New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
TWO WOMEN, A BOY,
AND SOME HORSES.
BY MARIA LOUISE PULL
THE GIRL WITH A SPINE.

THE GIRL WITH A oriNE
Mr. CYRUS Green approached The Thane ana
nnnched his chest The Thane promptly nlppeu
A. Mr. CYRUS Green. The latter sprang PACK anu
remarked that The Thane was "a pesKy 'h'''s'
Then he went and punched Amabefs Morse anu
he kicked out hind foot
BE they your'n?' he repeated. Tor no one hau
replied to his first question
"yes sir" responded Amabel. in a formal
manner.
"Eh? What? You don't mean to say that you
went and bought them critters
Eyes. SIR
"where'd you git um?'
Boston"
"D'you pick UNI out?
Amabel faced abou: more fully toward her in
terlocutor There was fash in her eye
"D;d YOU pick your horse out Mr.. Green she
asked
Mr. Green shrank little.
81? En-? What say" in some embarrassment
Amabel repeated her question thus carrying
the war into the enemy's camp
CYRUS rubbed his face.
"Mv boss" he said. "b'longed 10 my wife's
father n when he died twas part Of her share
He turned to look at the animal "Taint no
great tro;ter. but it's good hauler
Twas now holding the kitten I remarked in
cheerful ana
the cat for a little while and guessed wed
better he going. 1t did not seem prontaoie 10
STAY and talk with Cyrus Green
But 70 say we would go and TO go were two
very different things. We looked about for
fence; but this was a place where there WASH
any fence.
How do We git up to the critters? IN
auired Cyrus. He rubbed his hands together
again and they made cracking SOUND as ne
did So "D'you say you got um in Boston? Dyou
pay much for um?'
We're going to mount" said Amabel from
the hub OF the hind wheel of your cart Do you
think your horse will stand still?
Stand still? You bet, Again there was the
sound as IL some one were laughing.
Without any delay my friend led her horse 10
the wheel | promptly advanced and held the
birdie with one hand while pressed the kitten
10 me with the other Cyrus Green watched us
closely. I saw him run his tongue out over his
lrs As saw him do this l felt sudden and
keen pity for his wife But why should one
waste pity in that way? Who could tell that
Mrs Green was not fond Of seeing her husband
In the performance of this habit? One person
has different tastes from another. While but
this opened a large field for conjecture.
Meantime Amabel was in the saddle, and
was left standing on the ground with MI Green
and the kitten
PERHAPS Mr. Green will help you?'' sweety
suggested Amabel.
"Eh?" said Cyrus.
led The Thane to the hub. Mr.. Green took
the bride and the shorts bag.
IL guess you'll be consid able busy II you're
go,n' TO travel this kind Of way" ne remarked
at beats all natur how you en- want to do It,
BIT women are notional Marthy. she's no.
l.. or0 he her
shu put this cat? BY the Old Harry! You
two've got good grit"
Thank YOU Mr.. Green" This as took the
cat which seemed for the in. to be in a
quiescent state.
You're welcome 'Tain't no trouble FOR me to
hold that bag d minute" He stepped back lit
tie What d'you say you paid for them hosses?
1--WE didn't say; it's a secret" said Amabel.
And then. being now able TO depart. we de-
parted.
And held the cat.
Having proceeded thus far with these pages I
see plainly that am in great danger OF saying
TOO much about Aunt Maly's kitten that we were
taking 10 sister Sarah Ramsey. In point Of fact,
/ have a desire TO write almost exclusively of it,
tust as in the midst of fine scenes. II there be
a pin sticking into the flesh. we are thinking OF
the pin more than of that castle on the Rhine,
ecstasies of pleasure. wish to record here that
am only going to speak Of the cat when posi-
lively cannot help It, And 1t may get lost though
II cannot lose itself very far. tied in that bag;
and II may die though cats do not often die
Still they ere mortal, for Amabel AYERS that
she has seen dead cat.
The road continued lonely for several miles.
We had entered upon farming country, and
there were stretches Of ploughed land where corn
and potatoes were springing up. 1t was early
summer. Sometimes there were men holding
plough handles and staggering along In the fur
row behind horse that walked solelmnly
ahead, turning in response to hoarse shouts.
Always these men called out Whoa" and the
horses stood still while their owners gazed rapty
at U.S. We heard one man call to another who
was hoeing at a distance:
who be they?'
Dunno Two fool women"
Then the hoe piled again. and the plough
moved on.
The sun that shone these fool women was
very bright and the air that blew on them was
very sweet 1t was now when we had left Cyrus
Green behind. and there was no village in sight
that we began to feel a little as we had believed
that we should feel If we were once riding forth
into the wide world.
II is well TO be in a boat that slides over the
water, the wind filling the sails and the foam
rushing by the keel. "the blue above and the
blue below" II IL also well to be In the saddle
10 hold the bride rein, to know that the sentent
creature which carries you is entirely your own
subject to your will. You are not only q human
being You are equine as well. Two natures
give you sensations.
Yes we had a pleasant gallop down that lonely
road. and the occupants Of the two or three
carriages we met did not look upon us as II they
saw deformed creatures disportng themselves In
Q strange way.
We saw no bicycles until We turned on to q