Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-02-05

OF morning wrappers poured out the "amber
of the Gods' for her adoring George. Every
day the devoted husband tried to devise
some new pleasure fer his darling, and often
when his Clara'S hands were busy with her
needle-cmbro dering little works of art
upon her crazy Quilt-her mind was Oecu-
pied with her dearest George. So self-con-
tainedl So sweet tempered. Had she not
seen him ride half a dozen times in success.
sion around the roller coaster without
touch of vertigo? And often had she known
him watch game of baseball to its close
without getting mad and swearingl
Such was the love and admiration that
existed between this devoted pair!
One sunny aftemO0oa George came into
his wife's dainty little sitting-roOm where
she was engaged in painting one of Raph-
aePS cherubs OH dust -pan-and kissing her
ailecliOnaIely, said:
- ONE, hurry up, Clara, and get your
bonnet. We're going for ride in the
country. The horse and carriage III be
around in few minutes. We're going to
have broncho. l don't know what a
broncho is exactly, but suppose it is tame
mustang, and they say those mustangs are
spiendid trdreLers."
In a few minutes Clara came tripping
downstairs arrayed in most fascinating
Partisan street costume, and while she was
drawing ON her dainty gloves up the road,
in cloud of dust came the livery stable
man with the bronebO. To the diSappoint-
ment and surprise of George and Clara
that animal was not at all attractive; on the
contrary, he had vicious ont-all-night eX-
preston, and seemed to be in great hurry,
a. If lie had forgotten something, and must
go after it rigiI away.
'Oh Ge0rger' said Clara, d;sappointedly.
''Is that bronciio? / thought a broncho
Was dear, little shaggy horse with bushy
tail"
well, this is b pcSo, anyway" an
swered George. perhaps he knew he was
going out with lady and got sin ,ved.''
The livery stable man looked at the dainty
little lady and then at the white slender
hands and general dude appearance of the
gentleman. and for a MON mt, seemed To bt
considering the advisahility of making same
remarks, but evidently deciding the matter
in the negative, he held the bride until
they were seated in the carriage aud ready
for start then touched his hat and dis
appeared around the corner.
George had occasionally driven horses
before. although he was no hOrseman; but
they had beed refined. gentlemanly animals
who understood what was expected of them
and acted accordingly. The broncho was
not an ordinary steed. His style of moving
of was to make bound into the air and
spring on down the road at Il rate of speed
calculated 10 strike pang of envy To even
the hard heart of the limited expreSs-a
style made perfect by constant practice. and
which he proceeded to cucidate at once
When he had accomplished the distance
of about half mile probably his usual
trip the br0nchO stopped as suddenly as
he had started, and Genrge and Clara feel
ing IS though they had been caught up in
the air by territic tornado and thrown tn
the earth with great violence. had time tn
collect their thoughts and look about
The bronchO, evidently thinking it would
be hest to indulge i'm a little refreShmen,
before proceeding IN renewed efforts, quietly
walked over 10 the side OF the road and pro-
ceeded TO eat grass
''Oh, Georger" cried Clara. Your hats
gone and your coats covered with dust.
Oh, you just look tike eu5 ythinJ."
"Oh, well, yOu never mind me- Just
look at yourself, won't you? Your hats
all over your eyes anl your hair all hang
ing down your back. Folks III think Pm
on the way to the ,sylum with an escaped
lunatic."
''You ought to be ashamed OF yourself to
SPEAK TO HE in tI,at way George Peabody
Tm not TO blame. It's all that vicious
horse
Don't call that thing a horseP Talk
about mustang LindnentSr l never want
to see hS features agan. You'd better jam
that bonnet on your head and get out while
you cum"