The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-16

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tim lie seemed u entertain Il dozen
or more ideas at the same moment At.
traction and rcpulsion were sinnlta-
ncous forces With hln Ills motions
were unnieasu rcd. concontrie and &C
centric he described the lines OF
| longitude. latitude and altitude Atone
| instant there was colossal pitch tho
next horizontal proSsratioa Ilo
would start for one side 81 tic street,
but change his Intentions before he ar-
rived there and walk back ol his fore
feet. an aet that seemed IL affect his
i clinging rider unpleasantly, fer At sneh
periods there would lie q fresh rbap.
sody Of blank verse,
/ II prayed that nay Jimmy would see
the fearful struggle Ia the street and
come around another way would
not have him appear now for anything
10 tho world, ! thought, for knew he
would risk his life trying q save tho
unhappy disjointed wretch on that
paving avalanche out there. Suddenly
the beast concluded TO right himself,
using all his feet at once far the pur-
pose, and after kicking peck ~ dust
into the lamp OF Eas-post, he walked
Iqnictly up to my horse and began 10
make friends, perfectly nnabasheel con.
corning his recent diabolical conduct,
/ ''The woe-hegone creature on his
back slowly wiped pint ~ lathcr OF
his face and. TO my horror and amaze.
ment. beheld my lawful partner lie
tried to smile q CHASTITY recognition,
and, in an nsthmatic and wornont
whisper, said fcebly ] guess YOU
win havc-to get on whoa there. you
blank fooll-the best way you can.
i ~ implorcd him TO ret of, come in
and 60 TO bed, but he Strengthened up
for the first time. and said No I'll
/ die FIRST You blamed fool, whoa thcret
(Just then his horse tried TO climb a
tree boxl Besides, ! can't get OH
never expect to again, Al this mo-
ment, as II 10 clinch his prediction. the
horse seemed TO acquire desire to
light the gas with sparks from his
heels, for he projected thcm ont about
Ave yards to tile entire destruction of
the gas-lamp
II crcpt out carefully and led my
horse around TO the back fence and
clambered on ignominiously with tho
aid Of sympathetic maid
i meanwhile the nir was splintcr red
with adiectives ndisnorts by the rest i.
I've couple In front My husband showed
his finc horscmanship by sticking on,
but all lofty desire seemed 20 be swal
lowed up In that one feat At least he
gave no further illustration of his hap
lpy and accomplished boyhood. He will
1 - 4 4.
street, when we have entered the
green lanes and boslsy dclls,'
There was patient look on the face
OF my foaming escort as he came down
from looking over telegraph wire a
few minutes later thought heard
his vertebrm give way, and asked II IL
were not so, but at this instant he
FLASHED the pcrspiration from his criin-
son brow aud hoarsely commanded me
TO ride on ahead lie said his horse
didn't like company rode on obedt
emily, for ! felt had never been SO
near the verge OF eternity before. just
as my thought had reached the point OF
lgratitudc, heard a shout, and looking
back saw horse and rider tearing over
the road
1
Telling the battle was on once moro.
ION they came, shedding foam lakes
like the spray that drives before tho
[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 jecring crowd
His hat chung faithfully To the back of
his bobbing head Ills coat had as
sumed dropsical proportions, and made
him look like toy balloon. There
was wild, weird look on his face rs
he churncd past me yelling out like o
Comanche Indian: Do you want to kill
me?'' There was an explosion at the
END of the sentence, but the sound was
In a measure lost in the hubbub Of clat-
tering hoofs, barking dogs, and the
screams Of the frightened. populace :.
II watched them rush down the de-
serted street like wild express trnin4
Z momentarily expected some feat in
Ihorsemanship, but the horse seemed to
have corner on feats and was work.
Ing the monopoly for all II was worth
"The last I saw III them was when
the horse went around corner on two
legs and the boss rider with both arms
flung around his lathcred neck was
clinging to him like glue. There was
nothing reminiscent in the attitude.
II rode sadly home to build q fire In
the domestic altar and be in readiness
for the pieces when kind friends should
bring them home.
4 when next saw my husband he
was standing up In street car He
got off carefully and waddled into the
house with most diabolicalc expression
: on his face and said grimly. as he tried
to kick the cat, that II his long-lo
brother wished to recognize him now
was his opportunity, as he abonnded in
strawberry marks Of q perfectly dis
tinct character.
'The altar firesr went out entirely
for several weeks, and the joys Of boy
hood have never since Leen referred to
within our family circle And now,
when wish to go horseback riding,
get UP cefore daylight and slip ont the
alley gate. ~ Chicago Tribune,
Wanted the Color to Match.
A young man froW Kalamazoo
which is III the state of Michigan, by
the vvav-yyas in Detroit not very long