Los Cerrillos rustler., 1891-07-03

since sou ds,riiue 20 march. why, mehlsc I
fuu'd like o. ride a. the head onto the /
old mari. Hes
How !. shc under the saddle asked I
Edwin. o. whom the proposal was not I.
displcn,inV
.'Purty deliberate admitted his
uncle. ''bui surc. yuu know.
"nrlihcuie." laughed nannie. well
give you half an hours start Edwin.
aud aerce 90 reach llroomyi.le when
sou do. The old mare has seen her
best days. and seems determined % get
out of an work she can On her old age.
That's fact. chucklcd his uncle.
s'WLy. .he's got 70 the point of plaviu'
sick now when she sees us all loadiu'
the Vaughn fer market 'Somethhi's
the matter with Bcss.' said Hiram to
me morc'n wunst ON them occasions,
and ~ We he'd to hitch mp another hoss.
fer SURF enough. Bess wouldn't neither
eat nor drink. but jest stood In her
stall drpupin. liut one day happened
to bc near when the waggin moved
out'n the yard and purity soon, when 1t
clattcrrd down the road. | seed Bcss
/ fan 10 her oats with jest a. good a APP
petite ~ CROWN boy. You cute old
thing. says |, a-laughin'. and forthwith
gave her an eVtry supply O. oats as a
mari, o'my probation.
I'D have given her the lash" said
Edwin. shortly. "The lazy old brute,
/ III put her 20 her PAGES to-day, III
warrant YOU"
1 A. IL tf.sI tHaFf
ME. "and Il does seem 20 me that a
home ought 10 be provided for the poor
old wurn-out horses, like the homes for
old men and women
THAT would be good idce, Dannie, -
said his uncle. ~ good and faithful
servant deserves morc'n a knock on the
head when the time comes fer him TO
lay his burdens down. Don't you think
80, Edwin?'
Il believe in the survival Of the
fttest." was the learned reply, to
which the old man only stared, won
dcring what fits" had To- do with the
question. And So tn subject was dis
missed. with the understanding that
Edwin would proceed To town upon the
back Of cute old Bess
"lIurrah for the Fourth Of July
shouted score or more of the village
lads some hours after, as they fell into
line under the leadership of Dannie,
"Hurrah for the great day of lndepcud'
cncc,"
Edwin, a short while before, in spot
less linen and fashionable attire. hat
set out upon horseback, as agreed
Il have no intention Of joining th'
. rabblc." said he, when mounted, to hi
, uncle. 81 am out of place among th'
! common herd, you know
= "The-thc-w what" inquired the oil,
! man, caressinr Bes,s nose II didn'
know there was goin' 10 bc rafiie any
4 where's, nuthcr.'
D 81 said the rubblc.'" corrected Ed
p win-"thc procession, or parade, a
u you may call it. only go out of curl
osity 10 see specimen of countr,
militia, with which words he touchc,
liess with n whip. and proceeded 4
put the mare to her PAGES.
"llc's not much of rider, though
the old man, looking after their disar
peuring figures. Fer all his airs, h
can't come up to Dannic a-r1din hoss
back"
But Edwin, familiar with every Eng
hsh fad, bobbed mp and down in tn
most approved style, fully convinced o
his ability To show the country bump
kins a thing or two in the way of fash
ionable riding.
Bess did not choose to keep her pace
any longer than was pleasing TO her
self, however. and successfully resiste
all Edwin's efforts to force her theret,
Blows, entreatics, and some prctt
strong language failed Ia affect tn
imperturbable beast, and on sh
T logged as demure as a country lassi
on her way to the fair.
Y The tramping OF feet, loud huzza
and the occasional roll of drur
o aroused her tagging energies Danni
e and his company, upon a by-path, wer
4 marching on their way to town.
o For some reason, unknown to EC
win, these sounds put new life into tn
/ old mare, so that he was fain to dra'
a her under the shade of spreading oal
4 in order to spare himself the humilig
v tion of entering the town ut the head c
/ a company of rustics wearing thre,
cornered paper hats.
S Keep up your mettle, old horse" h
5 said, land Wen astonish the natives
o after all, and, surmising that Dannie'
n company had ere this joined the othe
1 pumpkins, he entered the main stree
q of the town.
: At that instant upon the summer al
y rang the clear notes of buglc. Bes
= started like one electrified. Again
e came, sweet, clear, silvery. Years ha
: flown since the old horse had hear
/ that sound, but she knew 1t wei