The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13

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Of the cold and imPassive indifference
which he had shown me, he offered q
furious response Of extraordinary
leaps. bucks, and fantastic pirouettes
+ While the horse vas bounding and
+ bucking under me. and While I was
beating him with my broken riding.
crop. Brutus still found opportunity ID
F look Al me with ziances charged I'd
longer with impatienee aud surprise,
but with anger and indignation. While
l was demanding Ct the horse Al obeai-
ence which he refused TO ne. he Ger
tainly vas expecting Of me something
that l did not do.
How did il enae n my complete dis
coInfture- ! was aahorsed y an IN
comparable hound. After AE5ef NO
ment. which Vas certainly moment
OF reflection. the Aorse saddee8s cow
erred his head and siood up o. Is fore
legs. after the manner ard MIA shs
perfect equilibrium u oloNa "a lsiu.s
on rs AAnds. I wzs Immediately ua-
horseS ard sell apen the sand.
l eaasaVored te rise ] saseHea q CRY
and 1e1 n r5aieslaus 7sasssss'e aF'oz
any knees IN the Saua. Al easA move
usn4. - matter hon slight. = seemed
as Sf / haa knife wound in Tlx 1e51 lee.
Il waS aoshing. oz}e q STRAIN q ten
don. Aaa sight Is i WAS, Il Nss none
the les painful. : Sacoeedea. however,
i in turning myself aver and seating my
self. Gnf when. rubbing the sand Ont
az M sszes. began . wonder hat had
become d my miserable aanale-graa.
! saw descending npon ~ head 8
ho-sesS Hafsf. ThsH this horse 9sa1 wis
transferred TO m breast, ana Nish s
certain aeftnes< psas pushed zzpon ny
back asan the sxn6s ] was Ia szar-lea
TO reSsst- and remained In this posture
wondering what zhiS tS1raa75 mars
horse zAat ] had purchased d l'hsz'i's
couls ~ J CLOSED zzys eyes f.zsa a''f. 'eee
aeatA.
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k-1aaa ms Gfzsas sseslsgs Szzsasss EFis 5r
shs tara. I 5gpa.sss ug tEgs an Z ssi1s
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xssszss4 and = ansrs 5nssssls slis fisx-
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and Asz.z ssss - sIry Hzs assisr- .ta
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and fraa time - zzzas hs s.szesst 4 ~
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his ssas. he gave shria aszgh ard
went = work ssazs. his listed to-
three q four minutes after which
BrutuS. 10 doubt fhiaSing that I was
sufficiently buried. placed himself With
much respect on his knees beside my
tomb. | suppose he was engaged in
prayer.
His PRAYER done. Brutus bounded up.
withdrew several yards, stopped. then
galloped about score of times around
the circle in the middle Of which he
had buried me. l followed him with
my eyes. and it caused me 4 certain
dizziness watching him turning in this
way. so | shouted: "Whoa." The
horse stopped and seemed embarrassed.
as if he did not know what to do next.
Suddenly. perceiying my hat. which,
in my fall. had rolled some distance
from me, he made up his mind. went
straight to the hat, seized it between
ms teeth, and departed at brisk gal
1op BY one of the six avenues which led
10 my tomb.
Brutus disappeared. Twas left alone.
Ishook of the light layer of earth which
covered me. and without getting on my
feet succeeded in dragging myself by
my arms and right leS-because I could
not move the left-to a little grass-cov-
cred mound at the corner Of one of the
avenues. When reached there | stead
led myself and began to call for assist
ance, But there was no reply. The
wood was absolutely deserted and ST.
lent. I saw that ! should have to wait
until some one passed by to help me
l had been there for an hour in this
unpleasant position when saw. coming
down the same avenue by which he had
gone, Brutus returning. and with the
same long, Looping pace at which he had
gone. \ cloud of dust followed him.
Little by little in this cloud / discov-
cred little carriage pony cart then
in this little pony cart a little woman
who was driving, and behind the lady
little groom.
In moment Bruins. covered with
foam, stopped before me. dropped my
hat al my feet, and addressed ne
neigh which certainly meant: i have
done my duty. Help IS al hand But
did not bother myself about Bru-us
and the explanation he was giving me
I had eyes only for The good fairy " 10.
after iespinc hrh-lv from her PONY
cart, came toward me. She looked a.
ne cur5ously. and. as she did 50. We
both c-ied H1 the same instant
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