Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
The Girl Was Not Far OFF.


Not long ago city young man was
showing his uncle from the rural districts
the sights of the great town. They were
riding together in a surface car, and the
conversation had commenced to drag.
Presently, for want OF something better
to say, the young man remarked:
There goes a white horse. l wonder
where the red-haired girl is?,
What do you mean?" asked the uncle,
who did not understand the allusion.
Have you never heard of the connec-
ton between white horses and red-haired
women" asked the nephew in surprise.
No"
The young man began to tell of the
proposition that when a white horse ap-
peared girl with Titan locks was never
very far away, and the uncle seemed
deeply interested in the story. The young
man had begun his narration before he
noticed that young lady with golden
hair was sitting directly opposite to him.
accompanied by an old gentleman, APP
parently her father. When he became
aware OF her presence he tried to drop
the subject, but his uncle insisted upon
discussing 1t, much TO the amusement Of
the other passengers and the embarrass-
ment of the girl, who had suddenly be-
come so conspicuous through no fault of
her own.
When the uncle from the country had
mastered the details of the narrative he
kept sharp lookout at the window for
L
one and exclaimed, In tones loud enough
to be heard all over the car: There's a
white horse! Now, where is The red
haired girl?'
The young man tried to turn the sub
ject, but the uncle held on to ii with
grim tenacity, while all the passengers
Uttered.
where's the red-haired girl?" demand
ed the man from the country
Right opposite us. replied the young
hi.
end the matter.
BY this time the old gentleman in COM
pany with the young lady was wondering
what was so deeply interesting every
body in the car, and he asked:
Daughter, what Is the matter?''
.eThey are talking about the white
horse and red-haired girls nonsense.
papa"
'sHey?'
The old gentleman was very deaf, and
the girls efforts to satisfy his curiosity
were painful to observe He insisted
upon probing the matter to the bottom,
however, and after many efforts the
young lady succeeded In making him I'M
derstand that a white horse had been OBJ
served and that the man on the other
seat had been looking for the red-halred
girl.
deaf old man.
Yes, papa
w mere IL Stc
Me" replied the girl. blushing deeply.
.-Hey?"
ME. papa
Your"
Yes, papa"
But
The situation was uncomfortable. The
young lady signaled the conductor to
stop, and as the deaf old gentleman fol-
lowed her out of the car he was heard
expostulating that this was not where he
wanted to get out
A New York newspaper recently Of
fered Rudyard Kipling $1,000 for 1000
words on the subject OF whether Great
Britain could whip the United States.
The creator Of Terence Mulvaney de-
clined the offer on the ground that 1t
would involve a discussion of the armed
strength of the empire. question on
which no British subject has any infor-
nation for SALE"
Probably the number of contests for
seats in the st. Louis convention will be
greater than have occurred Ia any recent
republican national gathering As the
fate of the candidates may depend on
the result of those contests. they are ike
ly to be both exciting and long.-St LOU
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