The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-26
LOVE ALL"
The Way Four Young People Played
the Game I'm Kentucky's Blue
Grass Country.

bronzei youth helping a blue habited
sirl mount her pony is no uncommon
si.bt on a bright morning in Kentucky.
~. certain lank farmer stood watching
,,ts particular couple as they started
eailv on their morning ride. He even
sba5ded his eyes to watch them till they
,,.rs a mere speck on the horizon. Then
b.. walked around the long low farm
bo,ises till he came to the open pantry
WINDOW where his wife was cooking.
Mating time is about here, Sarah" he
said with a jerk of his thumb towards
the roadway
sarah deftly trimmed a pie before she
assented.
What do you suppose her folks will
saw" continued the man.
The pie came to the pantry shelf with
bang and the woman faced her husband
fercely.
Don't you think our boy is good
enough for any girl living?" she demand
ed Besides, Mr.. Upton was struggling
Young lawyer once himself. don't think
he'll interfere at all and if my Robert is
as good a husband as my man has been
these thirty years they win be very hap
py.'
The old man leaned through the win
dow and kissed his faded Sarah" very
tenderly He'll have to be a durn good
wife if she IS anything like you" he re-
turned as his wife pushed him laughingly
out and said: What can you expect of
young folks IL old ones go on sDooning
after thirty years of married life.'
For Robert Allen, John and Sarah had
- L.
He had now been graduated from Harvard
College and completed his law school
course and was at home on last vacat-
ion before going into Lawyer Upton 8
Office to commence practice. By his side
was Lawyer Upton's youngest daughter
Ruth. She and an older sister had return
ed home with Robert under the chaDeron-
age of a maiden aunt, who was on her
way farther south.
The mothers of these young people had
been close friends in their school days,
and even after marriage took one to the
north 10 become a rich mans wife and
left the other at home a poor farmers
wife the friendship still kept warm. Mrs
Upton took Robert into her family dur
ing his school and college days and so
the children had grown up intimately.
why are you so late every morning,
Ruth?" Robert was saying as they as
cended the hill ''you never used to be
twenty minutes after the others every
day"
Now, Rob don't scold,'' rejoined Ruth,
you know you like this smart canter
with me better than moping along the road
the way Harry Downs and Mary do.
There they are now poking as usual"
aud she indicated a young couple with
her riding Whip and then brought it down
sharply on her ponys hank and tore down
the hill at break-neck speed
The couple were soon evertaken and as
Ruth passed the young man she touched
his horse slyly and they galloped off to-
gather leaving Rob to pull up by her sister.
Mary Upton was twenty-five years old,
Ruth was Twenty-Five They were I'M
mlstakably sisters, yet very different in
many ways. Mary's eyes were quiet,
straightforward eyes, shaded by long
lashes that gave them a dreamy look;
Ruth's very lashes curled and her eyes
danced and twinkled flashed. anger or
melted with tenderness exactly as her
heart dictated. Marys nose was straight
and a trifie too sharp, Ruth's was an un-
mistakable pug. Their mouths and chins
were alike, small but firm.
The fourth member of the party was
Harry Downs, a son of a wealthy plan
ter He was a blond giant thirty years
old and in love-with all women. Just
now he fancied he would like to marry
one of the Upton girls; he didn't mind
which, so he gave his devotion to either
one that seemed most likely to appre-
elate it. As he galloped away with Ruth
he drawled good naturedly Nah horse
seems TO beg going rather more rapidly
IMAM l asked him. to Miss Ruth, but 1
ADVISE him to respect your wishes as /
Try mah-self."
Inc whole party now cantered gaily
along, running little impromptu races,
Iaugnlng, singing and enjoying themselves
as only healthy young animals can. They
came after while to a small wood and
turned off the road at Rob's suggestion to
uy little jumping. They made con-
gonlent pile of brush and spent a half
nour Jumping 1t in various ways, ten
S'rd starts, standing jumps, etc. Rob s
mare was famous hunter and it was
pay Tor him. Harry Downs horse was
uISo used to such sport, and Marys,
1-oush little green at it, was thor
oushored, and required little urging to
initiate the better trained animals.
NUN pony was a scrubby little fell
low of uncertain breed. She had chosen
n'ln from Mr. Aliens stock because he
"ould follow her like a dog and having
So" ms aftection she could usually make
MN DO just what she wished. Jumping,
however, was neither in his blood or
ua'ulhg and he gave her trouble every
ume though yielding to whip and voice
ana scrambling over somehow.
AT Iast ROD got tired of the brush and
sSlar'ed off for a gate in the distance.
b Bns others followed at a swinging lope.
ar o9 mare loped quietly up to the gate
ana apparently stepped over il. Harry's
uoIse took it with a rush, showing a clean
OK inches of daylight betweent his fiving
W ug2ls ana the top rail of the gate. Mary's
mare quivered and tossed her head
"9 men leaped over as lightly as a cat.
oyr Buck, Ruths pony, refused point
"onh. Don't give in to him. Ride back
9 make him do It," shouted Rob.
Nltn angry and excited. swung Puck
ro-"d and rode with him back to get a
esi START. Then she struck him repeat
aug win the whip until he was running
ont,. SO they came at the gate. Puck
Ie elea and paused but with a jerky
mo Inv ana with wild cut she made him
o,. Jump was high enough to carry him
tIoL. put ms heart was not in II, his heels
m the rail, he struck the ground
T% 49, turning his ankle, and horse and
rolled over on the turf.