Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24

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had taken the oath against England
then called Mlddle-PlantatiOn, and
now williamsburg. The cavalcade
wheeled into Gloucester street. and
Colonel Dale pointed out to Dave the
old capitol at one end and William
and Mary college at the other. Nj.
Henry had Numbered in the old cap
itol, the Burgesses had their council
chamber there, and In the hall there
would be a ball that night. Near the
street vas a great building which the
colonel pointed out as the governors
palace, surrounded by pleasure
grounds of full three hundred acres
and planted thick with linden trees.
My Lord .Dunmore lived there.
At this season the planters came with
their families to the capital, and the
street was as brilliant as fancy
dress parade would be to us now. 1t
was filled with coaches and fours.
Maidens moved daintily along in silk
and lace, high-heeled shoes and
clicked stockings.
The cavalcade halted before build
ing with a leaden bust Of Sir Walter
Raleigh over the main doorway, the
old Raleigh tavern, in the Apollo room
of which Mr.. Jefferson had rapturous-
ly danced with his Belinda. and which
was to become the Faneuil hall of
Virginia. Both coaches were quickly
surrounded by bowling gentlemen,
young gallants, and frolicsome stu
dents. Dave, the young Kentuckian,
and Harry would be put up at the
tavern, and, for his own reasons,
Hugh elected to stay with them. With
an au revoir of white hands from the
coaches, the rest went on to the house
Of relatives and friends.
Inside the tavern Hugh was soon
surrounded by fellow students and
boon companions. He pressed Dave
and the boy to drink with them, but
Dave laughingly declined and'tOok the
| lad up to their room. Below they
could hear Hugh's merrlment going
on, and when he came upstairs q
while later his face was flushed, he
was in great spirits, and was full Of
enthusiasm over a horse race and
cock-flght that he had arranged for
the afternoon. With him came q
youth Of his own age with daredevil
eyes and a suave manner, one Dane
Grey, to whom Harry gave scant
greeting. One patronizIng look from
the stranger toward the Kentucky
boy and within the latter q fire of
antagonism was instantly kindled.
With a word after the two went out,
Harry snorted his explanation:
"Toryl"
In the early afternoon coach and
horsemen moved out to an "old field, "
Hugh was missing from the Dale
party, and General WillOughby
frowned when he noted his sons abb
sence.
Then crowd Of boys gathered to
run one hundred and twelve yards
for a hat worth twelve shlllings, and
Dave nudged his young friend. A
moment later Harry cried to Bar
bara:
Look there!"
There was their young Indian lin
ing up with the runners, his face
calm, but an eager light In his eyes.
At the word he started of almost
lelsurely, until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards ahead, Of him, and
then a yell Of establishment rose from
the crowd. The boy was skimmIng
the ground on wings. Past one after
another he dew. and laughing and
hardly out of breath he bounded over
the finish, with the first of the rest
laboring with bursting lungs ten
yards behind. Hugh and Dane Grey
had appeared arm In arm and were
moving through the crowd with great
gayety and some boisterOusness, and
when the boy appeared with his hat
Grey shouted:
"GOod for the little savage u
Erskine wheeled furiOusly but Dave
caught him by the arm and led him
back to Harry and Barbara, who
looked so pleased that the lads ILL
humor passed at once.
i Hugh and his friend had not ap'
preached them, for Hugh had seen
the frown on his fathers face, but
Erskine saw Grey look long at Bar
bara, turn to question Hugh, and
again he began to burn within.
The wrestlers had now stepped
forth to battle for a pair Of silver
buckles, and the boy in. turn nudged
Dave. but unavailingly. The wres
Ting was good and Dave watched II
with keen interest. One huge bull
necked fellow was easily the winner
but when the silver buckles were in
his hand, he boastfulIy challenged
anybody In the crowd. Dave shout
dered through the crowd and faced
the victor.
"T'I try you once" he said, and Z
shout of approval rose.
The Dale party crowded close and
my lords coach appeared on the out
skirts and stopped.
"Backholts or catch-as-catch-ca MP
asked the victor sneeringly.