The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-16
Bah AS A HORSEWOMAN.
Her Experience with a Gentle Steed in
the Country.
RURAL HOUSES AND THEIR NAMES.
Indian Names too American for Ameri-
oans-Aunt Maria's Willie as "A Guide
and INSTRUMENTATION
of Society.


FLORIDA, ORANGE COUNTY, y. Y,
August l2.-Aunt Maria's Willie is hav-
ing weeks vacation and spending it at
home. lie is at present clerkng IL a
hardware store, and burning the mid
night Gil IN the interest Of Greek. lie Is
saving his money with the view Of go
ing to college and then studying medi-
enc, which means, of course, either be-
coming a very rich man or starving.
There is no happy medium in medicine.
Willie, however is likely TO succeed. lie
has the first requisite toward being
good doctor lie is intensey sympathetic
with women, and sees nothing funny IN
anything they do. The consequence Is
that he was willing 10 undertake teach
ing NE how 10 drive. At FIRST, wnen |
saw the horse | was 10 control, ] feared
that his opinion and mine would o!uer
Ia regard to speed. lie was an amman
with curious eye. Framed IN Mhlte'
10 seemed 20 flicker about IN an unste1dy
sort OF way, and looking into the future,
/ imagined him sailing through the VII
lage controlling the relns, wnile Willie
ana / were dashed out and had our
hid.Es spilled Bot things never turn out
as eXlec, them 10.
Tho coIoied gentleman, who held TINS
animal While | mounted the wagon, lolu
iue tnat be was a great morse lNdt H7
VEINS
near tffs Tor from his eye ] feared tlat
guupOWler filled that portion OF ms
system. lie said That ne was pro
peuy." This was rather terrliyi mug, nul
undes Wlie's advice | took me Ie.l .s
AMI on We starred. IL look mo some
time 10 get used Gao that horses eye-the
rgut one. ito kept looking back ana
looking back as much as 10 say, lou
doh Z n0ld those TcinS right Ana
didn't. / held them IN Il fierce way, ana
ID az h. a
that wcgld have made horse bleH IN
Kentucky. on Kentucky whiskey lose MS
''''''' AN EASY PACE.
But as I loosened the reins TIE eye
ceased 10 stare at me, ana u uA"leH
on LIE that Willie in his sympathy WIN
ma. as IL woman. had h.tched 10 th"l
wagon not a horse, but a sh-e-'' ana
that there was no necessity lor me 20
hang on the rens at all IL was Only
asked tlat 1 let the horse alone. and
then he would take the drive That was
best for both woman and beast. .o-,.
we went at a pace That was easy
kicked up no dust. made no noise, gave
,-,,..r.-itv Tho iuipresslOn that l was
drlvirg. and while really the morse va
milling the wagon and regulating VIC
speed 10 suit himself. tnlhh tHiS -
the kind OF horse l Ike. now know
that II 1 ser up d. traP III wy ,',, s,s,orid
best sort of horse for me- 10 Duy "on,u
ha one that i'm his early days was a.
tacEed TO CrOss-town car n uiii0 "a
could be fattened. made 10 look sleek hni
well, and then attaGheG - r' ,bs ST
We might hide the bell un1eF tnT So
and ring 10 when We wished nun ~
There is one good thing about driving
a sheep in the cOuntfy-you ee' d Vi',''.e .,
10 look at the houses nat pieaiseu , o.
offachiue names to cottages. siIlatl
house. painted a milky gray, WIN NJ
looking turrets, that sueseslgu p'ppN
boxes, bore the legend ia Mn' vas
back ground, announcing tHaI Ill
tb. "prlorv" Where was the PRIOR, d-lu
where were all the monks \ ralnel , ~,
cradle looking house, lbln.cu
rose color, with green shades, nHN".9 80
baby bay window. ana pla%1I 80
nermitfei one rocking chair ana w, IWo
fnot-stools 10 crowd IL, was called I'm I'm
hurst +" After that there was a SUE
sion of Hursts. from Oaknuisl 10 'i'f LAP
hurst OF MaplehurSt IL may D1 80,
that there was not a maple Tree "ltlil
fva miles. but the proprietor VINO W.
blp Of a wag. said they suited tnelr n'
ING to tho name OF the cottage di'N
had maple syrup for breakfast
NAMING HOUSES.
10 not see why this mania for naming
houses has increased. unless IL - Ia
the feminine part OF the eSe.10, 49, -
IKE 10 have a name at the ned" u
,Iei- letter paper. Somebody Win wv
a.res of land bon "a hollow calls hei PlavS
"pelieVue." and the only view 70 % 80
ten is, the back OF a DreWry' Soil.
eit. evidently OK a respondent state Vi
i.it ran.i a gloomy looking cottage
| ..VVooiIaWu" with a hope th"t INC a.
chitect will feel as funereal as ne jug.
to Then there Is tho nest liidl MI.
as II IL were painted WIN tHS -,
Of the eggs from dairy ttA' ueaH =.
/ ,lco,'d-,laes ones. and this IS proud OF
e. iifia as "Bohin's Bower" Then there
| ie S..Suuuvslde,'T Sunnysidn being heNe
| ~ a cemetery and with no end OF ceua'
| - ohout II ''Dulce DomWn" Is paint
! ed above the door OF another MahsloH-
! a., color IL Is bilious, not sweet. 80.
N people really have places wossn
namine. Why dent they 90 BACK 70 e.o
/ I~Iian larluage aud seek for nam =
tnet have meaning and that are not sliy
! This IS not my suggestion, but WINE :,
| lie said. why not name some pi1 a.,
! Iona which mems Hunter rest ~
Why not call house mat - sur 49, '.-'..,s
Nv a park IN which there are 2rooAs
ana little lakes, "ralula, whicn nie-l i
ieaning water? or another, pSSss",
which means Fair View or ahD.nSr
bull. Of stone, ana on a hign ,l p ~ IAN
sTarlol which is beautiful rock
AMERICANS ENGLISH WAYS.
toA Willie that nobody would cal
their places by these names Dscsl,.s
| they are American, ana the aver 3
| American l'kes TO name his country pidr
an fsrgllsEman. IN the next town 70 US
aud 10 which / am driving. tnete j.
! fancy for adding villa 10 the name. ant
! 50 there are all sorts or cOiored Nhias
| and Villas with peoples names belor
, | fbsn, and villas with nonsensical de
, , srriptious ahead OF them, while IN real
~ they are nothing but small cottage
| Submerged under big titles. one ma
| has named his place Gotham sup
| pose he thought IL sounded big. but as y
| made his money IN timed meats
} | the small boys in the neighborhood en-
it got ham," As Wbne knows ever
, | body around here. he has told me IN
history OF the people as ne mas poi.''
| oar the houses. one rather diapldale'
looking house was occupied ny nj
\ | who had divorced his vile. ana When
| asked why. he said II was because u,
taste was bad. She ate molasaes
, | fish and Worcester sauce on PIE. =,
thought he was not telling me the tfuti
i. but as Willie lacks humor a4'0se'"'
n was simply stating idct.
What a lot OF queer people they aI'
| Willie forced me to study one iahiiy ="
Dashers. A long time ago they w''
rich: now they are poor; but tney hosi
along on the wave OF society. ana nonou
knows lust how they support theHscN
'rhev have sl.s Nto co.aSe 10 'n
D ! country. and in the winter tney are az ]
town Visiting the many friends courage
e | Gus enough to invite them. Inc motn'
IL a nonular nuisance. This sounds III
Y a contradiction. Early IN poverty ~
made I'D her mind that 10 be eccehui
= ! would be decidedly Advantageous. so sn
| a. siovenlv in her dress, greedy as Ia