thought IN nIs'L baste eIs as is fresher
all Au az ',SSn.mile ride than alore he S'"i'0"'
Sere he is stannin beside yez ,ou have como all
Aa Wnvi You don't mean 10 say you ~" That is
.o wSv from Rathcoln this molillnS him to
,ne,l inc f,r 10 your horse. Dowse 70 eAp9I & niles on
shaw of 10 the best advantage ai''i wa
the h2rG i,a TEnu captin, only th him InTOsr that r
, y ly Inn NOT TO disgrace his oniu aection
,rsd bi,,i " and Dowse passed n lis of the noble
ately through the lhtIy let-IIiS5 by his side. patted
animal sS1muHs then measured him Win Fay anc e1U
Vn., he looked about sixteen for Sharon as old
and bniid Almost o 10 Poor old Dobbin! could not
DoD D sigh but cOnsoleu ny o oooi .,9St Lo yonid
That Dowss had so!enny ynd ind for hi N as good
keep mn ir,,ssther as tho one I'm getting ior me
anu h.i. hni"ci, Beauty God bless hh" anu ADo" No
,vnuld be true TO his W0ra' o ,.o, sbov hin, off
AND ,nonnt moM him ryself That's only far to you
pe.H peiGr' Crot him and canter him irst' ;,,o tho
D0tTa 18Th an [ will an gallop MN lnto en9
"Ihro'1h 1thomch a." the ground do be q thriiie hard
bargain fost for tie iIigant hoofS of HIM An yer
uor sbal sec him ep yOn fence IKE oi'H ~ It I
honor or or" The hunter born an bred as ne is he
Wig Ur WiocI, beauty a slight cut with the WHIP
gdh;b the fiery creature resenteu Dy spLinElns ion
WIZ n,r;tb bound like deerS then' WIN SHUT
VI waih IaSa1ce T breaking into smart hahu galiop
OF deha. ", - down and up trotting canterlng,
UP, anu tben taking the low sunk fence with
gaLloitihhest landed him half dozen yards on tue
othsTh qhstG s%f do, Dowsc. that will do cried in
uncontroiable delight. Why, man cont,'neu tie,
uranntnr5nsy If you had had gram oi sehse, you
wOului II" "afterwarlp | shoutcd these remarks TO
Dal s,sv lsan WHO had slipped from the saddle wh!le
sn - AT some little distance. ana was pHSn R,ac To-
ssdnstinc the girths. He now Slowly leu Dia'A
fHcnty toward me, remarklng quietly -, C.;
DsaH1S Ton,t wish to 90 back from my word, Captln
I've made ia'r pf3IL 10 Du' tn live an for the sake o
ocnf; % er at home an I'm content. But 1t do go
!De n heart 10 part wld Black Beauty, the cwil.
Him as rared up from ioaIror c from n"cye 70
;nno ; runui1' afther the cart Ike child WIN
e'er rope nor nothn TO tic HIM an IL comes haia
on me to the last nun. Ay Sfen Tl,n nbnrI
sor,d TO a gntleman like yer honoLs sell, VINO II
Gunto sGuat him Kind. an niver touch him wild the
Wbip 'cept in the way Of play; Ay 1t comes suarP'
In do i for the wie inraTS an TnpnfI and actually
hearted lie ieHm iUs TO the soft black muzzle Of the
Pgsntle high-bred creature. was touched' as any
man might have been, by tne ssnt Od Ii's rlHtc itc
caress 10 recall the gypsy 10 'nc PIe"e"n''i 'i"'
of the picture, | observed: .. ..,,i
sWeIl, / suppose. Dowse, as you are trainplng
about from one place TO anotheF' anu may no' ' -
tns Prn par, :" for YER honor! I'll be fifty mile away
tbe moru's morn" nc lnteriected. l.
. I'm that case you would like the money 10 Ce
Maid down on the nail" taking the bride from MS
hands as | spoke preparatory TO mounting ior
personal trial of my future property, anu auulns @
sBut first let me see II he is pleasant anu easy u
9 There's some gntlcmen," remarked Dowse,
slowly. still retaining a firm grip OF the resilN9
nn he tho looks O. hlm An there's moro, dropping
each word sharply and distinctly, manu- no
disrlspcct to yer honor, as can't tell now heH SUIT
lem from scein baste, but must get asthIloe nm
on faeI him "a we'll so meb5e ye'd be wishln'-'
aNo no | think not protested hurredly' not
caring to be placed in this latter category. even Gy
as sntinry as a greyhound, and as light as a
swallow Ny own eyes can vouch Tor that anu
what more does a man want M ,db Apa ho"' Ir'' n'ro
'aAxi that's ali right. yer honor An it's blithe
Am TO see We back again. ahectionately apostro-
phzing the filthy ucre as ne slowed y, hnot IL away
"Yes forty. Here you are. Ana mere sha !
luck-n -nenny to 60 with the chestnut; and showed
pound note into his haireHStani hanG no. roo2 yno2
fellow who seemed to feel the prospective parting
with his favorlte deeply as did the owner OF the
& G;on6.5v' Dowse! May you have a speedy sale,
and fair profit on it, as Indeed am sure you
wilt" ,po, to, i,,or +l,rl,-
ful 10 yer honor" pulling the shaggy fOrelock that
dependcd over his left eye. An Pd soon he the
rich man av I'd always rale born gintleinan %
dale wid like yer honors honor, tHat gives goou
nrice for n good baste, an u good luck penny 70
boot. An good luck go wild yer own self, an Wli
Black Beauty, God bless the darllnt. An one word
~ dot aisain ha
AKIN yer pardon for maxim so bonld. but mebDe
whn yciself or one O yer gram frcn,s Is wal TN
another baste o the same Sort yeH reminder
STIat / viii Dowse! 1t will give me great
pleasure to do So" assured him kindly; then
sprnging into the saddle, trottod gaylY OH on my
Dowse stood motionless at the gates, watching
Black Beauty intently as he clattered down the
road 1t might have been that he was only Shading :
his eyes from the sum- But l fancied, glancing
round that he hastily dashed away a tear 10 ne
took the last long farewell look at his welibeloved
pet-for the ties between poor man and his horse
are many and close, and not 30 he severed without
heartpang. -
bargain. Twenty pounds vas little enough lot i5y
wifes fayorte. but more probably than | could
have sold HIM for at tie ialr-so my good lrlend
DOwSe assured me. Then the difference Forty
pOnndsi Black Beauty was TdlcuOuSly cheap 1OI
slOi Stopi that was not it exactly! Forty
pounds and Old Dobbin it was Still, mere t1liie
ior the black horse! After ten mile journey,
ald hard hall hours Wolk III tno PaIh; S n; ho a'
iul tricks, but withal. a very easy, comfortable
animal to ride. His trot. | thoul ht, was quite
equal TO old Dobbiu's in his palmiest days. How
ever. even Black Beauty was but mortal. by the
time We reached Killanaballew his supcrluou,
spirits had of, and he trotted up the a'cnuc
10 Arthur house as quietly rs heart could desire
took him round TO the stable TO rest for an hour OF
two before continuing his journey, for Killana-
baIlcw was seven long Irish miles from The
Rookcry my little country nest Old Charles
came hobbling round as | arrived safely at the
door. and began instantly to examine Black Beauty
by the light of the stable lantern. With move
presence, ] listened calmly to his half cOndescepd
ing, half-commcndatory remarks "Ay, Il fOne
sthrong build good shoulder; seems abont til,
hniyhtL Iaobbe he'll make a match for Sharon
aithcr all Masther JOhn!'
"Aiiher all " evidently, bore reference to hi
previous Sccpnclsm. therefore l merely saiC
eurily: Give him good feed OF oats, Charles an,
a bran mash And see that his rack is well filled
Hes done his twenty miles to-day, aud done then