West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-09-17
THE HORSE RAN AWAY
And The Clothing Of Three Fair
Bathers was in the Buggy
Behind Him.

keep secret an incident that occur
red last Monday. Two of the
ladies are married and had invited
a twenty year-old unmarried young
lady to accompany them on drive
mp Little Grave creek.
The day wat hot and sultry, and
under the trees along the bank of
the creek no breath Of air seemed to
stir. The ladies had taken the
drive for the purpose Of enjoying
the fresh air, and, as they seemed to
find no relief in driving. concluded
to enjoy a cooling bath, to which
the murmuring of the brook irresis-
tlbly invited them. A clear pool
with white sandy bottom, was soon
cspied beneath the branches of
spreading oak. Carefully glancing
around, even standing mp on the
seat OF the buggy to better survey
the country and thus detect the
possible presence of a peeping Tom,
the ladies decided the coast was
clear and dismounted from the
vehicle. The horse was tied with
extreme care and the ladies wan
dered TO the brink of the pool,
dotted all their clothing and placed
1t IN the buggy. With many little
shudders and kicks and squeals
they first tested the temperature of
the water, and gradually becoming
bolder, at last plunged bravoly into
the stream. 1t was just cold
enough to be pleasant, and the fair
nYmphs disported themselves to
their hearts content. Ne Actaon
was concealed in the shrubbery
ready to reveal himself and cover
with confusion their fair checks !;
no eye saw them, no ear heard
them.
A full half hour was spent in de-
lightful abandon, and the bathers
were congratulatlng themselves on
their discovery of this secluded nook
and were arranging for other visits,
when a change came Ger the spirit
Of their dreams. Tired of looking
at the gambols of the sportive three,
the horse had at last decided TO free
himself. and after several Jerks at
Eist succeeded in breaking the hal
Ter that bound hfm to the sapling.
When the ladies, their attention at
tracted by the crack of the parting
leather, looked up, the hungry stced
was fast speeding toward the town.
drawing behind him the buggy, with
It's freight.
The piercing shrieks emitted by
the alarmed women only served to
accelerate the beasts pace, and when
he looked around and perceived
three ghostly forms tearing after
him through the woods, he broke
into trot. "Stop him. Stop that
horse ~ the poor women cried, as
fheir clothes rapidly receded from
view. "Oh! Stop him +! What
shall we do ?" Thoughts Of their
extraordinarily like condition,
recollection OF the long way home
through well settled district,
flashed through their minds, aud
they were well nigh frantic. But
not doomed tothe fate they thought
n store for them. About a quarter
Of a mile distant farmer had been
working Ia corn-feld. concealed
from tie view OF the ladies when
thcy surveyed the country prior "a
taking their bath. This farmer
heard the shrioks, and leaving TN,
corn 70 see what was up, saw tn,
horse and buggy travelling tho road
To RUS across the field, jump The
Fence and grasp the animal by tn
Tidle was matter Of bat % few
Agtes, and turning The rig arounC
Pc runaway back. Thought
appearance they presentc,
RON the minds Of the nov
sI6 femalea, and when th
man approached, they clothed j.
naught but gratitude, stood undo
tree. They were brought rudel
70 their senses when they agair
turned around and saw The 6untry
man Walking OF, with his ~ac
t3ward them and broad or6
stretching bis oouatcnanco.
The ladies re-attircd themsoIyo
and fastened back to town, bindin.
eaoh other by oil they cousidcrc.
.......f ........