The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-28
A BLANK DAY.

we hdu uTHNn our last cONef---DlHnk. III,
sun was inclining toward the heavy clouds
on the horizon, telling us that 1t was past
O'Clock on wild afternoon. So surely
nll thoughts of sport must be given up fol
the day.
''Arrah, yer ladyship, sure an it's not tc
home yell be goingf His lordship must
put the hounds into that wee bit of gorss
beyant the Knock. There's fox just after
leaving 1t, asserted Mickey Dwane, horse
breaker to the neighborhood, as lie jumped
from his saddle to ease the "young one, -
who he had been larking over every avail
able obstacle as we went from cover to
cover
'Yes, Lady Nora" said Captain Des-
pard, adding his entreaties to Mickey's,
'do petition your brother to give us nn-
other chance. 1t is no distance to the
gorse."
''Very well, said T. and trottcd sata.
nclla up to where, looking highly tlisconso-
late, my brother Richard stood among his
hounds, taking counsel with Jamie, our
old huntsman, as to the expediency of
taking the dispiritcd pack home.
"All right, old lady" he answered, $50
be it. Well try the gorse, and now, Mick
ey, If you re wrong, plague on the whole
race Of horse breakers'
There are only Dick and left now to
take care of each other. Mother died when
was born, and father last year, leaving
Dick my sole guardian. As he was then
only just of age, and was II, all our rel
atiyes cried out against our living alone,
but we managed beautifully, and neither
of us wished for any other arrangement
until lately.
could not hide from myself any longer
that Dick loved Cousin Ida more than me.
and feel sure he would have asked her
to marry him before now, only he is afi aid
of what will feel. Heigho didn't think
wanted to marry any one but somehow
! have learned to sympathize with my
brother"
Now smile and bring us luck, Lady
Nora, !" said Captain Despard as he rang
ed up alongside me, cantering over the
springy turf between us and the gorse
He smiled himself as he spoke, and his
plain face looked almost handsome
81 am afraid that the foxes won't be at
home to look at any smiles of mine.n re-
torted, laughing. 'Remember that they
are very hard hearted and hard headed
beasts.n
Il only wish were more like a fox.
then, he answered in low voice. "I
find my heart and my head fail me often
now"
'Yoicks, frard, my beauties. Rattler,
Bunker. get on to him, ladsl Hi, Melody,
frard!"
We had run for Is minutes without
checkl
Satanella was going grandly and had
not made mistake. She took me a triile
too fast at the walls for my taste, but
seemed to measure her distance exactly.
trl,a ,oJ . ha,, al,
deer, and at banks, too, 1t was beautiful
to feel her-like a cat in agility-leap ON
to the top and changing her feet in sec
ond spring over the great dark grips,
landing With plenty of room to spare.
To my left rode Dick and Jamie, leading
by about 80 yards, and to my right Cap
tain Despard, and behind, trailing at long
er and longer intervals, the rest of the
field. Dick had looked back at every
fence to see if was safely over Now |
saw him put up his hand and knew thut
something big was before us, and big and
ugly it was-a deep cut drain on the near
side and bad landing on the far side,
with high, rotten, razor edged bank be-
tween.
But was scarcely over myself when,
to my horror, heard crash on my right
and saw n confused mass Of man and horse
come crushing into the grip, and a pink
coat CLEANED between the cruel steel bound
hoofs.
Great heavens! It was Jack Dcspard. 1
turned absolutely sick with fcaras Ipull-
ed my mare round to find, feared, my
friend kicked out Of recognition But in
stead, to my infinite relief, saw him
crawl from under his horse, muddy enough.
but apparently without broken bones,
'tNot hurt bit, Nora, dear!" he cried
seeing my white face, land | will get my
horse out in second. Go oil. Nv i'll catch
you up"
am sure Satanella knew what n weight
was off my heart as she flew along, and
my cheeks must have tingled such joy
came over mo ut Jacks unconventional
speech.
What was that stealing, mud stained
and painting, along the hedge? The pack
saw him, too, as slower and slower the fox
crept done to a turn!
A yell, and they were on him One vi
cious snap at tho leading hound, and he
was rolled over after a gallant run of 40
minutes with one check
"Nhoo whoop, hear him, hear him,
worry, worry" II was soon over, and a
grinning mask on Dicks saddle and one
more brush to my credit are all that are
left of as brave n fox as sould lrelandn
ever held.
"Well ridden, old girl!'' was Dicks
comment. Then he added, rather sheep
ishly: You ride on home. am going
round by the manor as promised Ida the
next mask we got" SO he departed, and
knew Cousin Ida would keep him for din
ner.
"Will you have a very dirty escort, La
dy NoraY"
~ am so glad you were not hurt, and
your good nag all right too. y
We'll, don't mind having had that
fall bit, for saw in your face that you
cared. Imust speak out now, for, oh, child,
you have stolen my hearth
The bank of clouds on the horizon had
grown red and dark again before we got
home. Jack lifted me off my horse at the
hall door, and-well, I'm not ashamed to
own 1.-THE kissed me.
When Dick came homo, he said to me,
Nora, I've news for yoni Don't be
angry, ducky, but Ida has promised to
marry mer
"Diek," answered, ''I've news for youl
Don't he angry, old boy, but I've promised
to marry Jack Despard" Exchange.
New York VIII Honor Kossuth.
NEW YORK March 2s.-A committee
representing he various Hungarian socie-
ties OF this city called on Mayor GiIroy
and asked him to order tho Hungarian
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