The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-10
Continued from last sunday.)

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lady-that's another thing; she will have
style, and if her carriage horses are not
reined up tight she wouldn't look at them.
always stand out against the gag-bit,
and shall do so, but it must be ght up
when my lady ridesp
81 am sorry for for it, very sorry" said
John: "but must go now, or | shall lose
the train"
He came round to each Of US to pat and
speak to us for the last time; his voice
sounded very sad.
l held my face close to him; that was
all could do to say good-by; and then
he was gone, and have never seen him
since
The next day Lord W came to look
at us; he seemed pleased with our appear
ance.
81 have great confidence in these horses"
he said, from the character my friend Mr..
Gordon has given me of them. OF course
they are not match in color, but my idea
is that they will do very we'll for the car
riage whilst we are in the country. Be-
fore we go to London | must try to match
Baron; the black horse, believe, is per-
feet for riding"
York then told him what ohm had said
about us.
"Well, said he, "you must keep an eye
to the mare, and put the check easy i;
dare say she will do very we'll with lit
tie humoring at first, III mention it to
your lady"
In the afternoon we were harnessed and
putin the carriage, and as the stable
clock struck three we wire led round to
the front of the house. IT was all very
grand, and three or four times as large as
the old house at Birtwick, but not half so
pleasant if horse may have an opinion.
Two footmen were standing ready dressed
in dra livery, with scarlet hreeches and
white stockings. Presently we heard the
rustling sound of silk as my lacy came
down the flight of stone steps. She step
ped round to lock at us; she was tall,
proud-looking woman, and did not seem
pleased about something, hut she said
nothing, and got into the carriage, This
was the first time Of wearing check-rein,
and must say, though it certainly was a
nuisance not to be able to get my head
down now and then, it did not pull my
head higher than l was accustomed to
carry it, felt anxious about Ginger, but
she seemed to be quiet and content.
The next day at three o'clock we were
again at the door, and the footmen as be-
fore we heard the silk dress rustic, and
the lady came down the steps, and in an
imperious voice she eaid, "York, you must
put those horses heads higher; they are
not fit to be seen"
York got down, and said very respect
fully ~ beg your pardon, my lady, but
these horses have not been reined up for
three years, and my lord said it would be
safer to bring them to it by degrees; but
if your ladyship pleases, can take them
upalittle more"
do So" she said
York came round to our heads and
shortened the rein himself. one hole,
think every little makes difference, be
itfor better or worse and that dag we had
a steep hill to so up. Then began to un-
derstand what had heard of. OF course
| wanted to put my head forward and
take the carriage up with will, as we
had been used to do; but no, had to pull
with my head up now, and that took all
the spirit ont OF me, and the strain came
on my back and legs When we came IN,
Ginger said, Now you see what it is like
but this is not bad, and if 1t does not get
much worse than this l shall say nothing
about it. for we are very well treated
here; but they strain me up tight, why,
let EN- look out 1 can't bear it, and l
won't"
Day by day, hole by hole our bearing
reins were shortened, and instead Of look
ing forward with pleasure to haYing my
harness put on, as l used to do, began to
dread it, Ginger too seemed restless,
though she said very little. At last l
thought the worst was over; for several
days there was no more shortening, and l
determined to make the best of it and do
my duty, though it was now a constant
harass insteard of pleasure but the
worst was not come.
CHAPTER XXIII.
A STRIKE FOR LIBLBTY.