The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-09-10
Or a drive at 9 o'clock. His nam

wlth-the-gout- or whatever they call
ed it) that-ran- over-a. .wheelbarrow-
and-a- baby, took time. The namo OF
this ve,y handsome horse without
an out was Pepper.
Corona and Mary took trial trip
with Pepper. He started off excellent
ly. He was exceedingly handsome.
Tie ladies enjoyed driving such
handsome horse. They went over by
the celebrated Long Beach, where the
waves came alfectionately to the most
solitary and silvery sands OF the fair
coastline. The full afternoon coloring
was on the water; the horizon line
quivered with sails; the sky blazed 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 as if they
had come to new place. They We're
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 if he had strong constitu-
| ton"
Perhaps" ventured Mary, che has
had everything and come safely out OF
it. Let us Hope So"
| 81 shall buy him tomorrow, and
put hlm in Mr.. Jacobs barn, and get
Zero to take care OF him." proceeded
| Corona. ''It will be a great comfort
| to have decided on horse who could
| by driven with skein of sewng-silk
and who is not afraid OF the Last
| Trumpet, and especially one who
would go for the doctor in twelve
miles minute.
"Was it twelve miles minute?"
asked Mary, looking a little puzzled.
"And-w why, there, Corona, look here!
No. Look here. What upon earth is
the matter with this horse? How
queerly he acts!"
''He does act little queerly," ad-
mitted Corona.
"He doesn't seem to feel right about
the leg there"
''lt is true, he doesn't; he seems to
jerk it a good deal" faltered Corona.
'l don't know what it means, Pm
sure"
"Doyou think he's harnessed right?"
queried Mary. They were in lonely
place, two miles from man.
"Oh, yes! know it isn't the har-
ness. can harness. wouldn't take
a lady to drive if l couldn't. l de-
clare how this horse does act! |
wonder if he hasn't got the outs after
all?"
ale looks like one of those wooden
lumping-lacks you put in children's
Christmas stockings, - observed Mary,
more courageously.
"He does seem uncomfortable" as
sented Corona. "ButI don't see that
We can do anything but drive back
and ask somebody"
'Let us ask the first man we meet"
suggested Mary. "He's likely to be
unprecedented"
Very WE'LL" assented Corona again.
"But if l had The Horse and His
Habits here-I lait it at home"
The first man they met was aletter-
carrier. 1t is one OF the salient points
OF Fairharbor that you meet letter.
carriers in the wilderness almost any
where, just as you meet lamposts in
the forest; and that the government
kindly supplies them i mean the car
riers) with little open buggies to ride
in
At the foot of the long sand 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 ladies met the letter carrier in
his carriage, and asked him what allied
their horse.
ale seems to hitch his leg up and
down in a singular manner" said
Mary, apologetically.
81 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 luxuriously
from the open buggy, and gave one
languid look at Peppers right hand
leg.
"Hain't bought him, ye say?' with
o gentle smile.
"Oh, no; not ALL But Ihad thought
l should until"
II wouldn't if was YOU" observed
the carrier, driving on.
Without offering any other informa-
ton the officer of the government de-
to their reflections. Corona said she
should drive straight to the omnibus
man and ask what was the matter
with that horse. She did SO us quick
ly MS possible, Pepper meanwhile
striking out cbliquely and transverse
ly at the sweet summer air in q very
unpleasant and irregular manner.
"He? Oh. He'sgo the estrlng halt, :"
said the omnibus man. II know him
He's had it for years"
"The string halt?" said Corona to
Mary as they walked home. 81 don't
seem to remember the string halt. l
don't believe it is in my book"
you'll remember it now," said
Mary.
AS Corona did rot purchase that
handsome horse she was fain to look
about alittle more. She received let
ter that interested her from a person
in a neighboring village, who said he
had a horse for sale which he was sure
would please her. 1t was Just the
horse for a lady to drive. He hoped
she would give him call. He would be
honest with her-he always meant to
be honest with q lady-and tell her
that there was one objection to the
' horse; he wasn't exactly handsome;
but he had points enough to make up
for that, especially as lady's horse.
In particular he WAS very kind. Cor
ona iath in the commercial value OF
beauty having received a shock, she
was inclined to look up the horse who
owned to being notexactly handsome;
so she and Mary drove to the neigh.
boring village-known by the beauti
! full Indian name OF .Carriesquali-to
see the homeiy morse.
He proved to be, indeed, no Adonis;
but he looked as his owner averred,
kind. In fact, he did not look much