The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-09
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Of a LoUer.
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A number of ladies, wives of sena-
tors and representatives, drinking
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 |
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 hance |
that he should apologize TO the man
who had insulted him. 1t was a des-
perate mental struggle but love for
me conquered. The apology demand
ed was made. l was absolutely GER
tain that my future husband loved
me, for any Virginia gentleman who
will apologize for having been insult
ed to please q woman must love her
desperately"
The lady from Massachusetts,: MY
husbands family came over in the
Mayfiowef. My fiance would neither
drink, swear nor gamble. l made him
do all three. l felt sure, ladies, that
q Puritan who would do that for me
could safely be trusted with my happi-
ness"
The lady from Kentucky: Colonel
Armsby courted me for a long while.
during which l could not make up my
mind to accept him. The truth is I
preferred General Henderson, who
Both Of them then Just out Of the
civil war, 1 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 octogenarianT 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 q stock farm
where he bred racers. He produced
Bicycle, sired by Jacksonian, out Of
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. l accepted the in
, vitation. The general was then but
twenty-five years old and one of the
most fascinating
Zone moment" interrupted the lady
from Connecticut wasn't that pretty
young to win the title of general? II
: 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 was saying, General Henderson
' had all the charm of manner of thu
1 most elegant Kentucky gentleman. III
was very proud of his Ladybird In
| deed, / didn't believe there was any
i thing in the world he preferred ex
cept me. He expatiated upon the goot
points of his mare for some time whel
I artfully drew him to speak of ;
! matter of more moment to me. But
was thinking all the while that
would like to know whether he pre-
ferred me to his horse. Just then VIII
should come up behind US but Colone
= Armsby, driving his Kentucky Belle
who was to be entered for the comm
races.
The colonel bowed politely to m
and seowled at the general, bein
pretty we'll aware that his rival ha
| Pr7l 7 ho1 %OI
is colonel so. The general tipped Lady
bird with his whip, and she began
ID move her beautiful long legs NOR
a rapidly. l knew at once that theT
would be a desperate race between th
l., rivals and that neither would give u
to the other unless forced to do s,
At If one had had a track. for it, ther
would have been no especial DANCE
t but for two men who were courtin
the same woman to fight it out on q
a ordinary road
Flight what out?" asked the lad
from Ohio.
G "Why, which would get the lady,
course"
"Oh."
ry 81 appreciated the danger, for kne
r General Anderson would kill his $1C
nd 600 horse rather than be defeated, ar
y. l feared he would kill me too. We
We as soon as we caught up with Il
to colonel both horses dashed forward
~ If shot out Of a cannon. Both were
the best Kentucky stock. Ladybi
@ was perhaps half a hand higher thi
- Kentucky Belle, but the latter had
IN trife longer reach. The colonel got /
7 start few lengths behind us, but W
steadily gaining. Presently he car
up neck and neck. and it was not lol
before he was full half length ahea
Then, coming to a gully in the roa
rather than force Us over it, he rein
In for us TO take the smooth passaG
Try but his horse was so much better tn
IT the generals that he soon regained