Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-17

 traction and repu1sion were simulta- neous forces with him. His motions were unmeasu red, concentric and ec centric. He described the lines of longitude, latitude and altitude. At one instant there was colossal pitch, the next a horizontal prostration. He would start for one side of the street, but change his intentions before he ar rived there and walk back on his fore feet, an act that seemed sto affect his clinging rider unpleasantly, for at such periods there would be fresh rhap- so6y of blank verse.
 "I prayed that my Jimmy would see the fearful struggle in the street and come around another way. would not have him appear now for anything in the world, thought, for knew he would risk his life trying to save the unhappy disjointed wretch on that paving avalanche out there. Suddenly the beast concluded to right himself, using all his feet at once for the pur- pose, and after kicking peck of dust into the lamp of a gas-post, he walked quietly up to my horse and began to make friends, perfectly unabashed con- corning his recent diabolical conduct.
 ''The woe-begone creature on his back slowly wiped pint of father off his face and, to my horror and amaze ment, beheld my lawful partner. He tried to smile a ghastly recognition, and, in an asthmatic and wornout whisper, said feebly: T-guess-you- will have-to get on-whoa there, you blank fool!-the best way-you can.'
 1T implored him to get off, como in and go to bed, but he strengthened up for the first time, and said: No. I'll die first. You blamed fool, whoa there! Just then his horse tried to climb tree-bex.) Besides, can't get off. l never expect to again At this mo- ment, as if to clinch his prediction, the horse seemed to acquire a desire to light the gas with sparks from his heels, for he projected them out about five yards, to the entire destruction of the gas-lamp.
 II crept out carefully and led my horse around to the back fence and clambered on ignominiously with the aid of a sympathetic maid.
 Meanwhile the air was splinte red with adjectives and shorts by the rest i've couple in front. My husband showed his fine horsemanship by sticking on, but all lofty desire seemed to be swal- lowed up in that one feat. At least he gave no further illustration of his hap py and accomplished boyhood. He will do that, I thought as I rode up the street, when we have entered the green lanes and boslzy dells.'
 "There was patient look on the face of my foaming escort as he came down from looking over telegraph wire few minutes later. thought I heard !, ,s-~ -kol~ were not so, but at this instant he dashed the precipitation from his crim- son brow and hoarsely commanded me to ride on ahead. He said his horse didn't like company. I rode on obedi- ently, for I felt I had never been so near the verge of eternity before. Just as my thought had reached the point of gratitude, heard shout, and looking back saw horse and rider tearing over the road
 "'With terrible grumble, rumble and roar.
 Telling the battle was on once more'
 ''On they came, shedding foam flakes like the spray that drives before the typhoon. My spouse was saving at the bits; his elbows were Tapping like wings; his trousers had jolted up to his knees leaving his hosiery exposed to the rude gaze of the jeering crowd His hat clung faithfully to the back of his bobbing head. His coat had as stunned dropsical proportions, and made him look like toy balloon. There was a wild, weird look on his face as he churned past me yelling out like a Comanche Indian: Do you want to kill me?" There was an explosion at the end of the sentence, but the sound was in measure lost in the hubbub of clat- tering hoofs, barking dogs, and the screams of the frightened popuIace. II watched them rush down the de- serted street like a wild express train. I momentarily expected some feat in horsemanship, but the horse seemed to have a corner on feats and was work | ing the monopoly for all it was worth.
 'The last I saw of them was when the horse went around 0 corner on two legs and the boss rider with both arms flung around his lathered neck was clinging to him like glue. There was nothing reminiscent in the attitude.
 'I rode sadly home to build fire in the domestic altar and be in readiness | for the pieces when kind friends should bring them home.
 "When next I saw my husband he was standing up in street car. He | got off carefully and waddled into the l house with most diabolical expression on his face and said grimly, as he tried to kick the cat, that if his long-lost brother wished to recognize him now | was his opportunity, as he abounded in strawberry marks of a perfectly dis tinct character.
 1.-The altar fires went out entirely for several weeks, and the joys of boy | | l. ea.. kxo within our family circle. And now, when wish to go horseback riding, get up before daylight and slip out the alley gate. Tribune.
 Wanted the Color to Match.
 A young man from Kalamazoo which is in the state of Michigan, by