Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-18

have none of you nor your ministers to
show me how
Neighbors looking out Of windows next
morning saw Mrs. Wigglesworth loading
into the carriage, along with the minister
and his wife, three baskets, four children
and other conoomitants Of a family picnic.
"Rejoiced to see you, Brother Wiggles-
worth, exclaimed the minister heartily
as Mr.. Wigglesworth came down the walk.
Mature is unusually propitious for our
little outing, and our hearts should sing
with gladness."
"That'sso," Mr.. Wigglesworth acknowl-
edged. "Where's my horse?"
At that instant boy appeared towing
long, gaunt animal once white in color,
with little wisp Of name and tail Of a
bobbish character. He was a horse who
held UP his head and regarded the world
with suspicion.
"Whoa!" shouted Mr.. Wigglesworth as
loudly as he cared to with the minister
present. "Why don't We hold the horse
still?' he said savagely to the boy at the
end of the bride.
"How kin hold her still?'' retorted the
boy, about whom the horse now went re-
volving closely followed by Mr. Wiggles-
worth. "Git on her back, an she'll stand
still"
"Don't ye give me any Of your sarse, /"
said Mr.. Wigglesworth, glaring at the
boy. "Whoa-whoa, good hossy!'
Several times Mr.. Wigglesworth got q
toe in the stirrup, but the instant he es-
sayed to lift himself the horse would flaunt
his little bud of tail and skip kittenishly
away, while Mr.. Wigglesworth would
come heavily to the ground, and the boy
at the end Of the bride would feel his
arms yanked out Of their sockets When
this performance had been repeated for the
twentieth time, they gave heed to the ad
vice which Mrs. Wigglesworth had for sew
eral minutes been earnestly promulgating.
Fetch Ellery one Of the kitchen chairs, "
she said, and the minister, solicitous for
the success Of the picnic dinner, went and
got it.
"Now," he suggested, perhaps I can
assist you, Brother Wigglesworth If you
will stand In the chair, the boy and will
push the horse up to you, and doubtless
you can then mount with ease.
1t wasn't a very horsemanlike proceed
ing, but the forenoon was wasting and
Mr.. Wigglesworth, with a hot, red face,
angrily agreed to it.
am take 1t out of him when get him
on the road" he muttered with an awful
air of revenge as he stood up in the chair,
1t was successful maneuver. Thanking
the gaunt steed the minister pushed him
gently toward tho waiting Wigglesworth,
who slipped leg over the saddle before
the astonished animal realized the conf
dence game that was being played upon
him. just at that instant Mrs. Wiggles-
worth had climbed out of the carriage in
an earnest desire to lend assistance. Fling
ing his head around with little gust Of
disappointment, the horse saw her close
upon him waving her parasol, and with
loud snort he waltzed across to the opposite
sidewalk, Mr.. Wigglesworth clutohing
wildly at his scanty mane and poking his
feet lnadly about in vain search of the
| stirrups.
"Wbat 70 doing9" he yelled as the horse
| fiuttered nervously against the fence
"What kind of fool you trying to act out
[ this timer
| ~ didn't mean to do anything" an
swered Mrs. Wigglesworth, abashed and
frightened. ~ was only going to help,
and the horse saw me and-and jumped.
"Well, what ye expects" cried Mr.. Wig
| ellsworth angrily. "What We s'spose he'd
! do when he saw your Wonder he hadn't
dashed my lungs out on telephone pole
get out-keep away, can't yer" he yelled
as his wife came nearer, uttering some
coaxing phrases and putting out hand
| to soothe the agitated beast.
"Whoa, good little hossy!' she said in
sugary tones.
/ "Get away!' shouted Mr. Wigglesworth
| as the horse, unwon by these blandish-
ments, ground his riders leg against a
| fencepost. "What ye doing with that
blamed old red umbrella. Put it up, can't
| yes' ~
There are many inscrutable things In
this life, and Mr. Wigglesworth always has
maintained that his wife Is ono Of them.
When he shouted for her to put up the red
sunshade that she was nervously futter-
ing in her hand, she put 1t up. Only she
/ did 1t the other way. As It's circular form
famed forth with a cracking noise the
raunt steed, already overwrought with
the confusion and loud shouting, gathered
his feet under him and bolted around the
corner.
Summer visitors out for morning
stroll were surprised to see long, bony
horse flashing by wearing rider who ap-
parently was unaccustomed to that style
Of locomotion, The riders feet were
thrust through the stirrups to their an
kles and his trousers were worked up
nearly to the knee. At every third bound
Of the horse, bound shorter and more
skippy than the other two, the rider
, would 10 into the air, SO that people of
quick eyesight standing behind could look
J under him and catch a glimpse Of the
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