The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-07-27

Dlatned, among TIC AuuIauS, 40 'ons
az he had been able to sit a morse.
The establishment of the crowd when
they saw Colonel Dale's faVonte
horse enter the course with a young
Indian apparently on him bareback
will have to be imagined, but when
they recognized the rider as the LAD
who had won the race, the betting
through psychological perversity was
stronger than ever on FREELY. Hugh
even took an additional bet with his
friend Grey. who was quite openly
scornful.
you bet on the horse now,' ne
said.
"On both" said Hugh.
1t was a pretty and a close race be-
tween Firefy and whlte.Starred bay
mare, and they came down the course
neck and neck like two whirlwinds.
A war.whoop so Indian-like and
curdllng that it startled every old
frOntiersman who heard 1t came sud-
denly from one of the riders. Then
FREELY stretched ahead inch BY inch,
and another triumphant savage yell
heralded victory as the black horse
swept over the line a length ahead.
Dane Grey swore quite fearfully, for
It was a bet that he could Ill afford
to lose. He was talking with Barbara
when the boy came back to the Dales,
and something he was saying made
the girl color resentfully, and the lad
! heard her say sharply:
He is my cousin and she turned
away from the young gallant and gave
the youthful winner q glad smile.
Again Hugh and Dane Grey were
missing when the party started back
/ to the town-they were gone to bet
on "Bacon's ThunderbOlts' In a cock.
fight. That night they still were miss
ing when the party went to see the
Virginia Comedians in play by one
Mr.. Congreve-they were gaming that
highland next morning when the
Kentucky lad rose, he and Dave
through his window saw the two
young rolsterers approaching the
porch of the hotel-much dlshevelet
and all but staggering with drink.
| II don't like that young man." sale
Dave, "and he has a bad influence OF
Hugh .N.
That morning news came from New
England that set the town a-quiVel
England's answer to the Boston tel
party had been the closing of Bostol
harbor. In the House Of Burgesses
the news was met with burst o
indignation. The LIST OF June wa
straightway set apart as A day Q
fasting. humiliation, and prayer tina
God would avert the calamity threat
ening the civil rights of America. Il
the middle of the afternoon my lord
! coach and six white horses swun
from his great yard and made for tn
capitol--my lord sitting erect an
naughty, his lips set with the res0lu
ton to crush the spirit of the rebe
: lion. It must have been a notabl
scene, for Nicholas, Bland Lee, Hal
rison, Pendeton, Henry and Jeffe]
son, and perhaps Washington, wer
there. And my lord was far frol
popular. He had hitherto girded hin
self with all the trappings Of etiquett
: had a court herald prescribe rules Il
d the guidance Of Virglnians in al
II preaching his exceIlency, had ente
2 tanned little and, unlike his pred
6 cessOrs, made no effort to establis
I cordial relations with the people
{ the capital. The Burgesses were
y give a great ball In his honor tn
. very night, and now he was come
70 dissolve them. And dissolve them
/ did. They bowed gravely and wit
u no protest. Shaking with anger n
81 lord stalked to his coach and s
J! while they repaired to the ApOl
q room to prohibit the use Of tea al
+ propose a general congress of the CT
8 onies. And that ball came to pas
g Naughty hosts received their haugh
. guest with the finest and grave
n courtesy, bent low over my lady
.. hand danced with her daughters, al
: wrung from my lords reluctant II
,r the one grudging word Of comment
Is Gentlemen
And the ladies Of his family bobb
!. their heads sadly In confirmation, t
the steel.like barrier between the
was so palpable that It could ha
been touched that night, 1t seemed,
the hand.
The two backwoodsmen had be
dazzled by the brilliance Of It all,