The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-08
A THRILLING RESCUj
Miss AIbtrina Hubbel Saved FROM 4.
Runaway Horse.
REQUIRED GREAT NERVE AND STREHG1
Young KELSEY q. Osrmun OycrtnI.,
the Sonng Lady ON Kris we
Traind Bay lie Tells Her wiii
10 Do nnd She Docs u-GiiG;
From Iacr Horse Into His Arm.

Dentist Kelsey B. Osmun and Miss 4
bcrtina lluhbnll of Morrisiuwn, *. j., II.
pared 10 go out for ride the her aft,t
noon. Mr. OSnun WAS to ride .Shcrmu
his own horse, II handsome, intclligri
bay, admirably trained, and liz had sccur.
spirited black horse, considered perfect
safe, for Miss Iiuhl,rll. The latter cn,
out to the sidewalk IN front of her rc
dcncc on Washington street ana MIR. @.
mum helped her to tho snddlp. Just I,
that moment some; hing frightened the
Ito black and 1t WAS off down the str,
like shot before Miss lIubbeli COZ,
gather tho roins, which danglcd from
neck
DIR. Osmnn took In tho situation M
glance Half II milo from the house
street makes y turn, almost mt right
giles, To tho left ThUre were only {,
cross streets before this turn was rcachr
and the little hlnck would probably keen
straight course until this turn was rcar'
cd. His own we'll trained horse stu
quietly by, looking at him qics,inningi
he shouted 10 Miss Hubbcll MS she clul
To the pumincl:
Hold on for your life. Tina!i
Then hc lcapcd into his saddle and las
eel his horse To II dead run If she W,
not rescued before tho turn in tho sire,
There was strong probability Tint Nj
iiubbcll would br unScatcG and she mi.i
Inc dashed against tho stone wall Will;
bounded tho roadway. Tho black had
good 100 yards start and was running lii
maj, With tho young lady Clinsin2 to [ |.
pommcl. her face blanchcd with fcar M
her teeth clinchcd Ono hundred yar,i
from the bcnd In the street the bay Owe.
hauled tho black, and for few stride
they wcro running nrcl, and neck. MI
OSmua said:
Keep cool, Tina, and do just rs tel
you. I'm going to lift you from you
horse. When say the wcrd, you lot y
your hold" With u pressure nf The knr
\ ho brought Sherman closer to the blacI;
lThcn he leaned over and placing his arm
around Miss Hubbcll braccd himself fo
tho strain. Then ho said
Whoa. Sherman! Turn loose, Tina.
She nbeycd him, but not moro rmdil
than his well trained and obcdicnt horse
which mt once slackcncd his pace. III
Dlnck shot ahead. and the thing was done
Supporting the faintina young lady wit
his right arm. he pulled his own horse {,
stop with the left, md rs thry rarhc,
the turn Sherman canc to sianustiH
Miss Hubbrll WAS taken home. Sh
was suffering from shock next day, hut WI
able To accept tho congratulations of III
friends who called.
OF course was frightened" she said
III had been able Ia secure the rcins. i
would have been different. But the it'll
black boltcd just rs l landed in he saddle
and | could do nothing but hold OH
When SAW tho corner ii looked ms if m
time had come
Mr.. Osmun is just 81 years old. RI
graduated from tho New York Dental col
leec last spring. Ho is an expert horse
man. 10 Il reporter he sail
Why 1t is nothing to make n fus
about. Anybody could have done tn
same thing. You see Sherman is n 70
markably Intelligent animal, and hay,
handled him since he was purchased |,
father rs u colt. Ilo knows me so that
cnn manage him by talking to him nm,
without n. bride. Hu will obey NV com
mnnds, and no runs like deer. So il WA
easy to overhaul tho little black, although
there was long lead to overcome. To lif
Miss linbbcll from the saddle was some
thing which required more strength thar
anything else. New York Sun.
Now that it turns ont that Barney Bar
hato's real name is Bernard 1saacs 10 vii
soon discover that Inc has several thou,
1ands of near relatives in America VIII,
havo been looking for him for many year.
and wish he would visit them and Incl
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