The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-16

- . "A Was
srEysStS:rCU something in tn.
>eSSssESH, Strangers conduct that
~ 3 CALLED him incxprrs.
einly From hi, hand.
some mount, his larb and his general
appearance. Perry >rt thi, stranger down
as one of the EN& &ii-hmrn residing at the
ranch. 1t was not fear OF arrest and
capture that sent him sCuwling away
across the prairie; il wa in,ihrrlt, in
tent to avoid. ami Thu w,.~ fn p,rrv's
thinking. tanta,noun, 10 insult Ono
moment he -l2rl after tn. r.irna1ine
form Of the InI-,..la1,. then cIaruri his
forage cap firmly down n;,,n his head
shook frr" tn, rein and ylyr Nolan ,h.
lonCcd for word. \r.., lnr instant. and
with set too; n ami HI,.;,;.,. angry owes
he was thun,irrin., at Lr,i1nnr speed
swonpug down upon tin, ,Il,nusrious
stranger in lrlr,,iii. Bcror, that sun.
burned. curly haired, milEilv framed
young mar hai the f.in,n.l idea Of what
vas inDrn!iny. Mr.. Perry WAS refining
In his snortin,, s;rnl nlop,,,ilo and emf.
tinglv acco~ti:., him:
81 ho., ynur ,,Yr,l,u my ,,o,d y;r ,r,
NAV ask whn, WON mean hv ,rotting
away whrn il ,,I., Lrv. h,rn ov;Iont
that | wanted to sn,,,i; with vo,,."
Tbo bos,r,rrcr,,,r,,.j. lii L,I,.,l ,l>,>,,,.
evoD ,ho nulL,j ,,I ,I;.,,,,,,, ,,,., ,.
man They v.,.r, ,r,,,;,,, .ilo h,. s;I,
now Nolan ,rur.~in,, ov,.i,olly hu, tho
ENGLISH horse main,Yiriry hi. ovon
stride. aud .,r,,, ...r .rc,,,,,,., ,,,,o,l
sty)a one r,,uyl .,~,r,.ly i,,r..,o ia T.,
rouoh ,wo,i .l,,,,i,,,; ;,,.i.o, .,rI o,.>
brown RodfnrI r,rl. G,,;n,, .,r,,,, a.
the knee Inn, n,,,,;,, lil., I,7,,.I,,,s I,,,s
from There. ~ n - ,Ln wai.i i, honTv
leather ,.,,i,.,.,:,nJ ,.,,,,I, L..,v, l.,,lnr
glove. the A,,,ol;, ti.',,r.. ,,f tI,. r,,-i;sh.
man had nn;Ln,,. ,f .,r.,,... nv ,ia,,o,,,,
but was sturdy. >tryu.,. and mD e,f that
burly self r,li,n,o which !. 60 ci,,r,r.
teres,ic of the r,r,. ,h,... his I,r,,l
stoopin- shoulders vcrca bull ncck. rod
dened bv the sun, a crop Of close curl.
ing. light brown hair, "A tanned and
honest face lighted uD bv fearless gray
eyes and shaded hy a thick and curling
beard Of lighter hu. than the hair of his
massive head
He rode with the careless, case and SUI
preme confidence O the skilled horse
man, but with that unguarty Of foot
and elbow, that rounGness Of back and
punching of shoulders, that incessant
rise and fall with every beat of his
horses powerful haunch, that the effect
was that Of neither security nor repose.
His saddle too. was the long. flat seated
Australian model. pig skin, with hugo
rounded lcathcrn cushions circling in
front and over the knees. adding to the
cumbrousness Of his equipment and In
no wise to the comfort; but his bit and
curb chain were of FURNISHED steel,
cleaning as though fresh from the hands
Of some uncomfortable English groom,
and the ruSsrt rcins were soft and pla.
bic, telling of excellent stable manage.
mcnt and discipline. Perry couldn't
help admiring tha, bride, even in his
temporary fit OF indignation.
AS for him--,all. slender, elegantly
made, clothed in the accurately fitting
undress "blouSc' Of the army and IN rid.
ing brceches that displayed to best adj.
vantage the superb moldig of his DOW.
erful thighs, sitting like ccntaur well
down in the saddle, his feet and lower
legs, cased in natty riding boots, swing.
ing close in behind the cleaning shoul.
ders of his stccd, erect rs on parade, vet
swaying with every motion of his horse,
graceful, gallant, and to the full as DOW.
erful as his burly companion the advan.
tage in appearance was all on Pcrry's
side, and was heightened by Solan.s
spirited action and martial TRAININGS.
Perry was an exquisite in his soldier
taste, and never, except on actual cam.
paign, rode his troop horse without his
broidered saddle cloth and cleaning
bosses. All this. and more, tho English.