The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10
WATCHED JIMMY RIDE.
A Long wishad-For Moment Ar
rived at Last.
lie Had Boasted OF His HorsemAnship.
but the Horse Had Monopoly on
Feats when He Attempted 70
Display His skin.

hut the Horse Had Monopoly ON
Feats when He Attempted 70
Display Ills SKIN.
There are great many women who
like to ride Not few of them have
experienced more or less difficulty In
providing themselves with proper es-
cort A woman to whom good horse
and pleasant bit Of country road are
an unspeakable JOY, q woman, too. who
is well-known throughout the United
States. tells the following tale Of woe
In which she played an important al
though not the principal part That
was left for the man in the case. II
had heard my lawful liege, Jimmy,
boast a thousand times Of his horse
manship when a boy. and had OBJ
served his fine critical air whenever
looking upon any equestrian display"
she says "As faithful and loving
spouse should had been deeply inn
pressed and naturally had a strong de-
sire to see him perform.
.'My requests In this direction were
always sufficient to set him relating
the legend OF his wonderful feats with
d marvellous Indian pony he once owned
when he was lad
I'VE never went TO circus that he
did not tell the oft-repeated romance Of
his youth, 10 the envions exclnsion 81
most Of the clowns perennial jokes
Through all the vaultings and agile
deeds Of the bareback rider he wore q
superior and ennuied air, and with q
shrug Of the shoulders exclaimed: %,
why don't they give US something new2
did that years ago when ] was q boy,
with my Indian pony. And Just then
I would slip off my seat to the ground
below - anything 10 cut of the tail Of
that pony. Nevertheless ] really be-
lieved my licge to be an unknown
Sticiney delicious and appropriate
name for bareback rider), and felt
that sawdust genius languished un-
discovered wasting his daring and agil-
ity in thesdesert Of domesticity. With
truly feminine subtlety endeavored
to beguile him into giving me demon
stration Of his accomplishment by join
ing me in the exercise.
Finally was successful and my
lndulgent lord left me one bright morn
ing telling me he would return In the
evening mounted, and that we would
take the long coveted ride together.
How happy wasl All day long I
had visions Of the conjugal ride 50 soon
to be taken. My minds ear could hear
the EXPLANATIONS OF admiration lav-
ished by spectators on my elegant and
dignified escort How superbly he sits
his horser Has the seat Of hnnterP
Born in the saddlei' A perfect Gem
tauri'
MY riding habit was viewed with
extremely critical eyes, Even my we'd
ding dress had received less inspection.
felt that must not put my escort TO
shame by an inferior appearance. !
blushed with pride as thought Of his
admiring gaze when we would be can
tcring side by side along the green
lanes and through bosky dells This
evenings communing should rekindle
the somewhat cooled fires upon our
conjugal altar. Under the steel hoofs
Of our spirited chargers we would put
the hard gradgrind facts that had
forced their way In and displaced the
dear romance or the past
mo day of my childhood spent In
waiting for some promised Joy was ever
longer. Gayly did don my riding
dress when the leisurely hands Of the
clock climbed down to the hour aud
told me must to horse. !. At length
was quite ready and stood with my.
skirt over my arm tapping It with my
riding whip In seeming impatience, but
In reality with smiling complacency.
awaiting Jimmy's coming.
'.TIow tenderly he will lift me 70 my
saddle. ! thought, giving my foot wee
Bit Of squeeze as he adjusts my skirt,
and will playfully tap him with my
whip for his husbandly impotence, and
then away we will gallop. and for the
first time
II was suddenly aroused from these
meditations BY fearful noise as OF the
tramping OF herd Of wild cattle. /
heard the whizzing whip and cracking
profanity People were fleeing 70 left
and right There was 90
FURRY Of dust that traveied fast
Like whiriwtnd from the sky.
Nearer ii comes and nearer. TIL all the gazers
know
ma, horse IS running with man behind me
saddle bow
'sYes. and very close to the saddle
bow. too / could scarcely see him.
there was SO much horse. but / could
plainly hear, for he split the air with
expletives. clutching madiy at the
horse, In whose heels there was both
life and mettie. To say they spurned
the sod would be drawing itmiid He
was towzie tyke, black. grim and
large Ee came mp the street like q
four footed cyclone. But be didn't come
III al once ne seemed 70 come IN $50