New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
DOWN SOUTH.
SEQUEL TO THUR CASE HOsS

leave Yaler-tail until the next day. when one
., rs could come over to the State road and see her
She said she could walk home and she started directly
going down the steep path with that easv stride which
! envy.
Now, uncmbarrassed by the presence OF the owner.
VIC examined the horse again.
what a fat. niceloohing creature II is all out
IT'S front knees I" said Amabe ongngly
"Do not say front knees, because 1t has no hind
knees demonstrated. Then Instructed my irend
in equine anatomy.
When Mr.. Aver came in from far-on part OF ,ne
farm he would hardly look a; the horse only saying
that II enough for him to know 'hA' MIS- Naso
wanted TO sell It,
But his remar, did not alarm me so much as some
thing heard Ella say to Ellen as they were picking
up chips that afternoon near where stood.
al reckon says Ella, as how that must be thur
ole Case boss as has fits
u reckon returned Ellen, " as how 1t must DC
thur Case hos as has fits"
I did not speak OF what had overheard only
r,.do firm resolve that early IN the morning would
tell Ristus l would take care of the baby whlle nc
rode Yaller tail homo and told its owner that We ha
decided the animal would not suit us at am price
rut when the morning came-aas but must ho'
anticipate 4. hs
that night was one Of gratitude that had over
heard the twins talking Of their belief that IL war
thur boss as has fits
II would be sufficiently dreadful in level country
IN he mounted Oh an animal which was IN con-
vulson Cor yon would not know in the least "ha'
vonr fate would be. It would be still worse i'll
This mountainous region TO ride such creature o
there would be uncertainty az all aoou' -
t,,e. ~ -ou were thrown off, you would 60 ronine
down a steep mountain, and you would iahu III a
branch OF in gully in either case your pm. So
condition would be ruined. No, the heaI' VI '"o
ALLOWANCES is no place in which to learn 10 rue
thpr DpyP
10 ride under such conditions. My dreams 'n''
,,cht were dreadful and l glad when the morn
,,c came was awake before II was hgh|
watched the reddenng east through Inc "ihuo" anu
through various openings in the walls OF inc house
s,rce living In a cabin among these mountains
think have discovered what 1t is that proiohgs 'ho
life of people who seem, from poverty ana ignorance
., r,o,a,e every rule Of health 1t is fresh air Ihey
have II all the time: they cannot shut u out IL
they would. When you see small hut without WIZ
dows and with the doors closed-ths Is IN the his"
for the door is rarely shut in the day time Whatever
the weather-you may be sure the hut IS iuI Vi men,
women and children; your first thought Is tha' they
r,,s, no hreatbnr the foulest Of air and how DO
they i've II you should walk into that cabin,
s,enninc over the sleepers on the floor you would
find II well ventilated; there are big cracks every
where and there is enormous open chimney Aho
air on these mountains is like something mag'cai'
even though It be cold and these wretches have
and poison whiskey, and tobacco and sensualty.
have said there are two rooms in this CABIN IL
has also two windows in each room, lor II - d
sumptuous cabin. We have the room which is ho'
the kitchen: the kitchen is where the DIE hieplaoc 10
and Il is where Mr. and Mrs. Aver repose at night on
a Northern bed lounge which IS shut up IN the Gay
time The twins room Is corner of our room, where
stands their old fashioned broad sofa which holds
Ella and Ellen and TIP and Buster There are
drawbacks in sharing an apartment Win bua anu
Ellen and Tip and Buster. some OF these ura"oaohs
are as follows: The little girls have an almost
nightly habit of talking in their sleep; they sometimes
talk very loud and get very much awake indeed
trying 10 wake them 1t often occurs that We are
80 long in efecting this that by the time we are
suafcenily calm TO become drowsy II Is time 1or
them 10 talk again. They have on several occasions
been so conversational in this nocturnal manner that
Mrs. Aver has been obliged to come in and shake
and pinch them. Amabel has suspected that the
twins are not really asleep. but that they wlsh 10
converse without being punished, and so adopt this
method But have stated that Amaoel thinks the
twins sly.
Then the dogs Hardly night passes that Tip
and Buster do not have TO protect US at least TWICE
during the dark hours. We have never been any
where in our lives where much protected as
since we came 10 North Carolina. The manner OF
protection in vogue in sleeping IS something
like this: passing breeze stirs the peach tree
which droops over the roof, and makes branch
scratch along the shingles. instantly busicr Ids
thrown of the blankets and whacked himself on TO
the floor. He stands for second listening the
branch creaks again and he bursts forth into ferocous
barking At his first tone Tip is of the lounge and
adding his bark. When each dog has delivered one
voley each appears to become convinced that 1t IS
The reach tree on the roof and that there is no need
Of barking any more. Then they 60 back TO bed
again, whine somewhat If they find trouble IN getting
Immediately under the covers. and silent After
an hour or two, during which the twins may not
talk and we may sleep, there is some indescrioable
noise on the mountain side and both dogs are out
again protecting II the outside noise continues, they
continue After while it is morning and then the
dogs indulge In deep and unbroken maps, unless we
invite them out for a walk, when they are alert and
ready We have often wished that we could make
these terriers understand that the peach tree would
not inture US in the least, even II they should no'
bark at It. They have such an air of duty done
after one Of these barking fits that it is hard TO re-
monstratc with them. Amabel thinks that She could
bear good deal of dogs barking than Of twins
talking but that she would not choose TO have to
hear either when she ought 10 be asleep She
that sleep is necessary with air like the air here
IL IS possible that she IS right She says
furthermore that good air can't do everything; and
again she may be right bu good al mas 10 90 ABOUT all
there is done here.
We had enjoyed a remarkably good night with the
Case horse In the barn the twins had not talked, and
the dogs had protected. I walked very early and
finding, when II really Hight, that Anlabel was
also awake We said we would go out and see how
the horse looked. Now that new day had come
! thought that perhaps the horse didn't have fits,
after all II was by means sure that 1t was so
afflicted because the twins had teen overheard TO say
they reckoned It war;
We dressed and went out very quietly Did you
ever see a morning among these peaks, when the sun
Is lust up and the mis:s hiding all but the
heals Of the Titans9 If you Lave locked upon such
a scene you will be thankful all your life therefor
The Aver cabin stands so high that had wide
view and we forgot the Case horse for many minutes
We were recalled purpose in thus rising by
seeing the twins running from the house TO the barn.
They were always sum urp,' as they said; they
raAed out the Goals the hearth and made IRE
In moment Ella ran out Of the barn and toward