New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07

the Dirk 1 mean, anu tuoueu ~"
I'm ford of you - 49,, Then
he leaned back in his chair. put DIS rIsn. M, ~,
TO his belt straghtened his rlgnt reg an" ~
s,.ntiv whi,ned out from somewhere weapon
more than foot long. This he whii'eu u, w 80"
and then made lunee with 1t IN a very uneN
pected manner toward the girl VINO hau a
waiting ON the bic and who now shrieked ana
laughed but returned from her retreat toMa a
the door and took the beefsteak piatte'' ""se''"e
with it. . - ,,,oo y,
Albert" said his sister. 1T isn't yer! NICE VI
YOU to go round with thing like that. ,
who's afraid cried the boy. and he luhseu
again. this time at potato, winch ne spe"'e" UP
on the point of his weapon. l., -.
Please remember that there was no one III Wy
dining room save ourselves ana the "at , e. S.
Amabel left her chair and took the d'Ih on
examined IL and then announced That IL was not
In her opinion a Japanese dirk, but Chinese
hari-kari knife. and she believed tnat IL wou,u
bring bad luck to have II along. Sne caie,u, ,
returned the potato to its place ana saiu t,'ae
she should not have an ins'ants peace II ner
brother continued TO carry that dreadful ,hims
ir his clothing. Whereupon Albert wra,hiu',s
sratched the dirk from her and replaced IL III
the mysterious receptacle from when ne n -.
drawn it. He said that he'd just as lief have II
hari-kari as n dirk. and. for ms part ne WASH
going to travel without something
why travel innOcenty inquired Amapel'
Ard Albert rose and slammed out OF the room
The waiter girl. having seen and heard an pore
away the beefsteak platter Then we also ielt
the room 1t was 10 o'clock by this time. JUST
pride prevented Amabel from trying to find her
brother and we saw him no more that night
II YOU are taking horseback trip in early sum-
MGR IL is n fna plan 10 start betimes In tho morn
ing Then you will see the robin living PACK 10
his nest with the early worm dangling from his
bill. or YOU will sea him standing erect and eX-
utant or the top rail Of the fence. singing Justify
He has been up fer several hours. Tor the Ions
day begun while you were yet asleep: still 1t Is
not late.
The poets have written a good deal about the
glory and the freshness OF these first hours, and.
as usual the poets right.
like these low New England hills. where there
is scanty grass, and where there is iine crop
of graz moss That graz moss is good kindling
gather IL IL midsummer and sea how like DIR!
tow ii flares up when a match is put 10 it, AMI
! if above you have artfully arranged few
cones from the white pine. cones from which
drops of pitch have oozed ana hardened then
! envy YOU as YOU sit b.: the oper hearth in
the old house and the flames curl quickly
around the cones each drop of pitch sending
out its own tongue Of flame. the aromatic odor
being strong in the room.
II was such fire on broad old hearth that
! was thinking OF whAn my friend and cantered
cut of Mddleboro village and saw the unfruitful,
hilly pastures wher. the sweet fern and bayberry
grew and III" savins. The bits OIL song spar
like TO perch on the top twigs OF the savins
and sing their little hearts out to the beautiful
day. or Il at is what they seem to be doing Per-
haps they care nothing for the beautiful da;-.
but It is rather pleasant To think that they do.
As we rode on Amahel expressed her graft
: tude to kind Providence which had refraned
from making her a scientific person who could
sec nothing in nature save continual warfare
ana the everlasting perishing of the weak
Albert, who had recovered his gooG nature.
and who still wore his dirk remarked in re-
Spouse that tina, was just like a woman: woman
didn't want L. know the real truth: she wanted
things CLOSED All the same. that robin
snapped up worm. and everything was snap
Ting UP everything else all the time. and his
professor said that
ALBERT" interrupted his sister. II don't wish
to hear what your professor says. He. and per-
sons like him. have found out more things which
kill other things
don't know how long Amabel would have
gone on In this way had not Albert asked her
why she liked those cunning little quails on toast.
and wha: was the Of talking like that when
YOU were doing the same thing yourself all the
time.
Then Amabel fell silent. and was gloomy for
some minutes and Albert chuCkied ard was
cheerful He chose to run his vince on narrow
strip Of the road that haG been hardened by other
wheels This strip near the side and ef
plenty of room! for our two horses. If the horses
had only thought so.
The Thane Immediately and decidedly refused
to travel on the side nearest to Albert he even
manifested desire 10 back around and kick at
the wheel and when | demonstrated and tried 10
reason with him he stood still. Al my urgent
request my two travelling companions went on
ahead. and after short time followed. In this
way We journeyed nearly the whole OF the dis
lance from Middleboro to Monument. was
practically in solitud, but had the benefit of
the dust started by Albert's wheel and the feet
OF Amabel's horse: by this means knew that
not alone.
had plenty Of tims to remember that the
Cape extends cas-, from Sandwich thirty-five !
miles. and thence north and northwest thirty
more in all siXty-five. and has an average
breadth of five miles. II is nearly all sand with
powders dropped on II here and there And
we were not yet at Monument
Amabe was continually stopping for me to
cone up and Their telling me that her conscience.
troubled her to have me behind in that way. We
tried again to make The Thane 90 the other
side of Arnabels horse and so allow Amabel 10 |
ride nearest the wheel. but for some unexpan- |
able reason from the first The Thane had re-
fused to this. He acted as II he were insultcd |
He planted his feet wi.h his legs sianting out |
ward tossed his head and rolled his eyes
This he had cone almost mmedia tely after we |
had started from home but he had directly be-
c, ne amiaba when had turned him 10 the of
side. have hated TO mention this concerning |
The Thane. for h. is excellent horse and worth
twice what paid for him.
acknowledge however. that II he were not
so pronounced in his character things would |
be somewhat easier on thie journey. But didn't |
purchase him thinking to traye with whee'.
AmabeTs horso likes to go beside the bicycle; |
It will even "nickei" for il when the bicycle has
20 ne on in advance, and II diskes to turn back |
and come toward me. Perhaps IT will at last
decide that 1t will not come back In that case
nv ride will not be in the Least what ! had
planned. But few things turn out to be what
one pans-if that is any comfort.
We had our lunch with US. and just at the edge
of Monument Albert came wheeling back to me
TO say that they had selected place to rest
under some trees. and that could eat our
sandwiches there. We had thoughtfully provided
oats Tor our nefSes. AIIlaDeI anu /. ana We ndu
put them i'm the shorts bag. -rstwhe occupied
by the kitten. So we unbrded and sal us down
TO rest under the trees, and when II time
poured in from Of each horse his little pile OF
oats and The Than@ fell upon his provender as
he ought ard devoure1 1t. even Into the very
, loan beneath il: but Amabels horse snorted
and becked II oats upon the ground were
a fearful sight not to be endured. SO We took
fm away and painfully and economically
d soraped up the grain and put IT back into the
shorts bag FOR another time. And our noon rest
ing hour ruined By the unrpa soma bpnocc OF
Anahel's horse. This was one Of the times W hen
Albert did not feel moved to be useful He sat
the ground eating sandwiches while he
watched grovelling with the oats. All he did
IN the matter was 70 remarl. thai II We had