Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-01-21

time since he had contained any thing
The police were very clear that tho tw,
tramps had ohccltmatel tho ono minis
ter, and made off with the nice animal
AS to the chance of recovering her in
that event. thoy were MOI nearly so
clear But the minister kept one obsti.
nate consolation tho repeated attempts
OF strangers to capture her, which he
had seen the bright creature outwit.
He made up his mind TO quit the city
and scour the country.
The third morning, early, he went to
Deacon Goodman, and camo back with
his stately and feet black steei, which
stood paving at the gate, while the hur-
ried breakfast was eaton. Should they
stop for family worship this once1
YES" said the parson, prayers and
provender hinder no mans journey"
From the Holy Book to the dusty
road, behind the trotter's flying feet
Here comes u man riding horse
something like Noll. Shall we pull up
and ask him? Is 1t any use? Yes, well
try once more. Feeling as IL the man
had already heard IT five hundred times,
the stereotyped question, with the cluck
already on his tongue, to start his horse
on when he gets the expected negative.
But, to his vast surprise, comes the an
swer:
Eyes, / saw her two nights ago going
out this road near the toll-gate. The
gate-keeper was watching her, and his
boy started with another horse to catch
her, but she left him out OF sight"
At laston TIE track OF the gamo, on
went the hunters.
THAT delay OF worship, Charlie. Just
sent us to this man. Otherwise we
should have passed the turn OF the road
without meeting him."
On now, to Brother Ransom's, where
Nell was purchased. Beyond tho high
mill, down little green lane, they
found the miller. lie was unafiectedly
dismayed to find that his favorite, which
he had boon slow to part with to the
minister, had disappeared. She had not
been there, nor been seen by any one on
the place.
Whom did you buy her OF, Brother
the minister asked.
why, Of DIR. Douglas, OF Warsaw.
He has large farm at South Salem, but
is president Of the national bank at
Warsaw, and you will find him there in
business hours"
South Salem was twenty-six miles east |
the direction the mare had taken, the |
having turned from the straight |
road TO drive around to the mill-where |
ne supposed she would have gone had |
she kept on straight cast 1t was a |
slight clue, but would do for what tho |
scientists call working hypothesis.
Across then to strike the great road |
farther on. Then came encouragement.
The blacksmith at the four corners had |
seen no such animal, and, like most |
people who do not know thing, was |
sure he should If there had been any |
hing to know. But with faith in the
equine instinct the parson still pressed
A gang Of mon in meadow,
building great haystack-a sudden
lalt by the hedge-a hail and ques-
ion: "Ye-e-s!" came the far reply; ''just
efore dark, two nights agol She went
y flying! Going that way,"with long
rm pointing eastward. A thank you"
nd away! 1t is well known that min
sters do not need to eat; but the horse
nd boy had to be fed. So hospitable
arm opened its wide gates where the
aston had been q guest before.
Fresh, then, for work, and sped
it'll good wishes, away the pursuers
ent. hot upon the trail. The little
lrg of Windsor crowns the hill few
lies on. All questions are referred to
ip Van Wrinkle, the tavern-keeper,
ore-keeper, postmaster, and imprinted,
va voce newspaper Of the place. There
. sits at his door in the sun, with a
ne outlook all over the village.
"Yes, / saw such mare, very pretty,
'und and slick. knowcd she hadn't
IN astray very long. was sitting right
Iere about nine o'clock. Tuesday night.
here was jest a dim moonlight. She
me up that hill from the west, and
led to 20 down that road towards War
w. There was two men talkin' at
Ie corner, and she went up two or three
mes and turned back. Then she
arted up through town too fast to stop
sr-up toward the forks OF the road
'nder, and which way she went, |
uldn't tell"
Further inquiry developed the fact
at the left-hand road at the aforesaid
rks led to Limbo, the headquarters OF
horse-thieves' underground railroad.
here almost all the stolen horses OF
g region were passed through. But
q right hand road bore eastward, and
IS roundabout way to Warsaw and :
'uth Salem, the road where tho men
I'd been talking that night being the
rect ono.
The minister decided for the right d
md road. But instantly all clue dis '
'peared. Not man, woman or child {
ID seen such horse, or any horse.
40 more he inquired, the blanker grow
o ignorance. Would IL not be better @
turn back and try the other road? But Il
9 parson reasoned that these people
ent 70 bed early. and stray horse
piping through after nine o'clock, v
ong that dusty road, would not DO apt b
be heard or seen. SO he stopped ask r
g questions, and kept the trotter
'eeding to Warsaw. At the bank, DR..
ouglass, stout, gray and kind, gave all
10 Information he had--remembered =
Ie mare perfectly; she had been raised y
, neighboring farm, and bought and
oxen at two years old by his hired 5
an, John Sedgwick; he had bought her 2
hen John went West, and sold her TO i
r. Ransom. He thought the possibility Z
Iat sno had gone all that way homo '
as very shadowy, and was most COM !
Issionately kind in giving parting d.
ctions.
Unhitching the black horse, In mus
& mood, the parsons eye fell on man S
It'll a lantern and an oil-can, who was a
opping to talk with hardware NOR 1
Iant opposite. A sudden thought oc.
FRED to him, and he accosted the man h
It'll his inevitable question. Instantly !,
light came into the mans face.
eyes, sir" he replied. at was about
idnight two nights ago. / am night
Itchinan, and saw her walking pretty
It along the street, and tried to pass {,
r on the sidewalk, to sec II knew c
r. But as soon as sho saw was try
! to head her, she broke into run, and b
mt out OF sight down that street." T
stward still; the lost clue was caught 1,
again.
Then solid fifteen miles through tho
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