Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-03-09


too swimmingly. Let me be your mod.
crate reverse little lady"
You are my lmmoderate perverse,
Dan. You always say Hadn't better
| goY when you know as well as | d.
that you should say Wouldn't bette
| goT"
All of a sudden to their startled vi
sion appeared around turn of the
narrow hill road a team tearing with
breakneck speed down the steep way
up which their horses were climbing
and on which 1t was impossible to pass
them. The driver was thrown out as
! they rounded the curve and could be
seen struggling up from a pile of rocks
upon which he had been hurled far be-
low in the ravine which skirted the
road.
The carriage was bounding violently
from side to side. THE two women and
child in the back seat were at the mer
cy of the terrified horses that were
madly running directly toward Priscil
la and Dan. Another moment and they
would be upon them. At the foot of
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gulf the fated occupants of the vehicle
if they should reach 1t alive.
Paralyzed by fear, Priscilla knew in
maze of terror that Dan sprang from
his horse, throwing her the bride.
Then she saw him through a fear
dimmed haze rush just in time for the
salvation of them all straight in front
Of uII wi n, nrtt
stretched to stop them. She heard his
masterful command, whoa, boys
whoa-' rs he made dash for their
foaming bits.
He sprang nimbly from side to side
to avoid Being trampled under theiI
hoofs. Again and again it seemed that
their brute strength would overwhelm
to get free.
The man and the beasts strove, il
seemed to Priscilla eternal ages, until
at last, at last, he was conquerine
them. With mouths dripping bloody
foam, eyes starting from their sockets
they finally stood trembling, but still
save for an occasional trampling and
champing of their bits. This, too
ceased at Dams command:
whoa, boys! Steady, boys"'
Their brute instinct responded to the
master without fear. He stood al
length stroking their names.
Even then Priscilla realized in a dim
unworded way thing that was better
than the subsection of signs and sym
bols to rule and law.
She emerged from her crucible o,
agony with an aching relief that hei
husband was alive, while her own soul
shriveled by the refining fire. saw him
with a larger vision, a deeper under
standing.
Proudly she marked his chivalrou,
bearing toward the unnerved, fright
ened women, who lauded his exploit ir
words of intensest gratitude.
She noted with a swelling heart hi.
bluff kindness toward the bruised anc
distressed driver, who came limpins
up to see the extent of the calamity
bloody and battered from his terrible
fall.
He made light of what he had done
calling 1t nothing
When the trembling animals wer
quite pacified, greatly to Priscilla's ap
prehension, her husband turned the We
hicle around about-a thing not don
without much ado on the narrow shell
of a road-got into the carriage ant
took the reins with firm hand to drive
the ladies to their home, which wa,
but a mile or so back" they had tolt
him. Priscilla led his horse for hin
until he could deposit his charges a
their own door.
Your man is too knocked up t.
drive" he tactfully explained as h
saw the ladies tremulous at the though
of being trusted again to their unluckl
jehu.
Dan, you are simply great" Priscil
la told him as they rode down the hill
again toward home. I'm proud o
you through and through. But prom
Use me never, never never, again It
take so dreadful a risk. 1t makes M
faint but to think Of it. What if thos'
awful runaway horses had killed you"
And she shuddered.
"Then you could, should and would
have been a widow, PRISCILLA"
Il neither will nor shall nor could
should or would be n widow I'll di
when You do. Dan" sobbed Priscilla
Historically.
Never say die little girl. We will
be happy. Nothing shall prevent it
my Priscllar'
'You are n hero, Danw The CIR
reached out her hand to him, and il
their clasp thrilled between husband
and wife the love that is above and be
| yond all speech and language.
Theory and Practice.