The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-24

2 fool, safsns tome scot ost OF that chin
. bsy catch bold Of tbsse scissors, Jim
: sbi cut sf nv h,jr. lesVibg II oDl' 81
ineh over all.
% when hesilaisd to shssr a ibe hssu
tiiul black bsir. she quickly ordered ms tc
do What / a. told. OF she usuld do II
hefstlt Govsf after gsthsriog The 'oot'
VS. Instructed to beat two iron sIswsn,
One by oas bet lovely DARK tresses yielded
to the scissots soi the tall OF each 10 ,bs
d Hcor we s1.b TO ny very heart. 4 isv
/ tur1s of the bot skswers 10 her clever 10
J gers twisted The short ends Of hair INTO
scrubby little curls.
NOV. you men. strip Martin Thom. Of
I'll his clothes. pat tie things 10 that cor
! uer aud clear oat while | undTsss.
She plaslersd her bonny isee and neck
sud srms With dscoction Of SCOT snd
grease With iuhnIts courage abe even
got iuto Martin Thonss's shirL The esp
and jacket. boct and breaches fitted 10 =
nicely and when she strntted about sith
them sll Oh, slspping her boots VIII her
whip, the sonderiul impersousIion OF the
African Jockey made us gasp With aston
ishmsnt
I've ridden hor.es cross legged may q
time, she said. csn ,csls the weight
su am going TO give the boys . run for
their money, thst's what am going 10
do.
Talk btm, Missy Lsymsn, talk de horse
all de time, was Marin Thomss's faint
a1jutstiop, as we looked him 10 to take
bis CHARGE OF recovery until our return.
You keep out OF sight, don't let him see
you hissed Carrie as We approached the
stable.
He vhionies a welcome ss she opened
the door, bride in hand aud as be lower
ed his corky head to snuiils ct hsr, she
slipped 1t on him, oil the while clustering
10 splendid imitation Of the boys guttur
al tones He appesrsi slightly psrplexed
second bis hood and nozzle were on, and
she led hin ont. snorting suspiciously
sud stamping his wicked feet.
Grover soon adjusted the saddle.
Throw me mp. jim snd don't stand star
ing like BOBBY.
My dear life ssd, don't risk your
pretty self Tor winning stake. WHAT do
| care il our money is loslf Aud for
heavens sake, il you will have your own
wsy, keep those spurs Of him.
Well. to our surprise, NighiiH persm
bulated the paddock quietly enough. She
sat him sauciIy while he was walking,
showing her white teeth, slanging the
other jockeys. and eriuning for all the
world like Martin Thomss. Nightiar's
splendid app arance made him many
friends and be even touched 10 to l.
In the preliminary canter the trouble
began. Cover slipped the hood and muz
zle at the paddock gate and away went
Nigbjsr 10 front OF the grand stand,
bounding and bucking, and kicking
flashes. The missus's horsem snship WAS
not promising. There was q grand psno
rama Of the open country between the sad
die and the rider, and hsr arms were
mostly round Nighisr's neck. Never was
there such humilisting spectacle.
Sbrieks OF laughter and biting sarcasm
filled the air
Gall that drunken K.fir q jockey
Get aside Snow ball. you'll be safer.
Let 90 OF bis neck, you'll choke him
and so on and so on.
Herel Any price Nightia a-who wants
to back Nighti,r' yelled the delighted
booE makers.
10 this storm OF ridicule, | tasted the
bitterness OF every heartrsnding emotion
Suddenly, however, Nightj.r took it into
his head to cease bostili.les and osDtsr
away to Join bis horses at the post. his
jockey riding very loose and still the batt
OF the merry multitude,
We had good view OF the stsrt They
went away at the fret time OF ssking, sll
but one, Nighti.r who rsmsined on his
hind legs, the mlssus hanging on TO him
with outslretobed srns, as il she were
climbing thick tree,
More ridicule, mora lscerstion Of my
tortused feelings
A bookmske from Melbourne yelled
ont, A hundred to against Nishual
Three timea the horse reared. then
plunged forward after the field, Carrie
well 90 his neck as il whispering to him,
bu. pulling himself together he began to
stride and extend himself as hs would do
when sweeping over the fats at hsme,
Ny word, thought; il he can keep that
pace he'll trouble the winner yet.
A hundred to one on Nighuar still
rosred the bookmaker.
1t sounded like mooking challenge to
my girls InvincibIe pluck. 1t msddened
me 10 a moment Of reckless passion
hsaled out Gl00 OF our slender Doodle
and shouted him louder:
Here, I'll take you 1901
Right, cir thank you, sir; 10000 to
Gl00 Nish,l.r; aud the number oi the
tickst is 4457. Any one else want to
back Nighuat 100 to bar 27.
Rauud they tauudersd Tor the hrs.
time. The sao blszad with furnace heat,
the hoots ratified 90 the hard ground. t
dust nsw, Rsd1esdsIe, tue isyorite. max
log The runuiug snd leading the field sts
fearful cracker. Nisbtj.r had caught th.
sbipptr-ln spd past bin; then be bessn
to steal through The hsld, bis splendid
.ctiou falling jts tale Ole by one thew