New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
OVERHEARD At THE HORSE SHOW.
CONVERSATION WHICH MEANT GOOD DEAL
MORE THAN 1T SAID, UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES.


| CIRCUMSTANCES.
There was q difference of opinion for time rs to
whether they were bride and bridegroom or only en-
! gagged At first il seemed likely that they were on
their wedding trip but in the end the vane OF opinion
shifted and pointed steadily In the engaged direction
But there not the slightest doubt about their de-
votion to each other. He apparently knew very little
about horses and she evidently believed that he knew
everything under the skies He did not seem to take
| much interest in the Horse Show. He was too so
fictitious about her for that II she got yard away
from him he hurried close in the yawning gap be-
tween them II there breath 81 air he asked her
IL she were not afraid of the draug and when she said
in voice that very attractive that she was not
her eyes said just plainly as womans eyes ever SAID
ANYTHING TO man that she was not afraid of anything
when she was with him. 1t wasn't too cold for her
and II wasn't too hot for her. and she wasn't tired and
vet despite all she said he would have IT that her life
was in danger.
And the worst Of 1t was that every who was near
them heard every anxious whisper Of bis, caught every
low reply Of hers and understood the language wmcn
her brown eyes were speaking. If she had not been
such pretty little thing In such dainty gown ~ltn
lust the alntest touch of pink in her cheek ana sou
innocence in her dark eyes, would certainly
have laughed for it seemed the last place in the world
for two people who very much in love to come
and act like little turtle doves SO no one laughed and
every one thought it would be too bad even to smile,
| When sly gances met they turned as II the
| people were ashamed TO be detected by any one
| in mockng. And it must be confessed that the
writer feels something like brute at writing this for
when he was there he held his eyes respectfully down
| or looked long at the horses But then everyone
listened no one could help it, mean as he felt about It,
| eyes he said I'm tender voice, that's hunter
are Won sure II isn't chilly here yes there he is down
in the catalogue No. 17,43o II you do feel cod,' he
added anxiously, "dont stay any longer on my ac-
count"
Number II 432, but that says this one Is hackney
No, really I'm not cold, Willard you said 1t was a
| hunter"
| "Rut II is hunter he said "you see you must
follow the line straight across You have one entry
and another number" Then he added very anxiousy'
" You do look tired. / am afraid
"Oh dear no. / could look ut them Forever aren't
they lovey7 Honestly, WILL" this in whisper, I'm
not tired III tell You the minute am Another OF
| ,boee sneal,inr chances "Where are the tandems
| Have you seen any OF themF .
II was necessary to explain in very low voice that
the tandems were not in that part OF the buiidne,
and he rewarded with iooh Oh "eOohi'0"' "
| his vast store of knowledge
! "This must be a jumper she said.
@Oh. no, she isn't jumper very tendery'
"But she's jumping in there "ehes res,ese'
| aIooki She wants to Jump over the fence Maybe
sbe wants 10 come to us. I'll go up and speak TO ner
Don't do that" he said hasuiy, ercao ahAfo'' Il"
mis- tone. .,u
awhy ~ raising her eyebrows so that ne got fun
| glance OF the brown eyes
| "She might bite you
@she wouldn't bite me- would she :" suons empnhSi'
on the me- RAW ,ou
| The answer was lost for it was In very low
ubIsper. She must be jumper She u1es so hAru
! TO lump over the fence. LOOK In ,he '"''Asuo anu
| see If she isn't jumper" - !. 49,,
! Catalogue is dumb on the subject Tor aii ne can
discover but he finally says doubtiuiy hat snc ID
Jumper" after ALL ~ .,.,
10 tnes inmn all The time. In the same voice that
ma Wonjd say Jumping Jack was made to jump
vi" = should think they would get tired. ., ,h.r
"oh. no, you its their breeaing anu ''e" '''e'
get used to IT, how stunned of me-" This brings out
| haStv denial that she could be stupid .,,,
And those dear little things; ,,o w..' arc '''
sb lilies shetland ponies in fact she ad1res 'ms men
| and This brings out a lcw promise sol,ee INV
Do YOU Yes ?-beauul-al you bo want asc gives him
, hVerS ~ V thsnks That was narrow escape hau
q Hozen pairs Of eyes Just escapea oeihs '''"s"'
d e u Im sfre you're tired - .a,,
rot in the least td Msy Of son Teprosch More
chances and Z" II you are tired
:. am just a little ,r.s afraid en- and he
ihefe; With her carefully protecting her from
| tbo touch Of the world, roro mn, sbetlands but
plain ponies Of eO%r ' was n SIMPLY va" mother dis
trcsseS as only horse can De, peunn aSmired and
rards away from her box, was pems a tbare were
| netted by group Of women y, M 49, yerv com
pc dranrhts and the temperature wa y, ' Iad
10 ant not until after the young couple nu
ortaDe, the other visitors look al the horses winch
| fbey had forgotten thus FAR 10 do'