The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-03-19
MILLY'S MUSTANG.
Trying Beast, and Yet Twas
He Who did It"

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He Who "Did IT,
\ 1t is not 'sixty years since" although
M berhaps half that number of months
m hay have passed, one lovely April after
koon a.young man might have been
lB een to descend from one of those state
~ N brown-stone mansions which at that
lime adorned the lower part of Fifth
E@1 Eyenue, and join the moving throng of
gA tromenaders. That young man was
MHl he present writer, Frederick Benthuy-
~ len Vanderheyden, and as / sauntered
&Mk kn, enjoying the pleasant air, and now
ind then acknowledging the greeting of
"a friend, or doffing my hat to some fair
~ acquaintance, ! felt what a pleasant
hing life is to one who is fortunate
ed e % as nough to be young and free, with
tayed kood digestion, good spirits, a fair share
rayer good looks, and a reasonable portion
ange. this worlds goods. But
i. with equal pace impartial Fate,
fnocks at the palace and the cottage gate,"
ind even then the lame goddess was on
!, -. Bly track. Some hours later retraced
! fol by steps an abject bondman, and as ut
play. Rerly, ana for the tme hopeiessly,, mis-
Ham. rable as any one possessing all the
bove ct ceteras could well be. The
ause of this transformation-we that
.t. ,pne what am about to tell.
onlnk I,;nnl Already had reached Fifty third
You heet, and was turning to cross the
yo,,r ther side of Fifth avenue. when / was
oned by my friend Bob Van Rensselaer,
s he ones. who proposed that l should go
,as With him to look at a horse which he
ad just purchased and installed at
bickel's Riding Academy Never hav-
ng seen the inside of that resort of New
~ Of forks aspiring equestrians, consent
rkins ID, and all unknowing what awaited
he, entered those imposing portals.
Jncls n an amateur way considered myself
omething of judge of horse, but it
-. vas not easy to find much amiss with
, 3ob's new acquisition. The animal was
-, portable quarters and deft saddling ad-
4 ON hired, and then / must needs adjourn
go the ring and see the horse put
was through his PAGES. Bob was very fair
hap. Fider, and watching him make the ami
Texas nal curvet and passage, began to con-
ider whether it might not be worth
Thile to order horse for myself, and
AXE a turn with him in the park.
de- While stood thus idly leaning on the
ever barricade and debating pros and cons,
,at2" here came sharp ting, door flew
IN ac. open, impelled by some invisible agency,
!, and girlish figure fitted by me, and sweet
bull. oice said: "Will you order my horse,
her" Mr.. Wahlpn
odd liked the voice; each syllable fell
1--WE. I'VE distinct and clear and fingered pleas
1I,s, Rntly on the ear. felt attracted by it,
! thu knew not why, and as soon as | could
uss 10 SO without rudeness, changed my
position in order to get look at the
Speaker, and then it was all up with me.
may as well own it first as last that
wer. hen and there, upon the floor of Dick
the IL, :un ufGr neau anu eals IN iose w
"he' fnd picture her as saw her then and
30 many times afterward. She was
mall, with pretty rounded figure
buick and darting in her motions as Q
shce bird or squirrel, and had an arch way
roxo. bf glancing up from under her eyelashes
hat made you think of roguish child
Her eyes dark and soft, yet shining
ooked out from beneath fringe O
hort curly hair that would never stay
= tucked away under the .prim little Derby
- put insisted on straying in soft little
- 'ings about her temples and tiny ears
So Eo wonder, for the cheek was SO sof
II M fnd round and dmpled that it was small
>Nf plane to the curls if they liked to cares
NIL It A dark gray habit fitting perfectly
NM 70 the 1.-the figure, Derby hat of thu
=SE fame color set jauntily little bacl
NE from the face, the neatest and glossies
9@ pf patent-leather boots, and gold
E handled riding-whip completed tn
y butft.
! Miss Tremaine seemed quite uncon
~ Rcous of the presence of any one excep
her maid, to whom she occasionally ad
dressed a few words as she stood hal
concealed behind pillar waiting tn
:. Rrrival of her horse. Nor was it Ion,
foefore the order: "Send in Miss Ire
naine's Comet, was answered by th
| appearance of chestnut pony who's
SSNsS Short, compact form and dark strip
- 3lown the back, as well as his errati
modes of advance, proclaimed the Tex
leveS Is mustang.
8 ths The pony, led by an unnecessaril
good-looking groom, upon whom Mis-
~ tremaine bestowed smile that ough
hal have made him happy for twenty-fou
lours, approached the mounting-blocl
,eres Miss Tremaine had already descende
,oing nto the ring, and stood awaiting th
,hila, master whose duty it was to aid her
mounting. was already insanely jea
BUS of the pleasant-faced, soft-voice
Young German on whom this agrceabl
larry ask devolved, and began to consids
!. ms whether the pony vagaries would M
Justify me in offering some ASSISTANCE
oxen The next instant my heart came into n,
larry Farrat, when the pony, scarcely waitin