Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

she was lady--sort of, as YOU might
say. unprotected, no men folks to deal
Withheld let her have il for two hun
drcd and fifty, cash down.
1T is good deal TO got horse that
will never have the outs" observed
Corona soto roce to her friend "And
he is SO handsome! think will take
him-on trial"
1--WE got to go to Boston TO buy a
Canada colt" objected the trader.
"You couldn't close just as well now,
could youP 1t would be great con-
venicnce to me-"
Corona was sorry TO Inconvenience
him, but she thought it best to keep the
horse for half a day or so before she
bought him. She had no doubt she
should decide to keep him. She liked
the animal very much. She thanked the
trader for his perseverance, and ordered
the horse brought round for drive Mt
two o'clock. His namep she asked rs
an afterthought they had found it n
little difficult to distinguish among the
horses. The horse-that-sat-down, for
instance, was rather long; and The-long-
legged-horse- with-the-gout (or whatev-
or they callediD that-ran-over-a-whcel-
barrow-and-a baby, took time. The
name of this very handsome horse with
out an out was Pepper.
Corona and Mary took n trial trip
with Pepper. He started off exccllently.
He was exceedingly handsome. The
ladies enjoyed driving such handsome
horse. They went over Icy the cele-
brated Long Beach, whers the waves
came affectionately on the most solitary
and silver sands of the fair coast line.
The full afternoon coloring was on the
water; the horizon line quivered with
sails; the sky blazcd like blue mirror
Of the gods into which no mortal face
should gaze. The two friends were not
used to driving in Fairharbor, and they
felt rs il they had come to n new place.
They were in the best Of spirits, and
enraptured with the handsome horse.
He made good time. He was easy at
the bit. He had no dangerous tricks.
"And he looks" said Corona hope
fully, "as il he had a strong constitu-
ton"
, Perhaps" ventured Mary, "he has
had every thing, and come safely out
of it. Let us hope So"
buihh sudtl Duy MN tO-lllOlIOW,
and put him in Mr.. Jacobs barn, and
get Zero to take care of him." pro-
ceeded Corona. at will be great
comfort to have decided on n horse who
could be driven with skein of sewing
silk and who is not afraid of the last
trumpet, and especially one who would
go for the doctor in twelve miles q
minute"
"Was il twelve miles n minutep"
asked Mary, looking little puzzled.
"And-why, there, Corona, look there!
No. Look here. What upon earth is
the matter with this horsep How
queerly he acts!''
He does act little quccrly," adj
mitted Corona.
"He doesn't seem to feel right about
the leg there"
1t is true, he doesn't; he seems TO
II don't know what it means, I'm
sure"
ado you think he's harncsscd rightp"
qucried Mary. They were i'm lonely
place, two miles from man.
go. yes! know il isn't the harness.
can harness. l wouldn't take lady
to drive if | couldn't. / declare! how
this horse does act! / wonder il he
hasn't got the outs, after allPn
''He looks like one of those wooden
jumping-jacks you put in children's
Christmas stockings" observed Mary,
more couragcously.
"He docs seem uncomfortable,
assented Corona. "But | don't see that
we can do any thing but drive back
and ask somebody"
Let us ask the first man we meet"
suggested Mary. "Hc is likely to be
unprecedented
Every WELL" assentcd Corona again.
But if | had The Horse and his
Habits here left it at home.
The first man they met was letter
carrier. Ii is one of the salient points
of Fairharbor that you meet letter.
carriers i'm the Wilderness almost any,
where, just us you meet lamp-posts in
the forest; and that the Government
kindly supplies them Ct mean the
carricrs) with little open buggics to
ride in. At the foot of the long sandy
hills, in the beautiful width of marsh
and thicket and pools of bright green
water, with the sea at their backs and
the city two miles away ut their faces,
the two latlies met the letter-carrier i'm
his carriage, and asked him what allied
their horse.
HE seems to hitch his leg up and
down in singular MANNER" said
Mary apologeticallv.
Il haven't paid for him." cried Cor
ona hastily. II thought I'd like to ask
some stranger what he supposed allied
him."
The carrier leaned out luxurously
from the open buggy, and gave one
languid look at Peppers right hind leg.
"Hain't bought him, we sayp" with a
gentle smile
30, no; not at all. But l had thought
l should until"
Il wouldn't if was you,' observed
the carrier, driving on.
Without offering any further infor-
nation the officer of Government de-
parted, and left the ladies and Pepper
To their reflection. Corona said she
should drive straight to the omnibus
man and ask what was the matter with
the horse. She did so, rs quickly as
possible, Pepper meanwhile striking
out obliquely and transvcrscly Mt the
sweet summer air in very unpleasant
and irregular manner.
'Hep Oh! He's got the spring-halt,"
said the omnibus man. II know him.
He's had it for years"
1.-The string-haltp' said Corona TO
diary as they walked home. II don't
seem to remember the string-halt.
don't believe it is in my book
you'll remember il now," said
Mary.
As Corona did not purchase that
handsome horse, she was fain TO look
about little more. She received
letter that interested her from person
in neighboring village, who said he
had horse for sale which he was sure
would please her. 1t was just the
horse for a lady to drive. He would be
honest with hor ho olwoy, meant IN