The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28


Trust in thyseif-then spur arnain:
So shall Charybdis wear a grace
Grim Etn;. laugh tae Ly5ian plain
Take roses TO her shrivel'd face
This orb-this round
OF sight aud sound
Count it the lists that God hath built
For naughty hearts TO ride a-tjt>
FINIs-Master fuckers Farewell
"And very pretty moral on four gentle
men that pass their afternoon asserting susilS
to racer
At these words. spoken in delicate, foreign
voice, we all started round, and saw young
lady standing behind Us
Now that she was the one who had passed
US in the coach saw at once. But describe
her, to be plain, cannot, having tried a
many times So let me say only that she
was the prettiest creature on Gods earth
(which, hope, viii satisfy herr that she had
chestnut curls and mouth made for laugh
ing: that she wore a kirtIe and bodice of gray
silk taffety, with gold pomander box hung
on a chain about her neck; and held out s
drinking glass towards US with Frenchifed
grace.
Gentlemen, my father is sick, and viii
taste no water but what is freshly drawn. !
ask you not TO brave Charybdis or 1E.tna, but
to step out into the rainy yard and draw me
a glasSful from the pump there; for our serv-
ant is abroad in the town"
To my deep disgust, before 1 could find a
word that villainous old pickpocket had
caught the glass from her baud and reached
the door. But ran after; and out into the
yard we stepped together, where l pumped
while he held the glass TO the spout, flinging
away the contents time after time, till the
bubbles on the brin and the elm on the out
side were to bis liking.
Twas he. too, that gained the thanks on
our return.
Mistress" said he, with a bow, my
young friend is raw, but has good will.
Confess, now, for his edification-for he is
bound on long journey westward, where,
they tell me, the maidens grow comeliest-
that looks avail naught with womRnkind be
side dashing manner"
The young gentlewoman laughed, shaking
her curlS.
''Tll give him in that case three better
counsels yet: first for by his habit l see he is
on the kings side, let him take circuit
from this place to the south, for the road be
tween Marlborough and Bristol is, they tell
me, all held by the rebels; next, let him
avoid all women, even though they ask but
an innocent cup of water; and, lastly, let him
shun thee, unless thy face lie more than thy
tongue. Shall say more?"
why, no-perhaPs better not" replied the
old rogue hastily, but laughing all the same
That's a clever lass he added, as the door
shut behind her
And indeed, was fain next morning TO
agree to this. For, awaking, l found my
friend who had shared a room with mel al
.-ady up and gone, and discovered the reason
in sheet Of writing pinned TO my clothes:
You've SRI convict myself Of ingratitude; but
habit is hard TO break So have made off with
the half Of thy guineas and thy horse The resi-
due and the letter thou dearest leave. It's
good world, and experience should be bought
early. This golden lesson leave 10 return for the
guineas. Believe me, tbs OF more worth. Read
over those verses on the window pane before
starting, digest them. and trust thy obliged
PETER The JACKMAN.
Raise not thy hand so often TO thy breast; It's
a sure index of hidden valuables.
Be sure l was wroth enough; nor did the
calm interest of the two snail owners appease
me when at breakfast told them a part of
the story. But l thought / read sympathy
In the low price at which one of them offered
me his horse Twas tail, black brute, very
strong in the loins, and l bought him at once
cut of my shrunken stock of guineas At 10
O'Clock / set out, not along the Bath road,
but bearing to the south, as the young gen.
tlewoman had counseled. | begin to hold
high opinion of her advice.
By II o'clock I was back at the inn door,
camoring to see the man that sold me the
horse, which had gone dead lame after the
second mile.
dear hearth cried the landlord, they are
gone, the both, this hour and a half. But
they are coming again within the fortnight.
and en- expressly TO report if you returned,
as they had a wager about il"
! turned away, bordering. Two days on
the road had put me sadly out of conceit
with myself. For mile after mile ] trudged,
dragging the horse after me by the bride,
till my arms felt as il coming out from their
sockets ] would have turned the brute
loose and thought myself well quit Of him,
had il not been for the saddle and bride he
carried.
Twas about ) in the evening, and still
Iaboring along, when, over the low hedge
10 the right, a man on a sorrel mare lesped
easily as a swallow and alighted some ten
PAGES or less in front q me, where be dis
mounted and stood barring my path. The
muzzle Of his pistol was IN my face before ]
could lay hand to my own.
Good evening" said l.
You have money about you, doubtless,
Erowled the man CURLY. and in a voice that
made me start. For by his voice and figure
il the dusk / knew him for Capt Settle; and
in the sorrel with the high white stocking |
recognized the mare Molly. that poor An
thouy ki.ligrew had given me almost with
his last breath
The bully did not know me, having but seen
me for AZ instant al The Crown, and then
in very different attire
Il have but a few poor coins, / answered
Then hand EN- over
BE snot # l do" SAID I. IN a passion; aud,
pulling out q handful from ny pocket, !
dashed them down In the road
For moment the captain took bis pistol
from nv face ard stopped p clutch 81 he
golden coins as they trick,ed aud ran 70 night
and left TIE next. Z mad struck out With
~ right Is. and down re went staggering.
His pistol dropped out Of his hand ard *
pioded between ny feet ] rJzsued 70 Molly
caught her bride, and lcaped on Ter bacE
Twas a near thing. for 1ze captain was rush
ing towards Us But a. tie call Of ray voios
the mare gave & bound and turned, ard
down the road vas borne li-at Is q feather I
4 DuiIet vEizzr3 pas; ny en-. hard tie
cUrso E1iacie With tie report, an.
then vas ont CT range ard gal,oFiug through +
the drss
fC0NTTNT- SUNDAY MORNING