Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

murs of admiration, were heard on all
sides as the delicate beauty of her up
turned face was noted.
Out in the ladies' parlor the uncon-
scious girl was soon restored to normal
and bright condition, aud, after asking
where she was, in the good, old
fashioned, dramatic manner, she voiced
the hope that there were no reporters in
the house. 1t so happened that the affair
was not published in the papers, and the
story was not generally credited, or, at
least, no great value was accredited to
it, when several neat slips containing q
picturesque rhetorical framing of the in
telligence were received in the various
newspaper offices from the theater man
ager. There are some who will not be-
lieve that the beautiful girl really
tainted, indeed, members of the party
TO which she contributed her radiant
presence, have whispered that it was all
a sham and not new one with the PAM
pered belle. 1t is reasonable to believe
that the trick, if such it was, will not be
worked again, because 1t did not pay in
the least SO long as it was never fspol-
fully recounted in print.
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You all know what becomes of the
poor chap and the rich girl when he is
valorous in her presence-ln novels.
They marry. Here is the real thing. A
pair of maddened horses attached to q
handsome carriage that was overturned
and splinteTiug to atoms flew down Fifth
avenue Yesterday at such a pace that no
oneTared to confront them. Coachmen
turned their horses into cross streets as
they discovered the runaways approach
ing, and passers-by withdrew to posi-
lions of safety to gaze at the frightful
scene. Some one would surely be killed.
The insane beasts were certain to dash
into one of the crowd of carriages and
bring destruction to its occupants. One
or two men ran into the street and ex-
tended their arms to intimidate the
horses, but the latter galloped steadily
on and the half-hearted life savers got
out of the way. Several men coming
out of a fashionable club actually
stepped back for fear the horse might
ascend the steps and trample them to
death. When the frightened ANIMALS
were near Thirty-fourth street a covered
market wagon was seen TO be in its path.
Everybody shouted to the driver, and
he, lad of twenty, leaned out from his
seat and looked behind him. Discover
ing the situation of affairs he quickly
drew his horse up to the sidewalk.
Jumping to the ground he went out into
the center of the street and stood wait
ing for the runaway team, his head low
cred little, his hands outstretched, and
his eyes fixed. Seeing his strange figure
in the long white frock, the horses
swerved to one side, and as they did so.
the butcher boy began running ahead Of
them, closing up nearer to them as he
did SO. Just as they reached him, still
shying to the side of the road, he
reached out his hand and caught one of
them by the bride.
No enc can say how the act was ao-
complished, but in another moment the
horses and the butcher boy were sprawl
ing on the pavement in an indistlnguish-
able mass. Then they were all three on
their feet again and the boy was at the
horses heads while both animals stood
quivering with fear. When the crowd
surrounded the boy his face was not even
pale. He acted precisely as if he had
done something he had to do, and the
compliments that were paid to him failed
to arouse the slightest indication of pride
or even of self-consciousness. When the
coachInan, who had been thrown from
his box but not severely injured, came
up. he asked the boy for his name snd