Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-10
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ora Louer.
(original.l

afternoon tea in Washington, fell to
talking about the difficulty of a WON.
an being certain as to the love for
her of the man she Is to marry.
The lady from Virginia was speak
ing: wishing to be sure that the man
I was to marry loved me sufficiently
to make great sacrifices for me, per-
suaded a friend of mine to grossly
insult him, then demanded of my fiance
that he should apologize to the man
who had insulted him. 1t was q des.
perate mental struggle, but love for
me conquered. The apology demand,
ed was made. was absolutely Ger.
tain that my future husband loved
me. for any Virginia gentleman who
will apologize for having been insult.
ed to please woman must love her
desperately"
The lady from Massachusetts: my
husbands family came over in the
Mayflower. My fiance would neither
drink, swear nor gamble. I made him
do all three. felt sure, ladies, that
a Puritan who would do that for me
could safely be trusted with my happi
ness"
The lady from Kentucky: Colonel
Armsby courted me for long while
during which could not make up my
mind to accept him. The truth is !
preferred General Henderson, Who
Both of them then just out of the
civil war, suppose" interrupted the
lady from Wisconsin.
Certainly not" replied the lady
from Kentucky angrily. "They were
not born when the civil war occurred.
Do you take me for an octogenarian? p
BEG pardon; the military titles mis-
led me.''
Both men were very fond of horses,
as all Kentucky gentlemen are, and
Colonel Armsby owned a stock farm
where he bred racers. He produced
Bicycle, sired by Jacksonian, out off,
"Are these details necessary" asked
the lady from Connecticut icily.
BEG pardon, ladies'; I'm fond of
horses myself. But to go on with my
story. One day General Henderson
invited me to drive with him behind
his Ladybird. sired by-beg pardon
supposed to be the fastest mare Of her
time In Kentucky. I accepted the in
vitation. The general was then but
twenty-five years old and one Of the
most fascinating''-
"One moment" interrupted the lady
from Connecticut wasn't that pretty
young to win the title Of general? 1t
usually can only be done so young in
war;"
THAT has nothing to do with my
story" retorted the speaker sharply.
The lady from Connecticut subsidized,
and the story went on.
"As l was saying, General Henderson
had all the charm Of manner of the
most elegant Kentucky gentleman. He
was very proud of his Ladybird. In
deed. l didn't believe there was any
thing in the world he preferred ex-
cept me. He expatlated upon the good
points of his mare for some time when
I artfully drew him to speak Of a
matter Of more moment to me. But 1
was thinking all the while that
would like to know whether he pre-
ferred me to his horse. Just then who
should come up behind us but Colonel
Armsby, driving his Kentucky Belle,
who was to be entered for the coming
races.
The colonel bowed politely to me
and scowled at the general, being
pretty we'll aware that his rival had
been successful. Indeed, had told the
colonel so. The general tipped Lady
bird with his whip, and she began to
move her beautiful long legs more
rapidly. knew at once that there
would be desperate race between the
rivals and that neither would give up
to the other unless forced to do So
IT one had had q track for it, there
would have been no especial danger,
but for two men who were counting
the same woman to fight it out on an
ordinary road
Eight what out?' asked the lady
from Ohio.
"Why, which would get the lady, Of
course"
"Oh."
Il appreciated the danger, for knew
General Anderson would kill his $1O,-
600 horse rather than be defeated, and
l feared he would kill me too. Well,
as soon as we caught up with the
colonel both horses dashed forward as
II shot out Of cannon. Both were of
the best Kentucky stock. Ladybird
was perhaps half hand higher than
Kentucky Belle, but the latter had a
trifle longer reach: The colonel got his
start few lengths behind us, but was
steadily gaining. Presently he came
up neck and neck, and it was not long
before he was full half a length ahead.
Then, coming to gully in the road,
rather than force us over 1t, he reined
In for us to take the smooth passage.
but his horse was SO much better than
the generals that he soon regained his
loss. He was length and half
ahead when we struck a stone, lifting
our buggy into the air and lifting me
several feet higher than the buggy.
When 1@came down, the buggy had
gone on, and sat In the road.
Il was stunned, but kept my eyes on
the racers. Presently saw Colonel
Armsby slow up. General Henderson
went on. The colonel turned, drove
back and, alighting, knelt beside me,
with ansagonlzed expression of counte-
nance. Then he lifted me into his
buggy and drove me home. The gen
eral, thinking his rival was still in the
race, drove on for a mile before dis
covering that he had gone back.
The test had been too much for the
man had ohnaor, hut ma Aae