The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-09
WATCHED JIMMY RIDE.
A Long Wished-For Moment Ar
rived at Last.
He Had Boasted Of His Horsemnnship,
hut the Horse Had Monopoly ON
Feats when He Attempted to
Display HIS Skill.

There are great many women who
like TO ride. Not a few Of them have
experienced more or less difficulty in
providing themselves with proper es-
cort A woman to whom good horse
and a pleasant bit Of country road are
an unspeakable JOY, woman, too. who
Is weIl-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 licge, Jimmy,
boast thousand times of his horse
manship when boy. and I 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 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
marvellous Indian pony he once owned
when he was lad
1--WE never went TO d circus that he
did not tell the oft-repcatcd romance Of
his youth to tho envious exclusion Of
most Of the clowns perennial jokes
Through NIL tho vaultings and agile
deeds Of the bareback rider he wore
superior and ennuied air, and with =
shrng Of the shoulders exclaimed: o.
why don't theyigivc us something ncw7
did that years ago when was n boy.
with my Indian pony And just then
| would slip off my seat to the ground
below anything to cut of the tail Of
that pony. Nevertheless ! really be-
lieved my liegc 10 be an unknown
Stfckney delicious and appropriate
name for bareback rider. and felt
that sawdust genius languished un-
discovered wasting his daring and agil-
ity In the desert Of domesticity. With
truly feminine subtlety | endcavorcd
to bcguile him into giving me a demon
stration of his accomplishment by join
ing me In the exercise.
Finally was successful, and my
indulgent lord left me one bright morn
Ing telling me he would return In tho
evening mounted, and that we would
take the long coveted ride together.
allow happy ! wasl All day long !
had visions OF the conjugal ride so soon
to be taken. My minds ear could hear
the ordinations Of admiration Law
ished by spectators on my elegant and
dignifed escort. How superbly he sits
his horsei' Has the seat OF hunterr
Born in the saddlcI' A perfect Cen
taurr
MYlriding 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
tering side by side along the green
lanes and through boslxy dclls This
evenings communing should rekindle
tho somewhat cooled fires upon our
conjugal altar. Cnder 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 OF the past
mo day OF my childhood spent In
waiting for some promised joy wasever
longer. Gayly did don my riding
dress when the lcisurely hands of the
clock climbed down to the hour and
told me must TO horse At length
was quite ready and stood with my
skirt over my arm tapping II with my
riding whip In seeming impatience, but
In reality with smiling complacency.
awaiting Jimmy's coming
''How tenderly he will lift me to my
saddle. thought. giving my foot wee
bit Of asqueeze 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
S.F1nrry Of dust that Travelled fast
Like whiriwind from the sky
Nearer II comes ana nearer. tn all the gazers
know
rhai horse "a running vim man behind The
saddle Dow
yes, and very close TO the saddle
bow. too could scarcely see him.
there was 50 much horse. but I.coull
plainly hear. for he split the air with
explosives, clntching madly At the
horse. In whose heels there was both
life and mettlc To say they spprned
the sod woSld &c drawing Il mild flc.
was 'towzie tykc back grim apd
large lie came mp the street like d
four footed cyclone Isut he didn't come
Ill at once. lie seemed To come in sac.