The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-04
THAT COSTLY RIDE

# HE household lived frugay the meagre income derived
/ from The husbands insignificant appointments Two chill
had been born of the and the earlier condition OF
the had become OF quiet concealed shame
faced misery the poverty Of noble family which spite OF
fortune fogets its rank.
Hector dc Crbeln had been educated the provinces under
the paterna roof by aged priest His people not rich.
but they managed to live and to keep appearances
AT twenty years Of they tried TO find him position and he
He foundered the rock Of life like all those who have not been
early prepared for rude Struggles who look at lite through
Aptude and faculties been developed from childhood.
whose early training has developed the rough needed tor
the battle OF life or furnished them with tool or weapon
His first three years Of office work maryrdon
He had however. renewed the acquaintance OF lew trends
of his fameldey people, Tar behind the es and poor IKE
himself who lived Streets the gloomy hofoushaes
Of the Fauboug Ceman and he had created social circle
for himself.
Strangers to modern c humble yet proud these needy ario
Gratis lived the upper sleepy odwod houses From
top bottom of their dwellings the titled but money
.eemed just as scarce on the ground floor the attics
Their eternal peudices. absorption their rank anxiety lest
they should lose filled the minds and Thoughts OF these lam
lilies brilliant ruined by the idenes of the men OF the
family Hector de Criben this circle young girl DIS
well born and himself and married her
They had children il. four years:
knew other distraction than the Sunday walk the hamp'-
Eyse and few evenings at the theatre amounting all to one
the OF the Wnter) which they owed TO Tree
passes presented by comrade or other
But the Spring of The following year some overtime work wa;
entrusted Hector de Gnben by his Chief for which he received
the large of three hundred francs.
The day he brought the money home he said to his wife
my dear Henrietta. must indulge sort OF eshv'y
say an outing for the children.
And long discussion decided that they should go
and lunch day in the country
"Wel" cried Hector. once will not break well hire
>vasonee for you the children and the maid And III have
saddle horse; the exercise will do good.
The whole week long they talked OF nothing but the projected
excursion
Every evening" his from the Office Hector caught
hi. elder put him d his leg. and making him bounce up
and down hard as he could. said:
THAT. how daddy will galop next Sunday
And the younger amused himself all day long by ber1dlng
chairs dragging them round the and shouting:
This is daddy on horseback!
The servant herself gazed her master with awesuck
she thought of him riding alongside the and at meatmc
she listened with all her while he spoke of riding and recoted
the exploits his YOUTH when he lived home with his father
Oh he had learned good school, and he felt his seed
between his legs he feared nohng-nothlng whatever!
Rubbing his hands. he repeated gally to his wife:
IF only they would give FESTIVE animal should be all the
better pleased You'll how well ride and if like
we'll come back by the ChampEysee all the people
returning from the Bo As shall make good
is all that necessary the respect OF ones chiefs
On the day appointed the and the riding horse arrived
at the same before the door, Hector went down
daev to examine his He had had straps his
trousers and Aourhcd his hand whip he had bought the
ming before.
He raised the horses legs and felt them after another
passed his hand the animals neck flank and hooks opened
his mouth examined his teeth declared his age; and then the
whole household having collected round him. he delivered dis
course horse general and the before HIM
tcular pronouncns the latter excellent every
When the the had taken their seats the Carriage
he examined the sh then. putting his foot the srup
he prane to the saddle The animal began and nearly
threw his rider
Hector not altogether at his ease tried soothe him: