The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-25
EARLY SPRING EXPERIENCE

EARLY 0PhiNG EXPERIENCE,
The early spring Of our North Ameri
q is a tickle and unscrupulous season
Sharp contrasts delight her; sudden
changes are her peculiar joy. To follow
warm days with cold billiards; 10 temp
the unszry out minus overcoats and
galoehes and then oyerwhelm them viii
a worse than January rigor; to run ths
temperature up and down the gamut O
degrees. from zero to midsummer heat
seems to afford her peculiar satisfaction
Il Is not TO be wondered at, therefore
that three elderly and highly pecunious
gentlemen Of New York, who left thai
city on an April morning, under skies Of
tender blue-grsy, sufused with COLDER
sunshine, should have found themselves
at kalf-past seven Of the same evening
struggling in snow-bank in the out
skirts of the little village called Pot
Haven.
OF them il might be truly said that
going out 10 shear they came back
shorn" Their errand, secret and in
formal conference with a financial mag
nate, who CHANGED 10 be spending a week
at ais country seat, had 10 do with one Of
those mysterious re-distributions Of 8
great railroad property, and puts money
into the pockets of few rich men and
takes It from a myriad Of poor ones
All had gone successfully, and chuck
ling over the idea Of their coming coup,
they had turned their horses heads city
ward-for tempted by the beauty Of the
weather, they had driven out in = light
open trap belon0ing to the younger Of
the three, only to find q snowstorm IN
der way and steadily increasing. The
wind was in their faces, the sleet fierce
and cutting, the reeolleetions Of the road
became confused by the binding shower
and more than one wrong turn was made
before Fate landed them, with broken
pole, in a drift four or five feet deep, ex-
actly where they did not know.
Mr. JOY Rollins, the oldest and richest
of the three men, fell undermost Mr..
Saltonstall on top Of him, and Perry
Pugh, the owner Of the team, crowned
the heap. He was up in a moment, and
with an activity worthy a younger man,
tried to rein in the kicking and strug-
Cling horses. It proved job beyond
his strength, and seeing a house close by
with lighted window, he began to call
for aid.
Halo, House House, l say Is there
anybody there Come out and help
me-"
The door opened and Mr.. Perry Pugh
uttered a forcible "Pshaw - for the form
which appeared on the threshold was
that Of woman, whose pettieOats fiut-
tered wildly in the wind as she leaned
forward 10 see who called.
as there q man there" shouted Mr.
Pugh in extremity, as the off-horse made
another desperate plunge
NO came back the answer IN a clesl
young voice. There isn't bat I'm Just
as good. Hold on one minute and III
be there"
She ran rapidly in and as rapidly re
turned. having thrust her feet into India
rubber boots and buttoned on cloak
Another second, and her hand was on
the bit Of the nearest horse.
Il can hold him. she cried. See i
some of you others can undo the har'
ness
Her hand seemed to possess some calm
ing influence over the horse, for present
ly he stopped rearing. Mr.. Pugh's ami
NAL also quieted down, 50 that he va
able to help in the embarrassing Soor
the horses were free
"NoR,' said the woman, @you anC
neil have to lead them 10 the barn"
She pointed to a dark blotch in th'
grayness, and with confident steps lei
the way towards. Perry Pugh FOLLOWED
as best be might. He heard her slide
door back, then the rattle Of horsei
feet on a wooden floor, but he sair moth
ing.
-Pve tied that one, said the woman
coming back. @Here, give me the reinl
of yours. know the way. Jimll fetet
out lantern directly
sWhy didn't you send this Jim in th'
first place ~ demanded Mr. Pugh, with
rather scant courtesy, as he followed tbs
sound Of hoofs under the cover, @instest
Of coming out and getting wet yourself.
Couldn't He's not to home" wa
the concise answer. Besides be IS to-
small, only twelve. But he oER carry I
lantern and he viii, when he comes in
She was hitching the horse as SIT
spoke, seeming to find by instinct th'
stall and the ring in the darkness
WED better get back TO the others
it's showing more than ever, she said
when the business was concluded.
Mr.. Seltonstall was trying to help Joy
Rollins on to his feet out Of the debris o
broken carriage, lap robes and snow
Hurt, Roliins9" asked Mr.. PER-,
Pugh, anxiously.
Not much. Shoulder is q little stiff
but it is nothing serious. Fm half froz
en-, however. Did you say there was
house nesr2"
~Yes, sir; and there Is a good hre Il
the stove put in the invisible girl
'sYou'd better sli come and get warm
It's no use trying to do anything Wit
the carriage til we can see III jus
PICK I'D the robes, though, II won't i'm
prove them to get soaked She heaPe'
thea in her arms as she spoke
This wsy, SIR she said; then notin
/ . s...,<-er on the mart Of Mr.. Rollins. Sd