New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14


"Oh. yes. indeed, in very little while but
lido you care the least in the worlo uo"
ask you to go with me?'
Not the least. promptly. .s >-or,
Amabcl looked relieved She hastenea ir ON
the room. When she was half.wa! uo "r ~
stairs went to the door and called 10 hel. oro
you know. Amabel." said. when you are
alone you are liable to get into some hli,u 20
mischief. Are you going to see the o'u' -
paradise?"
She went On. / returned to my rocker anu =
made an attempt to read the Bible TOT iou ,,ni
a Bible placed in the exact centre Oh d" 60 &c.
table that stood in the corner OF the roo",, w 80
this table was picture of Abraham oiierins ny
Isaac sacrifice. Isaac had on pink H.. ~
cut low neck and short sleeves. ana Aura n a..
wore purple gown. en- train In the mluuie us
lance was vivid green BUSH from winch pr ,v
truded the horns Of the otherwise unseen goa =:
| Amabel had spoken of asking the autnorltles VI
the hotel to take down that picture during oul
brief stay, on the ground that she soHetiiso
| had dyspepsia and had been ordered not 10 90
| ANYTHING likely to bring on an attack rms was
our only picture and was now lett aioHe WIN
| it, But never had dyspepsia. - =,
could not read much in the Bible. because
was worrying about Amabel. why had she
| gone out alone? ,..
| me a kerosene hand lamp and seven matcnes
| This made 1t seem late. for a June DAY Is very
| long / did not light the lamp sat at ,he open
| window which commanded a view OF the main
| street 7 leaned my arms on the sill and watched
! for Amabel The place was very quiet People
sauntered by now and then. A strident voice
sometimes rose through the sweet ar.
"Jim din't git no ketch at all last time; IL ooes
seems If the cod jest knew twas Jim, n
wouldn't bite.
II s'pose he got drunk
mo; he's sworn OIL.
Then laugh. and the two men had turned
| into another street - x,.
| Hes had to lay out end Of money on his
bog. We know I d'know when he'll be done
| cartin' sand onto it,. -
"One thing, there's sand 'nough round here
for all the cranberry boys in the worid-n glass;
"That's so. don't s'pose the Lord ever made
| any place 'thout nothin' in 1t"
II guess not ID you see the loikS tha' @o'''e
| here L the hotel to-nightY ,
| One of the men leaning against a hitch-
| post beneath my window. The other was lean-
| ing against nothing: he had his handS ueep III
! his trousers pockets. and was slouching forward
| The light hanging in front OF the building shohe
| on them. If had seen them on the Islana OK
| Sicily should have known they were Yankees
mo. Who be they? - -, .
| "Oh. I dknow Two women; n boy; n
| wheel; n two horses. Women on the horses l
call horne the place for women; II home am ens
| place for women | sh'd jest like to know wnere
| the place is / hate to see women OUT OF 'heis
| place If you've got place / say you nad
oughter be in it, else what in thunder,s r, the use
| Of havin' a place. say? tell my wire -
| Ssh. l guess here's one Of um now
The talking had been so near me- and so as
tinct, that | had heard every word IL now
|
| as If they could not speak. but could only gaze.
| II was Amabel who came tripping innocently
along say innocently but what ula s,e na,e
! in her arms? 1t was rather large package:
and as she reached the lamp saw that 1t mus.
| be drygOods package 49,,
| time TO place the lamp on the oval table under
| the nictrre of Abraham and Isaac, and 10 seas
myself with the Bible in my hand before the door
| opened. 49, .ho
| bod AS she took off her hat asked II she had
| had a pleasant walk. ] spoke just as amiapiy as
If had been invited to go with her. ana, ihoeeu'
| 7 selt amiable for there is something about ANA
bel that makes it difficult to be really vexed WIN
YES" she answered. and then. without any
provocation she added emphatically;
II never did approve Of side saddles; not even
when was a little girl and learned to ride. -.
Now | was alarmed Amabel has way OF
| looking rapt when she is under the influence Vi d
! resolve. She looked rapt now.
rs the town interestingly i inquired
"Yes-no-Tm sure l can't tell. Side saddles
don't distribute the weight Of the rider properly
"Oh. Amabel, don't let's talk about side sad
! dies: we've got them and you know the pains we
| took IN make those pads TO put under them aho
they don't make the least little bit Of CALLED
| nIace any more: not even a swelling. You re
member we've always thought that those paus
! iust-that they just--oh, well. hiled the Dill;
~ smoke hurriedIy and couldn't choose CLASSIC
phrases. 49,. ...,,s ,ho, con.
fined the brown paper. - ,.,..,
nroperIy and it isn't safe. Theoretically nave
never approved of this fashion of riding morse
1t s-it is inhuman, and there no isaHon a 49,
Rv this time Amabel had removed the paper
She seemed TO have some gray broadclotn.
"They didn't have much of variety TO ch S,,I
from" she remarked, but shouluh 9ou 'iii'''
this would do very well!
IT wish YOU would manifest some interest.
she responded. She looked wistfuily at me.
hat
"Whv. in turkish leglets,' she answered
had come to the bed and was lingering th'
cloth. wonder if it would De TOO "e'ou'a''A''
TO say that despair seized my hear''
yes she went on, absorbediy or trouser
cites. don't exactly kno| dInrenc eu There's
Mace in New-York where you can BUY EN- reaus
made have the address, but as IL a. noiiis u
my desk il won't do me any good now. peSlue :,
I'm sure / can make EN-. There are SCISSORS II
vour bag aren't there? I'll cut the cotn 10
night. and thought could 1nish me Whoie ~
morrow. | thought there my illenu eur
row. I'd lust stay here and sew, ana you an'
Albert could go right along too barns'ap -,
perhaps and I'd join you. doht wan. 10 III
terfere in any way, you know ana t'le man d
tho store where I bought this knew OF such !
good mans saddle-or sucn man soou Sau
die or-but you know what mean. ana ~
took me 10 see it-'twas In barn close py-dn'
it's only been used one summer because III
owner has
Gone to Europe" interrupted. ,o,,
NO, has snapped his horse for . picy raa
and will sell the saddle cheap. It's grea
chance and / snapped it up directly they r
going to bring it here this evening WA
makes you look like that?
How am / looking? . A., A..
! "yyhv lust as if you'd sank through the floor
IT'S go Unexpected SAID
, What is?"
"The trouserettes. 49, - -
"I,on,t Won remember that time when we wer
: lacking AT the illustrations of women ridini
horseback in the only correct way-in ina
magazine you know-and how nice they were
~. raaIi,, weren't shocking at all, and you sal
J that they were quite pretty. You said that.
I, did To- ,, 81,
4 you certainly did. And never dreamed ina
vou'd have such an expression on your rae
oh here the sclSsOrS am