Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-16

meets me without making some nousensical
remark concerning Dolly never saw
such a boy" she continued shaking her
head in an emphatic manner while the lit
tie curls jumped about spasmodieallyi mo-"
she added. I positively never did"
By this time the team had turned into
Tenuallytown road and IL being one of
'DoIiy's" prerogatives 70 stop and rest
every Eve or ten minutes, she now took adj
vantage of this well recognized habit and
stopped abruptly in the center of the road
way, apparently to take breath or else to
strengthen herself for the next stretch.
There's a wild glare in her eye this
morning, Michael nervously exclaimed
Miss Priscilla, who was in the habit of dis
covering runaway symptoms in the old
horse every two or three minutes and l
believe you have been overfeeding her.
IF ye con see anything in her eye" in
audibly mumbled Mike, tits more thou
most paiple con see. far it's blond she's
been these mony years, Dim thinkin'."
Haven't you been overfeeding her,
Michael" repeated Miss Priscilla, she
regarded the driver searchingly.
Sure" said Mike, "Oim thinkiu thot
would be an impossuble fate mum; thor
haste ates more thou ouy Of thor faild hosses
he saw Helen beginning TO laugh.
well, /" said Miss Priscilla, there's some
thing peculiar about Dolly this morning,
and advise you TO keep tight rein on her
/ should not be a bit surprised II she did not
attempt to run away today" she added.
Michael received the present advice re
signedly, as he had often received the same
warning before, but the look he cast at the
poor old canard on the horse creation was
perhaps one Of the most malevoent that
ever beast received from driver. After
resting for a suitable time the animal re-
sumed its rheumatic stride and again pro-
ceeded on its way in the direction of George
town.
you understand Dolly pretty well, don't
/ you, Michael2' inquired Miss Priscilla,
when the horse had again paused and
seemed undecided as to whether she should
lie down to rest in the middle of the road or
whether she should take the rest standing,
being disuaded from the former purpose
only by the numerous leather bands that
encircled her bony sides, Dolly" adopted
the latter idea, and deliberately crossing her
her wooden legs rested thus, swaying occa-
sionally when she would fall asleep and
lose her equilibrium but the shafts on either
side sustained her miserable old carcass and
prevented her from toppling over, and SO
she slept and rested herself at the same
time, while Mike, deep down in his heart
cursed the hard fate that compelled him to
sit behind that old funeral apparition and
Miss Priscilla sat upright and watchful,
firmly believing that the old scarecrow in
the shafts was 'meditating some deep and
dangerous escapade.
Now, this antiqnated beast was the one
inharmonious feature connected with Mr..
Flannery's servitude in the interest Of the
Allwine family. It was bad enough to be
passed on the road by brother coachmen,
driving stylish and high stepping horses,
who invariably laughed boisterously at
poor Mike and his obnoxious charger, but
when these same gentlemen never came
across Mike off duty without inquiriug in a
serious manner about the hazardous nature
of his occupation as driver for the notorious
Dolly" and wondering how he had the
nerve to attempt such a feat; this was by no
means pleasant either; but when persons
who were perfect strangers to Mike would
pause in the street and inquire in a grave
manner as to the age of his charge, pretend
ing they had made a wager with some
friend, as to whether the horse was seventy
seven or seventy-eight years of age Mr..
FlannerY would be driven almost crazy with
rage, and would swear beautifully, not to
mention picturesquely.
The horse with its many straps and
buckles would have attracted attention any
where, but in Georgetown il was a standing
Joke among the Inhabitants and never
failed to draw a crowd wherever il halted
and Mike was kept busy plying his whiT
about the forms Of small boys, who become
too venturesOme In their attacks upon
'DonyP His replies to the witticisms oi
the men regarding the age and habits of the
old horse were truly unique in their orlgi
nality. The leaves of the trees even Gut
tered in their delight at the splendid com
mand Mike had of the profane dictionary
and which he brought into play on thes'
occasions.
Miss Priscilla would as soon have though
Of riding a "Bucking Broncho" as sh
would of allowing anyone other than MI
Flannery to drive Dolly" and this gentle
man never drove the old apology to tow
without fervently praying that she woul'
, drop dead on the way, which seemed by n
means unlikely, If statistics on horse hesl
were to be relied on
But anyway no such fate befell the super
animated beast on this occasion, aud afte
several tedious hours on the road Mis-
Priscilla was set down az the door OF IN
friends she intended to visit on West street
aud Helen was driven TO the Office of Mr.
Larkins, which was situated on High street
Just above Dumbarton street
/ Mr. Larkins was sitting before hug
| old.fashioned desk examining legal appear
{ ing papers when Helen opened the doc
/ and entered Mr.. Larkins' Office wa
situated on the sunny side of the street Il
. an old.fashioned building His Office fur
! nfture was OF the old-fashion type in fac
, Mr.. I.arkins himself was decidedly of th'
old fashion type Of gentlemen of the oil
/ fashion school, and if he prided himself up
r on one thing more than another 1t must Ger
, tainiy have been on the old fashion idea
| that flowed through his old fashion brain
y And yet he was solicitor and executor o
{ every estate Of any note within twent
( miles Of Georgetown. His honesty wa
proverbial and his management excellent
Z He was a neat little old gentleman of
+ rosy appearance. Apparently on the losin
side of sixty yet with one Of the merries
r aud prettiest little pair Of eyes that ever hi