News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-15

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pilgrimage to the window was rewarded
bv the 81 ght of a sleigh drawn up before
! the door, I didn't recognize the driver;
it was not the one l was accustomed TO
have, but, of course, it was my convey
ance, so I ran down stairs and out to
the sleigh and got in. Drive me to
w. I said, and you may give the
horse his head, for [ am late now.
"'This is a better horse than the other
one' [ said,
"I don't know, he said, doubtingly.
"'Some likes the other best
Impossiblel' I exclaimed, remem-
bering the other.
'''I like this one best, though they go
we'll together, SO they can't be very diff
! ferent, he said, somewhat as if he re-
sented my noticing the difference.
SEQ well together 7 echoed. How
could that be?'
{" All the doctors horses are fine AMI
mails, he continued.
I" 'Ah ? said. I didn't care to enter
into discussion with the driver, but
something impelled me. to say, Your
master knows how to select q horse OF
course, being in the business.
" NO one better, Miss. The doctor
never gets taken in in a horse trade
"sYour master is horse doctor? l
said.
'tThe well-bred, English looking driver
actually turned his head and looked at
me- In an instant he had recovered
himself and answered me:
No, Miss, he aint.
ellis tone was SO aggrieved that was
sorry l had wounded his feelings and
| fastened to make amends. l know how
sensitive servants are to apparent dlsre
spect to their master, and although the
master in this case was but livery
stable keeper, who was known as doctor,
I didn't want to lower his dignity In the
eyes of his servant, so [ said:
" Veterinary surgeon, believe horse
doctors are called; it is the same thing.
''He made no reply, though he still
looked aggrieved, and we whirled along
III silence.
''We met various people whom I knew.
They stared slightly as they bowed to
me, and even smiled more than was
necessary.
" They think it is my own,' I said to
myself, meaning the swell turnout.
"When we reached Mrs. Staniford's s
I told the driver to take the horse to the
stables and be at the door in an honr.
Let me pass over the hour spent IN dis
cussing that fine dramatic poem, spoiled
by too much telling, The Ring and the
/ Book At the end of that hour my
driver was waiting for me, aud we were
soon whirling along again toward the
city. When [ reached my whilom home
I gave the man little tip, and told
/ him to come for me the next week at the
same hour, and to tell the doctor, his
master, that [ wanted the same horse
also. Then [ went into the house, and
instead of going to my room l went into
/ the drawing room, l was so full of my
/ enjoyable drive that wanted to talk
about it. A group of the ladies in the
house wefe gathered around the open
fire and [ joined them. They had been
| talking as [ entered, but as l drew near
/ they ceased speaking. Mrs. Otis was
one of the group, and seated next to her
was a big fellow who stared at me more
! than / enjoyed. But I was too full of
my drive TO resent it
&c Such a drive!' I exclaimed raptur-
ously.
g Il should think sol said Mrs. Otis,
with peculiar infection.
q am going to have that horse and
drive every week, L continued.
1ndeeTl!' said Mrs. Otis, with the
same infection.
"'Yes. | told the man to tell the
doctor that I wanted it regularly. Did
you ever hear of anything more absurd,
that man was really hurt that I should
call his master a horse doctor!-veterin-
ary surgeon does sound better, sup
pose
"I should think so!' murmured the
big fellow with a broad smile.
81 can tell you was indignant at his
impudence, but Mrs. Otis spoke before
1 had a chance to petrify this audacious
fellow with glance.
DIR. Mainwaring naturally would
not be looked upon as a horse doctor, or
even a veterinary surgeon by his serv-
ant, she said sweetly. is it possible,
also, that the servant found it hard to
understand how lady could speak dis
paragingly of his masters profession
when availing herself of his equipage.'
His equipage! [ echoed. Il don't
understand you, Mrs. Otis. Please make
yourself clear
"But she did not have an opportunity.
The strange young man rose and said
with great courtesy, though his mirthful
face contradicted his grave words: Il am
DR.. Mainwaring, and I am charmed if
you are pleased with my horse. like
his gait myself, and | am proud that an
accident should have made it possible
for Miss Lowering to judge of it.
''It all flashed over me then. [ had
taken the wrong horse.
" DO you mean to say that you didn't
really know that it wasn't your horse 2
said Mrs. Otis, a little later, after every
thing had been satisfactorily explained.
"'Of course I didn't l exclaimed,
Indignantly. DO you think am in the
habit of stealing horses?'
! Il didn't know she replied. 4
knew you were in the habit of doing ex-
ceedingly queer things
"I don't call stealing horses queer
things, I said.
"Did you ever see DIR. Mainwaring
again2" asked Laura.
yes" said Kate.
Eyes. " said Jack, looking at her quiz
zically. "She contrived many O meeting
after that. know, was there"
"But," said Berry, "his name was
Mainwaring.
$50 is mine; John Mainwaring Gray
is my whole name," Jack replied.
ooh" we exclaimed in contented
chorus, glad to know that Kate's adven-
ture had ended in a romance.
The big clock in the hall struck II.
'Midnight," said Kate. &" bed,
girlies, or your roses will not bloom to-
morrow Good night"
"Good night" we cried, trooping up
! the wide, old fashioned staircase. Laura
fingered moment behind the rest :;
Berry had some difficulty in lighting
her bedroom candle. When she came
/ into the room we shared together was
looking out over the meadow glittering
with frost under the light of the harvest
moon.
"Tm sorry thesstory ended that way"
she said emphatically, rubbing one of
her fair hands vigorously and suspicious
ly with her handkerchief. "There is al
together too much nonsensical romance
! about, any way.
els there" | asked dreamily, turning
away from the sight of the fairy meadow
bathed in the pale splendor of the moon.
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