Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11

NSSSS1. " the delusion that
A% winter is q sham
and spring already
Is come. Thenth undiscourageable
grass of the bottom puts forth its tiny
shoots and greens all the plain. The
willow twigs have q pink haze as Of
rising sap and spring time, and the
olumps of mistletoe scattered through
leaflest tree tops, the brilliant gloss of
holly leaves here and there and still !,
beautiful verdure of the live oaks relieve
the dreariness Of those vast woods of gum
and cypress.
Such day shed fits gracious warmth
everywhere as Cecil and Ally rode
along. g..
II there were no flowers there were
gorgeous dogwood leaves still cliDging to
slender saplings; and blood-red swamp
hackberries and dogwood berries spek-
ling their network of purple twigs.
Little did either of the boys notice the
beauty about them.
Hot and angry, or coldly angry, they
.rotted over the soft ground where the
ruined Cypress needles muffied their
horses football.
Ally, in spite of his buster was hurt
quite as much as angry. Cecil felt that
he had come off best in the encounter,
yet he was conscious of an uncomfortable
suspicion that he was more to blame than
the violent Ally.
After all, those favorite knights OF
his never deserted their faithful re-
tanners. Cobbs had been Col. Seaton s
orderly in the war. 1t was unjust to
compare Cobbs to that fat, selfish Mar
tin, the butler, who took commission
from the butcher and grocer and cheated
his master in half dozen ways. Their
servants served them for money. eff
they didn't get high wages they wouldn t
stand mammals nonsense, thought
Cecil unexpectedly, He knew that his
father had men in his employment who
served, as Cobbs did, for love. Maybe
Ally was nor 90 wrong about Cobbs.
am not saying that the otter skin had
not some weight with Cts.
But of course he was not going to make
any advances to Ally.
Ally, on his part, did not know what
to say.
But he was sure that it was his duty as
host TO do something in repRration for
his fit of passion.
MAYBE you'd like to know the best
way to kill pig" said he finally, hold
ing out verbal fay of truce.
81 brought my revolver, - said Cecil,
not relaxing his dignity.
"well, you can shoot 'em with revolv-
ers, - Ally continued, though he flushed,
Though they generally take guns. They
shoot from hosebRok. It's dangerous TO
shoot on foot; once c., a man, was
shooting hogs and his gun was empty
and he ID shot a whaling big Teller and
Henri, our dog Henri, you know, jumped
on him and there was a terrible wrestle2-
rolling over 6Hd over, everything all .
bloody. c., the man jumped off his
horse. The other man-Mr. Markham,
the clerk at the store that wss-says:
"Don't you jump of, the critters
dangerous! Tell you that's Ally's
deg, says he, and jumped and went at
the hog with his knife and he killed him,
900. But he got rip in the arm that
laid him up for month, and Henri was
nearly bout killed. -
'fWho was the man?'' said Cecil.
s'Cobbs, said. Ally.
A dead silence. Cecil made no COM
msnt on Cobb's bravery. .
They rode as far as the bayou, then
turned into the forest.
Now and then Ally would make some
remark about the spot; occasionally
Cecil would ask a question; the greatest
civiltY was maintained and nothing could
be more irksome than Ally found the sit
uation.
With deep sigh of relief he he ard the
far Of baylng of the hounds and the
echoing horns. They were in the wake
OF the chase.
Now everything else was forgotten.
s'They re coming this way +" cried
Ally, excitedly, "Hii look out! Here
thef arsi'
WIKI rush and clamor the hounds
burst through the trees. After them
came the horsemsn,
They shouted. The horns rang. The
horses eyeballs glowed, their nostrlls d.
Jared: they were wild as their riders.
The chase swept by and the boys gall
Hoped In the rear.
'fGiye your horse his head,'' said
Ally, she knows the way better than
you. Came oni'
A forest ftre had cleared 9 wide space
before shem, in which fallen trees,
charred logs and pronged roots made an
uncanny looking litter.
Yet over this dangerous ground dogs
ana horsemen galloped at full speed,
1eapiug, lodging, stumbling, but never
hating.
The hounds escaped out Of view. but
on The horsemen rushed furiousiy, horses
as wild ~ the men.
Something contagious in this tumuIt
Of sound and motion cred the boys
heads.
They dashed after the hunters. Be-
yond she burned clearing was the tall |
cane, high above q idsri g head
The Bounds plunged In after the pigs. |
The boys, In the rear, heard 8 great |
medley of yells. barks and gunshots.