Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-04
A RIDE FOR LIFE.

u was tho summer whom wu3 n and
was spending my vacation nt my grand.
parents, IN Nova Scotia, that this event
happened. They lived about mile from
rnrt " The bay OF Fundy whore the tides
nv especially high OF courao you all
know something Of the high tides and per.
hars Of some Of the uthor pocullrtios NJ
this bay. bat 70 you hnvo never been near
80 YOU can't rcallgo It's grandeur and
power.
Ny grandnthcr's pasture land slopod
down 20 the flats Of The hay, ana when tho
tide WINS out. the cattle often wandered
down ON IN thcm In search of mussrls and
othor small shcllf.h. but whom They would
hear the first low, distant rumble of tho
approaching wntrr-for you can hear 10
coming before you can Fou it--thuy would
run ns fnst ~ thoy possibly could aud
sometimes would scarcely reach thrli
pasture when the great wall NJ wntrr
would have covered The place uNrr which
thry had boon running.
We'll, my grandfather bad some very fine
horses, aud q beautiful colt, that WINS old
enough tu have LOFT behind 90 iis youthful
Clrprs WINS given Co mo ns % birthday
present What yuungstor ~ mynro would
mot have been proud of a glft Hike that' ]
certainly was and spent many pleasant
hours riding horseback over thOloug cuun.
Try roads / named him Alexander and
ON al my long rides boz seemed tu boz dUcilo
and ohgdirnt ana Ia no WAY Inclined CO.
play tricks
one day decided 10 take % ride down
on tho flats Of che bsy hr change and
obtain some Of The fine sunwocd and moss
To- be- found thorp. As / was mounting
Alexander happened 20 mention tho I'D.
rcction % my ride TO Pat, my grandfather
hired man,
"Bcyo goln fur down The Gatsi' he
asked
ooh, o milo or twoi" answered.
"surc, an u was So, I wouldn't io
nitor n.roin down thcro wild thnt PONY
thin Take Black Bees because tibet
fchmall orittUr moight play thrickz uu so
thorn, an it's moIght dangerous, ] Kin
assure So, 10 ho caught whln thc tnIdu IS
A-cumIu in. " was tho answer ! received.
Hut J laughed good ulturcdly 10 his
warning. "Why, Pat" said /, "Alcynn.
der f. as easily managed ns can De-
There's no danger. IN start hack before
S. timo for tho tide 10 turn aud viii Le
all right, mover sou fcnr. And started
un, leaving Pat with a troubled look un
bis honest face.
reached thoro safely, and without tho
occurrence N amy Incident worth mention.
Ing on tho way, Tho water ~ the hay
WINS nowhere DO sight hut the flats were
covered IN most places with 20 damp, rgl
sediment OF mud which tho frrroly NOV.
ing waters had torn mp md then loft IN
part un tho fats ns They rrccdrd from thU
lea a.HN D. DO ..H
WINS firm, md ! had g0nont lrl.gi' miles
down tho flats when NJ last finished ON.
ing my basket with specimens uf various
kinds Of scnwrpd which ! intended to
press, meanwhile laughing iuwnrdly az
Pats anxiety,
Alexander during this time, had been
roaming az will nrHr by un tho nud, but
now, ~ approached him and was about
60 lay hold of bis Birdie be- suddenly flung
his heels high In tho air aud started ON
brisk run. l WINS ast0nishUd nt this freak,
but started nttur him, calling nt tho same
time, whoa, whoa, Alexander
suddenly he stopped ns quickly as he
had started, and 1 hurried up 90 catch
him, but mo- sooner had come within two
foot of him than ho repeated his former
HCtion.
! looked at my watch and found 81 was
nearly time for the tide 90 come in Fryl.
ing desperate, / called 10 him oohNinRly,
then thrOntUningly and thon chased tho
frisky colt till felt could scarcely stand,
but each timu l drew near him, thinking
had him that time sure my hope, were
dashed 20 tho ground, whllo tho way hu
Kicked his heels and shifted tho salt nlf
seemed In show his appreciation OF tho sit.
uation, and hat no was not iatiFuud NJ
all by his exercise
Whom / saw / could not catch him, I
started 10 walk toward homons fast a. my
tired fcut would Unry mo though 1 know
very vol that, unless lulp should chance
90 arrive by some means, / could not gu
far before being uyortakcu by tho PREACHER,
Gus water
had not Pono lar whom my ear caught
sound like distant thunder, and / iUlt
my fate was scaled. Alexander WINS nm
ahead N mo- and no evidently had heard
tho fnmc sound, which must hayo carried
fright 90 his stubborn mind, Tor ho COM
Iucncod 20 Pallop no full speed humowurd
lt was no usc 90 call. I triol 90 run, bul
my feet so0mud unable 90 carry mo.
had just given mp Hll hope, Tor th,
rumhlug WAS getting louder, when, o. my
great JOY, / saw Black lyss coming swift!
AhMAIN llNt Nllll l'hl NNhlth hh nor huuht
La an incredibly short tlmo they wurt
beside mo, and was ordered 90 "glt ON.
Then away wo started. We knew it wa
short but dreadful rncc fur lie
once whom 1 looked backward, coul,
plainly sec q great, rolling tumhling mas
ui waters, white with foam, coming swift
~ sbuguwnrd. Soon 1 looked ngnin nnu
saw DO was gaining un as with alarming
rhpidity, although the noble stoyd tina
carried us wus st-nining every muscle q
81 shu realized tho danger as well as "
did
hut, thanks 90 her swiftnoss ui foot, W
at last gained a sato place upon 10 SINAI
riso ~ land near the pasture, and wo kno,
We were safe / watched in % hurrih,
way the rod muddy waters as they tuu
llrd and fuumcd aud thought how nulr
had boon 90 huiug buried by thom.
Pat explained that h0 had lult w0rric
and had started Co find me. AlU2anly
was safe and sound nt the barn door who
$50 rlpghod homg but 1 Learned that da