Year: 1876

Yesterday morning friend inform


ed us that we were too much confined


in doors, that the rose was fading
from our cheeks, and that unless we
took exercise on horse back we were
soon to depart from this sphere for one


where our usefulness would not be so


apparent. He ended his exhortations


by offering to lend us his hors e Dash


which he assured us was as gentle as


the Summer Dreez and perfectly safe


under the most trying circumstances.


We gratefully accepted the ge nerous


offer and when the steed was ready,


my friend suddenly remembered that


he had an errand at Green Meadows


which he would like us to do If we did


not mind riding in that direction. AS


we were going for health and pleasure


of course we were ready to render this


service. When he told us he had a


cow which belonged there which he


wished driven home, and that she


knew the way and would go along


without any trouble. The beast was


turned adrift from her moorings and


started off like deer, first into field
on one side of the road, then on the
other, we following the best we could
our feet out of the stirrups which were


so long we could only toush them


with our toes, but we clung desperate


ly to the pommel and it was we'll we
did for our horse trotted, refusing to
go in any other style, and ourself
bounding up about foot at every
step and coming down with a thump
which threatened to dislocate our en-
tire structure. Carriages filled with
ladies and gentlemen stopped while
they enjoyed our distress. Human
endurance has it's limits and ours gave
out after an hours chase of that dia-
bolical cow and we lefI her at last in
the society of some other kline who
were staked out in clover, not half
mile ON our starting place, while
we returned to report our discontinue.
But our trouble was not ended, for our
friend bIandly requested us to go to
Green Meadows and tell the owner to
come and get the wretched animal.
He assured us that the trip would be
one of unalloyed pleasure, and al
though We had some doubts on the
subject we again went forth. About
mile had been passed over when
Dash concluded he had gone far
enough and deliberately turned and
started home, bu, we pulled him back
again and after half an hour of al
ternate whipping and cur-coaxing
succeeded in persuading him to con-
tinue the journey, but we did not care
to go out of walk which was the on
ly gait we could now endure. AS we
neared the railroad crossing the train
came laundering by, the whistle
screaming, and our gentle steed
with snort wheeled and again made
for his stable. We managed to stop
him at last and rode back, but he ut
terly refused to cross the track. We
coaxed him with the whip and he
reared up first one end and then the
other, waltzed and cavorted until we
became dizzy and got off. We led
him over and then he would not let
us get on, so we made the rest of the
journey on foot and led the horse.
We delivered our message and then
walked the seven miles which lay be-
tween us and our starting point, tow
ing our trusty steed and reaching
home about sundown. The red, red
rose has returned tn our face aud also
to our nose and we don't feel as though
there was any present necessity for
us to take exercise on horseback, and
we had pleasure in that way enough
to last us a lifetime.