Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-21
MisceILamenMs.
SHE SAVED HIS LIFE.

l had just finished hearty suppe
and had ordered my horse brought u
to the door when the landlord of th,
country inn entered the room, rubbing
his hands in an awkward manner, as
he did not know just what to say.
Still continuing his rubbing, q thing
which always exasperated me, he replied
to my exclamation by saying:
at is an odd request have to make
sir, considering the state Of the roads
but"
Say on-what is it 7"
There is lady here tonight who il
desperately anxious to get to Brentor
by tomorrow morning"
"Why doesn't she go?'
That's the point, sir she cant. All
my horses are storm -staid somewhere il
the country, and you can't hire team
hcreabouts, as you may know"
GLOW did the lady get here, in
heavens name p
"she came just before you did, sir,
with ono horse"
driving, ueIsoli
ono; a young fellow drove for her
a silly looking chap"
GAS he brought her here it seems to
me he might drive her there-eh 2"
well, so he might, sir, but he's al
most killed the horse, and it would fin
ish it for certain to send it out again
on these roads 1t wouldn't be human
would it?'
| am not naturally disobliging, but tc
be asked to take lady in your sleigh
when the snow is deep and likely to BE-
drifted is not pleasant, and woman il
apt to be burden in case of any iii fiji
Guilty on the way.
Moreover, since Kate Mcdonald anC
| had quarreled over the attentions paid
her by her handsome, rich cousin, which
she either could not or would not OK.
plain, | never cared for woman's so.
ciety.
Where was Kate now, | often won,
dered. At her home in Kentucky, per
haps, and married to the rich cousin
A lot of things may happen in two
years.
The drive | was now taking was OIL
special business for my head contractor
who said that certain papers just re
ceived from England must reach BIZ
partner, u confirmed invalid living neal
the little town Of Brenton, by certain
day.
"Sho really seems to be in grea
trouble, sir, because she can't get on,
said the landlord as paused to con
slider.
"Well, tell her to get ready. I sup
pose | must say yes"
"By the way, sir, if you have no
been over the road before you wan
when you get near The burned land, tel
miles from here, to keep a sharp look
out to the right for road that turns oil
there take that. Tha straight roat
leads to Brenton, but nobody lives OF
it,"
"All right. Bat tell the lady t.
hurry; tho horses are coming"
When | had donned my overcoat, fu
cap and comforter caught a glimps'
of myself in the glass, and laughed a
the thought that my intending passen
ger would not be able to tell whethe
she had young man or an old one TO
companion-scarcely indeed. whether
was black or a white man.
Going out to the sleigh arrange'
the robes to my liking, and was just be
ginning to get impatient to go when al
animated bundle Of clothes, with sug
gestion Of femininity about il, came out
followed by the landlord.
The lady took her place in the sleigh
| sprang in beside her, the landlord an,
the hostler tucked in the robes, babe u
good night, and we were Of under tn
shining stars with much tinkling O
bells, the sleigh runners singing owe
the frosty snow. 1t was twenty -fou
miles to Brenton and the loneliest roa
in the state.
The going was heavy, but not espe
cially so, for the way lay through th
forest aud was not drifted.
1t soon appeared that the road her
was o succession Of drifts, not deep, bu
solid, and that if any teams had bee
over it during the day their tracks ha
long since been filed in.
The horses could no longer trot, b.
settled down to walk, the wind whil
Ting through their harness and BLOWN
their names and tails till they projecte
almost horizontally.
How cold it was The bright disk 9
Venus shone with wonderful splendc
and the pitiless wind seemed TO com
straight from that star. There SCENE
to be merciless glare 10 the splendi
planet, and longed for cloud TO COW
it from sight.
Are you cold p / shouted, for ii
wind rendered it useless TO speak in a
ordinary tone, mufiled as we we're ar
not facing each other.
! She answered that she was, whsr