La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-08


.'And what handsome horse thas ~
. jeweir'
"Lucero would come with Arched neck.
bis head drawn well In, and sensitive to
the bride. with froth dropping from his
mouth. steps ID airy that hc seemed 10
spurn the ground from beneath his feet,
and his tail erect and restless II almost
seemed as II the Intelligent crenture knew
he was coming to bring me nn hour OF
happiness and hnstcncd In order TO please
ME. In the twinklinR of an eye he ar
rived at the iron grating. Unless it was
raining. l went down to the garden. ns st
that hour no one ever passed this way,
and there by the gate was n little time OF
chatting with Manolo, and alw ays gave
% Lucero biscuit or couple OF Jumps
OF sugar You cannot conceive how well
be knew. how he would turn his head
from side to side expectantly. until
stretched out my hand with the daintics
through the iron bars of the gate OF
course the principal occupation was talk
ing with MInolo hearing pleasant non
sense. pretty speeches, making plans for
the future-you can imagine It all. little
grandfather With the horso occupted
myself but q moment. but. In truth,
loved him had great tenderness for
him II was he who brought Manolo to
me and bore him ~ though upon wings
When l lay dorsn to sl,ep, used to think
of the hour Of our meeting, wishing that
the day might bc fair SO that ] could go
down into the garden When at tho win
dow, my heart beat with expectation. my
Imagination pictured first of all TO me the
prancing of Luccro, his sudden appearance
round the curve OF the Castellann, his
rapid trot Gathering loudly ON the hnrd
ground, and then his waiting below. rest
i've. with smoking TANKS, and paving
the ground. down there by tho rosebushcs
and hedges OF the garden, which was whore
would stand
but why do you recall all fhis!'
WAS truly In love with M.lnoloi With
my hand upon my heart-so I believe
Above all, even more than handsome. well
bred, loving and ycrv chivalrous, 70 ms he
seemed good. above rcproach. man of
dne feelings"
And thcnt'
II have nearly finished Ten or twelve
days ago one morning Mnnolo came on u
different horse Naturally the change sur
prised me
And Luceros asked him.
" He Is sick
'''What ails hims
'''I do not know: some trouble In one
Of his feet
Poor horsei
".Oh. we will cure It yet
I'VE spoke no more OF It In the days
following inquired for the horse, ard 1t
etruck me t'at NO e'aoeu rep! rihny
last week MS servant untortuhnte'y cahe
70 DrihR me letter "ha' ms ne knew .na'
1 Always n'sto"cd upon MN sonS W''e
Present. nc asked 10 see me Inc nors"
coming 70 my thoughts asked n'm
how IL LucerY
me poy assuiheu very singular eA
pression be'ween sadness ano stupiuity
snd ans"enai
he VIII never cat again. AM snank
ing.
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