The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-01-21

TAX about picking up handkerchie
and quarters from the ground, lear
: ing on and off hols or hanging @
one side of him and firing under hi
neck, all the while going at full gal
t lop, but there are not SO many, eve
s among thorough gong COW men, VIII
s can perform these feats, as is sur
posed. Howtv r, there we're sewers
III the party that could perform al
these ADD many more to admiration
: there was no Eoor or even mediocr
work. Young Melton>s riding wa
something magnificent, he sat like
tower on his strong iron gray, and a
he came sweeping down the track tb,
impression of force and power ss
tremendous, overwhelming-he wa
like an embodied thunderbolt. II:
bore down upon two fellows tina
were racing, ran the gray betwee1
them, grasped right and left and wen
on with a maD in each arm while the
two horses sprang away with empty
saddles. Everybody applauded loud.
ly; 'Melt's scooped the whole race.
Hurrah for Melt?'> 'What dye leave
the horses for, Melt"
But the boys was very form for
the eyes Of young love to linger on
The spare young outline, the 1.-THE,
sprirging grace, the light, alertness
vlg0r, and fearlessness! de seemed "a
glowing incarnation OF truth and love
and valor. Whether he bent forward
or back, twisted sideways or sat erect,
he seemed JUS poised in the saddle;
every movement, every attitude
charmed and satisfied the eye with its
perfection OF unstudIrd grace, like the
something Inetiabie in the slant OF a
birds wing, the turn of its gloss,
head, or the glance OF its quick, bligh,
eye.
The big fellow rode as fiueIy as
man could ride, but there was sone
thing mere ihan hors, mansiip in IL,
boys riding.
We danced that night to the pecuI
lar and beautiful MeHi.an music. A
harE, a yiol and Two violins, playe,
~ AeXicans who we're Musicians all
the fine and shearcrs in the Seasol
comprised our orchestra. We had
the Golondrina, La polonir aud soft
dreamy values with their singular
intervals piercing, sweetness and un>
m ne &
l saw my 10y Waiting with Louie.
They came past ms once aud both
young faces were flushed and bright
with smiles. Presently they passed
Acknowledgment on Marks face
was the shadow that somehow | telt
prescience of the first. The light
was gone from his eyes, the color and
smile from his lips. Louie was chats
tering gaTly and laughing up to him,
but he looked past her, with look of
fierce pain in the great black eyes,
at a young man, new conner, on the
other side of the room.
"Come and look at the tables,
whispered Mrs. Flint. We went out,
and in running about, helping, ar
ranging and devising. forgot the
boy for time.
Presently slipped on side veran,
da to cool my heated face a moment
in the soft and chilly air. The full
moon, the great white Texas moon,
rode almost up to mid,heaven, pour
ing its food of white radiance down
through the silent and crystal air. 1t
was like the sublimation, the apothe-
osis OF daylight; the beauty, lustrous
efulgence, without the harsh or I'm.
lovely details. Almost Simultaneous
y with my opening the door two men
rushed together just in front Of me
With knives in their hand, and the
next instant the towering form Of
young Melton dashed noiselessly into
the porch. He plucked them apart
as though they had been two kittens,
held the stranger in his right hand,
fairly shaking the knife from his grasp
and pushed Mark gently, but hastily,
to ward me, against me, through the
open door.
Don't, Melt, don't" said the boy
zone OF us hiss got to-
"A ait with him till | come back.
said young Melton, and away he wen
carrying the other fellow like rat
5y the back Of the neck.
Mark turned on me look of ago
nized desperation, face drawn ant
blanched and blackened almost be-
yond recognition, all the beauty AIT
soitness struck out it, the great lus
trous eyes blazing, the fine sensitiv,
features quivering fierceiy.
| slipped my arm through his AM
we walked silently up and down tb
silent hallway, | could hear his heavy
J gssping breath. / could feel hi
! heart leap and his frame tremble, an