The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-18

the next race. and didn't raise my voice,
because Harriet had been scolding me for
disgracing myself right before everybody,
and must say l felt a. little ashamed.
But what can a mortal do In the face
and eyes OF so much folly2 Something
has got 10 be done.
Turned out Jest as I expected. Rabbi
got beat that time, and know IL could
n raised my voice kinder persuading like
10 him he'd won again, and that would
been the end ont.
Now there wasn't but one more chance!
ws be asn preN Ne% %es York M's M
hundred dollars, Something had got 10
bc done, so took the whole matter into
MY hands and ssyS tIm e a bear
folks a jeerin' at him for bettin on
farm horse. says I, I'm agoin' TO drive
Rabbi next time myseif!'
your neck broke. And then petticoats
would look nice ridin' in a horse race.
YoqI wont DO anything Of the Kind,
secin' your herd OF cows driven off 10
the auction place" says 1.
Upon that Harriet she tried 10 shame
tried to, Discourage me, too. but twasn't
any use. why. mother. -. says she,
'whatl the minister say and the
Bateses and all the rest of the neigh
bors? They'll think you are crazy. Don't,
mother
We'll" says /. they'll think we're all
% wus than crazy CIV y we hsye So to go to the
the Bateses think, for they'd be ticlded
10 death 10 see all our cattle marched or,
so we'd have TO begin all over again."
Then says, IF that horse trots
driver
Then they knew twasnt' any use. For
once make up my mind and know rm
right there amt no turhin OF me. and so
they all gave in and stopped talkin
When the judge of the race heard what
was goin TO do he says mo. we
can't allow any such thing as that. It's
We'll" SAYS I. "Mr. Judge. guess you
haven't read history very much. nor been
10 Mr. Barnums circus, where the wo-
men folks ride round i'm the chariot races,
drivn' four horses. It's n pity IL L
can't drive our own house round half
mile race track"
Then he says kinder Independent like
I'VE can't have any petticoats mixed up
in this race. Youll have TO let your
son drive or give up the race"
That kinder stirred me. Then j spoke
mp and says, "Mr. Judge, we amt goin
TO give up the race. and we amt agoin
to give up our cows nuther. But I'm
agoin' TO drive that horse this time for
all the racin' laws that you can scratch
up l amt agoin' 60 set down and let
a lot of city sharpers come down to our
county fair and disgrace the name OF
Brooklyn where this fair has always been
held with Integrity and honesty. and
walk off with somebody property that
don't belong 10 them.
Drive would, and drive did I'm spite of
the whole lot of 'um, no matter II twas
ridiculous. Why ia a driven that horse
then II I'd been sent 10 Jericho the next
minute.
Well, Jonathan and another man helped
me on to the gig, and | must say | felt
pretty scary, for there 1 was boosted
way up almost as high as the horses
back. and, of course. | know / made a
sight. Under most circumstances I'd been
mortified TO death TO have done any such
thing. but | knew that IL / didn't that
chances were agin us for saving our two
thousand dollars wuth of cattle. That
made sight of difference. | can tell ye.
and / threw all pride to the wind, and
took some safety pins and pinned my
front and back skirts together at the
bottom so that the wind wouldn't blow
them, and then l told them L was ready.
The crowd sot 10 cheerin and holerin',
40 that Rabbi he kinder got real excited
Then / knew he could go. The minute |
took hold OF those reins he seemed to
feel the inspiration that I'd got I'm store
for him, for when he come down 10 the
startin' point the first time he bounded !
along like n colt. for all the world But
the start wasn't good one, the Judge /
rung the horses all back again. and |
allowed that one Of the other drivers did !
N on purpose TO make an exhibition OF
rue, so as to try and git me nervous. lie /
hung back on purpose. The people kept |
-Ashoutin,.- ! didn't git nervous nor /
excited though they made me so back |
TOR new start four different times Just /
to keep up what I supposed they thought /
was fun.
Well, the NTH trial was pretty good. /
and the Judge said "Gol" and away we /
went. my position bein' on the outside. |
but because I'd attended strictly TO busi-
ness managed 10 get a good start, and / |
didn't intend TO lose g.
. No ] begun 10 encourage Rabbi just
little. and could see he was aholdin' his
own with the rest Of the horses pretty