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* ?OL. XIV. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1857. , ~"^w7TT"??' "
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CHAPTER tV. "1
^jyoufoevr isu.?? v y
Afi?i a sleepless night, Tom Thornton Pr'st*
rose early in the morning and went to the .
stable uf Ins racer, .snd while hero ponder- j
ing upon his double defeat at liaytown,
and iu the matter of bis aspirations for the .
hand of the belie, lie formed n resolution, 'i?T?
He uiet his worthy fatlier, for tho first lime t,on8
itrce the race, at the bieuaf.ist titble. Tlie l',or
yeoman wa? dull oid thoughtful; he did
not attack the fat chine with his wonted ' ^?r
est, and the County .Chonicle lay unopened
before him. Even though he was then mor?
pondering upon the pi ice ?{j?it cattle, and "?* L
wheat, and barley, and ca^ilating how ^or **
much of each it would lake to raise a thou- ' ^
and pounds, he neglected to pursue the aut^
faithful market report of that excellent jviurnal.
The meal over, he rose and took his ,ner *
way to the straw-yard, whither his son fob ^.r* ^
lowed him. w'1''
"Father,".said ho, r.s the farmer called to ,',e r
a boy to saddle his nag, "how much did
you lose!" Ryd?
"A good deal, Tom. Never mind how MPP?
much, I can pay it all." . UP *
"Was it a thousand, father?" ' pietu
"Near about?a few |K>unds more or less. ^',ur
] can raise the money (oleiably easy. l',crs
.Willi what is in the hank, the piicc of n l'1?1?
load or two of wheat, and thai of the lat
oxen and wethers, which must go to the ',u"
butchers. I s'/ull imui a!l mi- 1.^1.-" ^
Ii was unfortunate," *aid Tom. .
4Tt wn?, but il can't l?e helped. If il was
yet to come oil", I'd Lack. him tLcsntuu over
|| <!
MgHIII. ' 1
"Well, then, do Lack liim over ^gain," Wl| '
anid bin son, eag?-rly. "If lie it ad vrim at '
Hay town, lie whh to have tun for the llaik- .it'
?*y Su.kes, here ai onr own races. Let "m |
u? enter liim for that race. You owe no * 'e '
teui to the Squire, itni] voti own the two ' /
mead >w*. Sell thtnn, and bet the lt*'r 'J'
tuoucy on Sfrideaway. Thai's the way to wur"
got even, and uiore loo." ward
Old Thornton hatl hi:n*elf thought of "M>1'
some such move ? > this, and had tlic ^mil- ,0]
at iucliNHl on to he at something of llie _
sort; but he had held hack fiom proposing *
t? risk more oil his son'* account. \Vh??u *
lie heaid the proposition ot the lalter, lie ....
surveyed him with undisguised pIcaMiie "(l
and adiuiralion, crying ?
"You are h boy alter my own heart, 1
Tom-?my son all over. A true Thornton, ,!i
^ by hcavou! It's a deuced pity to sell the
nie.ulows, though?they are as much yours
as mine, you know. They are tied up. art'1}
Tom; entailed, you know, from father to "f'
on forever. They have been in the family, crack
Lord knows how long. Yowr grandfather, I'?*, *
t ilSulu ?.?_?. 1 . i - -
a .uuavii nuuiUII I IlhYV BOIU till eVeil lUI I K '?"l
thin object." J "?g |>
"His ton didn't own Slridenway, father," no
wid Tom. ' we h'i
That's true, Torn; nnd the horse ha* h ,'"n *
right (o Rnotiier shy. It wouldn't l>o using ' vv?:i;
iiiiu fair, to give in without another hv. ai i Stti?K
the first defeat, and lie > h it 11 have it. But i horse
perhaps we can mortgage tho two meadow* j instill;
for enough, it ain't good to let theiu go c'"g
out of t'ne family, if it can be helped anv his ^
other wny. I think we'll go up and nee j "C<
the Squire upon this business my boy; if, ou' ol
he h as got the money, he will lend it to ' sir, m
me, I know; and if be ain't be knows some Knglx
body that has. The meadows mustn't be , "Tl
old, if it can bo done any other way." enco t
A wise pair, this. Old Thornton having 1 foresoi
lost all his surplus capital, was about to risk j of it?
great poition of the remainder; and his ''lb
sou Tom?"a true Thornton, by heaven" days,
?having Jest all hope of the belle, was raid 1
about to prove that, in common prudence, *'Su
she ought to have discarded him. Neither Squirt
of tiicui appeared to conceive the possibili- do it ?
rtv of starting tho horse for the sweepstakes, comp?
without also betting at least as much as one til
they had lost on his previous race; and bo again*
they were about, if necessary, to sacrifice the ml
the long fis, :i : >* ubicb had been in the win m
family for conlitiie*; purchased, perhaps, j self of
with the rainioin ??l a .Saracen prince**, or ; your c
other spoils ??l the crusades; for it is not be>! requin
HereJ that either linger Hampton or Sor-j "At
geatU Tom Thornim aided much to his. Thorn
- - - 1 "
?* > it. .iu campaign Kiev ure, f
made for "CImi ley over the water." "Oe
Whsn the burner and hi* eon arrived at mer.
ifie Mr. and Mr*. Hampton wore at thai ?
LieukUst. In a fair minutes, they both en- day; I
tered the room iuto wtticli the visitors had Tom,
been fflo>wn by the toot.man. Wit
' Well, Farmer Thornton," Raid the leavinj
Squite, cordially, "we made a mistake; or, time !c
rather, suffered by an accident." Ryder,
"A pure accident, I am certain," said the way f0
lady. of the
MIf your loasea are heary, Mr. Thornton, were a
jud you require some temporary assistance, knowU
My the word. I will endeavor to assist lienor
you to meet them," said the Squire. of llio
"'Taift't that, Squire Hampton; I can pay plcte.
all I've lost;- but wo 'don't want to give in, and pi
when the horao wasn't beat upon hi* merits, traineri
We propose, air, to enlor Stride*way for the sta
fire Irarkawny Stake*, and as the payment Old
of the late losaea will ?l?out strip tlie farm most pi
he fat slock, and so forth, says Ton
be, '"ell the two long mend own, fntlie
bet the money upon Strideaway.' An
i that, we shoulj like to have you
ion."
r. Hampton pondered. "Good horse
for the Harknwny," said he?"horse
uture age and |>owers?but Strideawa
good horse, too; a famous horse. Stil
ighl not be prudent for you to bet ?
li upon hiin. Your son will want
Mocked, yon know, when he mnrrie
Miller's daughter."
'ho match is oif. sir, he says, if ther
was anything in it."
'hero ia no possibility of such a mai
), sir," said the young man.
r*. Hampton rose, and beckoning Tor
llow her, led the way to a sofa, at th
r end of iho room.
Vhat'a this I heart" said she. "Yo
had some silly quarrel with Miss Ilei
Is it not so? Miss llenley is a favoi
r mine, aud I wish to kuow."
iVe have had no quarrel, madam," h
ed. "She never loved ine, and not
ikes another man."
Vliat other!"
'lie soldier Dobson."
tre you cerlaiu of this?" said she, sui
d.
told her I knew it; she did not den,
She had told her father iIihI he shouli
d mo to come to their house."
cannot understand this. I do not be
that she rr?r?ivns Mr
with any favor. Courngc, Ton
titou, she will be yours yet!"
Never, madam," said be, positively
father wouldn't hear of it, even wer
.on out of the way. And what i
i, I feel that 1 have been mistaken, i
leceivod. Sho never had nny aflectioi
te."
am truly sorry that it is so," said she
rising, returned to her husband's aide
'ter considering and discussing the far
i project, the Squire suggested tbn
iydOr should be invited to aid then
his opinion, and the three set out fo
ectory.
hen liia visitors were announced, I)'
r received tliem in his library?a wel
ill ted and well furnished room, (itte<
villi book cases, and decorated will
res and prints. The fathers of th
cli reposed U|K?n tho shelves; the fa
of the Turf were upon the walls; fo
hung the portraits of Eclipse, Flyinjj
Sera, Old llarkuway, and the King u
ips.
S'e have called upon you for advice
livdoi," said the Squire. "As you
I.:. 111; ...
m oners, i uuuevtt wo ate entitled l<
I'm at yoOr service,** nahl the Rector
a smile.
out want-, to start Stiidenwny for lit
away Slake*, and Thornton expect* t<
tit money back by backing hiiu,"*ai?
i.piiu*, in a few words, knowing ilia
lyder would gra?p tlio gist of tlie mat
i band all lite belter if there was n?
y explanation. The doctor leaned fit
oil llie table, and considered 4or a veil
time. "Is lie right again,Tom!" sax
e is all himself, sir."
one of iliu-e symptoms remaining}"
ot a trace of tliein, sir."
bat horse wiw?" He looked at ole
iloli, and suddenly paused.
/hat, 1 )r. lf \ <lei f" said the farmer.
idUpo-ed, sir, i.e was indisposed when
it, or he would hate won, in my judg
fliat about stalling hint for the 11 :iik
Stakes?" said llie Sijnire.
hi the llarkaway stake*, which i* tin
kweepslako* ol these midland coun
i* I conceive?the eniiie* aie alwayi
lint if Strideaway come* to the s ail
ost a* well as 1 have seen him, I set
ason why lie should not win. Still
tall have to lisk llie unceitain disposi
f llie chances. If I betted on the race
ild lake care to have something mi
away, should he be entered, 'flic
is a good horse, gentlemen- last and
g?and as line as steel, when in racondition.
What wonder?look at
im and she!"
jrtainly," said Tom, "by Thunderbolt'
Maiigold ? the old Hampton breed,
id the devil a butler ever was seen in
Hid."
lornton," s id Dr. Kydor, "in refero
belling, if tlie horse is entered, as I
e ho will be, do noi go about talking
-keep it quiet at present."
u in 1st lie entered within fourteen
and every fc> >.ly will know it then,"
'oin.
on enough fur tliein too," said ihe
). "But a- to helling, Mr. Thornton,
iiscreetly. l ake ihe advice of aoiiio
itent person from lime to lime. At
me, it may l-e well to take llio odds
l your own home; at another, to lay
Is against some one else's. Bet to
loney, sir; and to do this, avail yourthe
judgment of others as well as
>wn. 1 will advance tlio money you
0 upon tlie property."
ul any service 1 can bo of to Mr.
ion, in any way, will give irie plensaid
tlie Hector.
iitlomon, your servant!" said the far"We
may then consoler it settled
Uriileaway is to be entered. Good
foel the obligation, and and so does
1 know. Good day."
h (his the burly farmer departed,
{ his son, who was detained some
>nger, listening to the views of Dr.
, upon the management of Slridoar
the race, and the histories he gavo
horses that would be likely to bo, or
Iready, entered for the contest. The
idgo of the subjoct possessed by the
of the running horses of that part
kingdom was thorough and cornHe
knew their ages, their pedigrees,
Brformances, who owned them, their
i, it ml estimated their capacities all by
ndard of Htrideawnyv
Thornton bad hurried aw y, for the
?rt, because be was eager to inform
1,1 John Jl?nley and the fat trainer of whut
r, had been revived on. Though he had been
d desired to say nothing about it, he know
ir that it must be communicated to Mr. Jolly,
and he determined to be the fiial to do it.
) lie found them, as he had anticipated, in
s the tap of the Hampton Arras,
y "Fuller rao, you two," said he, highly
I, elated. "Here's a little game afoot. Folo
ler me into the bar parlor."
a When the three were installed round the
>s table, each with his glass before him, Mr.
Thornton said, "What do you think our
e Tom's a going to do?"
"Marry my niecr?" said John Henley,
r- "Punch Dobson's head, mayhap," said
thtf trainer, who entertained ? feeling of inn
tense disgust and contempt for the Ensign,
e basing been contradicted by him, the night
before, as to the cause of Slrideaway's
u losing.
i- "lie's agoing," said old Thornton, laying
r- a hand upon the sleeve of ert?h, "to enter
Strideaway for the Ilarkawaji Slakes."
e "Good. I'll back him!" cried Mr. lienv
ley.
"Hold!" said Mr. Jolly. "Don't run on
the wron^sido of the post! Let nie tqienk.
This nin'flfc all as it bhouliUbe,"ahe continued,
willi a serious antWlispleased air.
"Tom should have had the bust advice be
y fore deciding on this. He ought to havu
J asked me. I ought to have been consulted.
The boy is a boy of good judgment,
> but old beads is wanted where bosses are
i* concerned. No interruption," said be, as
11 Thornton was about to interpose. "I don't
say it aiu'l right for tho boss to run?it is
'. right; but 1 bad ought to have been cone
suited. Tern should have had ad rice."
s "lie has had."
f "Yourn!" 6aid the trainer, with some
it contempt.
"No, sir, not mine. The Squiro's and the
, Parson's."
i. "Now, this won't do, you know," said
the trainer, as if expostulating. "The
t Sutlire and the Parson lu? otw-o.r.1.- 1 -??
, ~ x '"V
i nothing ngen 'em. Sensible men, in u geni
eral way, nnd tolerable judges of a boss.
It's well ennugli for tbem to give an opin
ion, but before anything About a race boss
I is decided, somebody elso ought to be ask1
e l. If the Squire felt himself competent to
i ra mage his own race houses, what does he
e pay me for, I should like to know. If he
can't manage his own, how is he going to
r manage Tom Thornton's?"
I ' Nothing shall ho done without you say
' light," said Old Thornton.
"No, no, Jolly must be consulted about
1 everything, especially as to the traiuing,"
1 said Mr. lleuley.
"Gentlemen," said the trainer, "I interim
lor lite sake. au?j lltsl of tils (l? Iter
and backets. Recollect what 1 said at
L, Bayicwn; 'that boss ain't til to start,' says
, I, '"cadsj why? somebody's done something
I without asking me.* Well, then, when
, lie's a being trained, let To in do nothing
. without asking me. If the Squire and the
Parson give opinions about lliis and that,
let nie be a<ked before they are followed.
. Recollect litis, Tom's the owner of the ho-i,
I the Squire and the 1'arsoti he the friends
of the boss, you two and all of us he the
backers of the hoss, but 1 lie the trainer u!
the boss. Training's the tiling. A race
boss should be at the post in good condii
tion, or not at all. To do it, you want an
old head?an old head, and long expmienee."
"Here's another thing?" said Mr. Thoui
iuii| luin mill your niece li:t\o Ml out."
"I inn sorry to hear it," said Mr. lien
ley.
"I ain't." *aid llio trainer, with u nod of
profound meaning.
' "And **hy noil" said Mr. Henley. "They
wo.!) made for each olliet, air. As fine a
lad and lass as are to be found in the wholo
hundred."
"1 know it; a very pretty pair; and well
matched to iuii in harness together. But
here's the thing! Do you suppose, sir, that
; any young man can look after a running
, hoss in training, and a gall like your niece,
I Mis* Charlotte, as well? In can't bo done,
sir; and I doubt this last race was lost
along of Tout's having both of 'cm in hand
at once." I
It took r.n old head like Mr. Jolly'* to
make this notable discovery, which appear \
cd to strike the others as superior wisdom.;
"J never thought of that," said Henley.
"Ain't it true?"
"True as gospel. It's a blessed thing
tboy have quarrelled," said old Thornton. |
"Don't you go and tell 'em so, or they'll '
make it up ag'en. In these matters young '
I folks go by contradiction.''
CHAPTER V.
"She never told her lore."
The miller sal in his roomy chair, smo[
king his pipe and drinking his strong ale,
; and turning from time to time a look of in- ,
qiiiry and perplexity toward* his daughter
and her guests, Mr*. Dohfton, Miss Dohs.in,
i alul Mr. Ifuhunn ilio <n.i?n 'Pi.?
. _ . M . ..w I ?IU lUlllllV
willi which Mrs. iJnbson and lier children '
I had discarded nil their objections to vulgar
! tastes mid manners was beautiful to see.
Tliey Mil and snuffed up the fragrant fumes
of the miller's pipe, as if they were incense !
| in their nostrils; they listened to the miller's
j decidedly homely, rind sometimes rather
\ vulgar, observations, as though they were
: the words of superior wisdom or brilliant
! wit. Elegance and refinement were down
upon their knees at the shrine of gold; and,
as usual, tlio golden calf was gently bellowing
his satisfaction and content at inleresti
ed and thoroughly hypocritical worship. It
was the metal, not tho animal the devotees
! adored.
After much deferonce had been paid to
(he miller, and a great deal of convention
1 upon various topics had been addressed to
him without striking his vein, the Ensign
; remarked that Tom Thornton was about
! to outer his horso for tho Harkuway
i Slake*.
'What do 'o say,n bawled the miller.
' Thornton's horse is to run for the llnrkaway
Stakes, sir, and he isaure to lose."
wIs he though! Tnen I might win niy
money back^ neigbborl" cried the miller groc
briskly. then
'It it a positive certainty, air, there can- ?
not be a doubt about it. I know be will and
lose." thor
"My son is oxlrciuely well informed on or t<
such matters, sir," observed Mrs. Dobeou. V
"So he snys, ma'am! so lie says! And no weol
fool in other things, I lake it 1 was thiuk- high
ing cf saying a fow words to him and you, the
ma'am, and I may as well do it now. Gals, Jolh
go iuto the garden ami look at tho flowers, ?"d
till I sing out for 'e to coine back." been
Uatlier surprised at this singular address, awa_
the young ladies retiied; whereupon tho was
miller drew his chair up in front of that oc- dene
cupicd by Mrs. Dobson, placed liis hands turn
upon his kne?*, and looking her full iu the "tak
face, said, "Mrs. Dobson, 1 bo a plain apo- to tl
ken man." any
Had the excellent lady been a widow, lislei
sho would have looked for a proposal for pity,
her hand; as she was not, sho anticipated agai
an otfer for her sou's, bred
"Ma'am!" said the miller, with shocking raou
slowness and distinctness; "you nnd 1 be old. dctn
You havo got a son, and I have got a race
dn'nrlor, both growed up. Your son acts piou
as if he had a hankering after my da'arter; exati
I have oiio objection to that." syllu
"What is that, sir," said the lady. with
"He's a soger, and I don't liko sogers, leuv
They make the taxes high, and be no pood spec
at all!" ' then
"The military renown of the country must man
be maintained,*sir," said Dobson proudly. wliic
"Military fiddlestick!" said the miller, the
"Who wants to maintain a lot of lazy so- note
gers? We don't want sogers here, and so coac
1 tell 'e. If you want to be a soger, why plae
dou't 'e go to Cawbull and fight the Aft- pupi
ghans? What do *e stop here lor, breaking had
folk's fences, and treading their barley and Win
clover down?" Raid*
This was the last eruption of a fierce vol- was
canic indignation, which had raged and The
swelled in the breast of the miller at inter- excil
vals since that day woek, when the Ensign The
had made his way through two quickset of n
hedges, and tramped over a field of barley the <
and one of clover. * J angi
"Liia regiment is at piesent at Netting- wv'.
liain, sir?lie will join it tliero shortly," saiil
Mrs. Dobson. * er w
"Well, then, if lie's lobe a soger still, it's to I
no use for him to think of Charlotte, be- Sum
cause I won't let him have her." der
"If my son was to marry, ho would retire !nor
from tho niray." ho I
"Yes, sir, in that case I should do so," he c
said Dobson. '
"And what business would you take to?" ,u? f
said tho practical miller. "What ilo 'e wou
think of the maltstering business? 1 could I cone
arii e hoiv to buy bailey."
The Kusign was al?out to decline per
emptorily any business whatever, except
that of an independent gentleman, but a ''
warning look from his mother slopped him.
The miller descanted upon the business of
making malt and money for some lime; | Ut:
and then, after saying that he w.mld give j .a ^
his daughter ten thousand pounds as a mar j
ridge |HirlioU, if she maiiied to please him, j J1 ',r,<
he put the point blank question, how much ' " "
would Mr. I)ohson give his son to set liirn j Has
up in life? Mi*. D >bson had always talked j jj'l,rj
to the miller of her husband's possession-,
in a vety magnificent, though somewhat , 'lsl.*
vague and misty way, and she now evadt-d '
the question. She was much mistaken j
though, if she conceived that anything but co" 1
the most tangible an I conclusive proofs of '
llie wealth of Mr. Dohson would satisfy '
Mr. I'hilip ileuley; or thai he would neglect '
to exact these proofs before the signing and j m"' v
sealing of the marriage articles. Nothing i f?" '
| luorc was said on tliat occasion, nor was 1 ,w<
' lire matter mentioned to Miss Henley. 1 1
though Miss Ltolison threw out sundry j l444,43
liints, and lavished upon lier a great many j
sisterly caresses. Tlie news, however, dew '" I"
far anil near upon the lips of all the gossips j MKT
in the country aide; ami the staple of the I !"'0"v
tea parlies ami after church conversations ' J,,c 1
I was the brilliant match about to be conciu ' ""
ded between young Mr. l>ob<on,of London, 811 l,c
! ami the rich miller's daughter.
Weeks passed on, and Tom Thornton
took no notice of the reported wedding. vv'***'
Perhaps, as the fat trainer had declared, a ?i i"
race-horse was quite enough to occupy the ; l1,
thoughts and attention of any one man. ku.le
For any sign he gave, there might have S''1-4
been no such person as the Belle of Woodburno
then in existence in that delightful \ '"Is '
hamlet. The young ladv, too, to all outward
appearance, had thoroughly ignored 111
the existence of the "owner and trainer of '
the thoroughbred racer." Yet Mr. Tom l''? {
Thornton smoked furiously in the porch
neaily eveiy night, ami his hearing was '
marvellously acute whenever the miller's :m'?
gate slammed about the hour of ton; and Bam
Miss lleuley was silent, and perhaps dis- Ju
pleased, whenever Pohson pronounced tip ten l<
on the desperate chances of the forlorn 'iglil
Sliideaway. The merry month ot June "V
was past and gone, the July ?tin had tinged k-.-l h
with brown the waving wheat fields, the field
soaiing lark lose from hi* dewy bed and the
towered aloft, to mark the tirstliiii? of the : the
morning g?ay, and greet the golden beams dy'e
uf opening day; tlien rose tiie miller's (laugh- V
tor most beautiful and fail! She put on a the v
light morning robe and slippers, threw tip "I
her window, drew aside a little corner ot bav!'
the muslin curtain, and pooped timidly out. 'J'h
What brought her there, at the first tinge <]ios i
of day, the twilight of the mornf Was it and
the mellow landacape stretching away leane
through the fair Vale?f Woodbourno, soon ,,f t?n
to be painted in all its loveliest lights and had i
fleeting shades by Nature's master hand.' ros cj
Was it the blossoms in her own fair gar- uway
den, brilliant with dew and loaded with haul
perfume? Was it the fragrance of tho elo- glorii
vor hay? Or the rich scent of the blossom- rushi
ing beanfields? None of them! none! Was t|l0 g
it the largo flat meadow?Old Thornton's their
dairy-ground?where the late cowslip bow- Si|hoi
od to Iter mother earth on slender stem? vour
Forty cows and the pied bull still lay upon i|)e li
the dark herbage, dotting tho green with as th
various colors?was it to see the short behii
horns, up rose tho early belle! Certainly ty! ti
not; for soon there came along two men j raplu
with a borio?Tom Thornton, Joe the onco
>ui, and the higl)-inettled racer. And (
i the young farmer mounted, took him j
tiling gallop round the duiry ground,
then turned homeward under the haw- |
n hedge; whereat the belle let fall a tear |
wo, and turned again to bed.
foodbourno races drew nigh, the last ,
k in September, and the village was in |
i excitement. Squire llatnplon and
Rector wore often in council with Mr. <
r, who was, if possible, more absolute ,
dogmatical than ever. Nulkiug had r
i done without asking htm, and Stride j
y was in capital condition. The betting
ten toono was against him,but iheconti- j
:e of the Woodbourno people had ro- >
cd, and the money of the town was v
ed upon him. Dobson alone declared j
te miller that the horse could not by t
possibility win, and the fat trainer i
tied with an air of contemptuous {
Tom Thornton was a great man x
n; "owner and trainer of the thorough- ,
racor," his name was in everybody's ^
lb. Tlie boys at the boarding school f
anded a half holiday to go and see the t
r, and the worthy master marched (
idly at their head to the farm. After j
niuing the hoiae, they were regaled with j
ilmb. while Mr. Syntax took bis toddy j
the farmer and the fat trainer. liefore ,
ing, the worthy master made a neat f
ch to his scholars, in which lie told )
? that the great nations bad upheld j
ly amusements, and that the races t
:h had longest presorvcd their liberty, ,
Arabs of the Desert aud Tartars, were ,
d for their attachment to the horse, lie )
luded by observing, with much com- (
L'liey, that Tom Thornton had been his ,
I, and that be himself, in his youth,
seen the great Eclipse run and win. ,
ereupon Mr. Jolly look Old Thornton {
p, and assured liiiu that Mr. Syntax |
an eloquent, learned, and sensible man. ,
day approached, ami the anxiety and ,
lenient in NVoodbourne drew to a head. i
beadle and the parish clerk dis; uled v
ices in the belfry, and forgot to wind up t
church clock. The villaire baker l??r
o - ^ | C
jod bis two apprentice* about Stride- |
v, while Mr*. Dobson's pastry for a ,
id parlv burnt tor.cinder. The weatlias
dry, and a hard course was thought j
?o unfavorable to Strideaway on the j
Jay, two days before the races, Dr. lty- j
introduced the prayer for rain in the ,
ning service, and read it with n fervor t
rad not been thought to possess, llad (
oncludod it, not according to the Liter- |
hut by saying, "Grant us a fair raceand ,
itvor, and let the best horse win," there j
Itl have been a loud "Amen" from the j
[regation. * ,
CII.UMr.R vi. j
i came bom N,?iii.u k- t a i.u-taiUd crack, t
m Willi Tom Thornton's spaiikiOj black." ,
"Somebody l>ci on tlic blu?.k!"
<
lie beauty and fashion of four counties
i assembled on Woodbourne Heath. The :
:? were liliy in a row, and twenty deep, i
10 grand stand, besides hundred-,in carss.
Multitudes of people on foot stood ,
o the long lines of mounted men. Vast |
the galheiing of "geutlemeu and
tsim;ii;" and great was the clamor of
awuy g'psy women, crying, "correct
of all the running hor-os, with the j
Ins, names, and colors of the riders!"
mid all th? uoiso, fun, hilarity, and ,
usiou, Mr. Jolly maintained a severe j
despotic deporluient. This was the ,
big with the fate of C:e?ar and of .
ie," This was no time for than to
o suggestions, as lie assured Old Thorn- ^
tnd John Henley; adding to Tom, that
>uId be a Messed and most propitious ;l
"it somebody would take tbeui iwo
> to ill ink. nn<l put laudanum in llieir .
dy." lie answered \)r. Kydei's curl
ii if* at llio saJd'iug place m a hoarse, >
.lectio whisper, and positively lot bade a ,
ersation between llio Squire and the
jy. '"No interference! 1 have lolled s
what lo do; if he wants any further in- v
lions, he'll ask mo."
l\s between him and the Newmarket J
" said lie as a last word lo the jockey, u
I uiounled, liefoie he let g.? the biidle.
y Mother's got a ghost of a chance. |,
a the running, Jim; let hiiu go like a
t from the stall, and he'll cut down the s
II
? the Woodhourao horse came on, tak- I
lis breathing g .llop, somewhat later
the others, a murmur ro>e, and swell
ito a shout, at his long and easy stride, c
'hat horse is ail ugly customer!1' said t.
iwnor of the Newmarket gray, the k
ler. "lie goes with a swinging stride." ]>
lo goes like liia mother, old Marigold, ; a
by da I, she was a rasper!" said Mr. | ti
ptoii. ' tl
si that day week the odds had been I v
> one against Strideaway; now ho was b
on Hie heels of the favorite. [ b
Vho'll bet the odds upon the Newinar- ?
orse? Who'll lay seven to four on the f'
against the Woodhourne horse! said P
ajtiire. "Who'll bet livo to four upon t '
liitinier against Strideaway? What d
say, Colonel, they aro at the post?" j ^
^'oti'l do, Hampton! tliov'ioolf. Even's ''
tord?even on tlie giay!" j I'
one, llien! Five liun I red even on the i "
?
>e Fell rang fa?t and louJ, and tho la- : "
in llic stand, after stretching forwnul i "
catching night of the horses1 heads,;
<1 backward in their seals, with an air . "
iso and delicious expectation, l'hey
icarcely done so, when ihe liftoert hor- j
line whirling by in a cluster, Stride- 8i
leading half a length and pulling , n
upon the bridle. "I>v heavens, it is a I 91
oils night It) see!" Fifteen swift racers, I
ng past, spurning the sod, and making '
[round reverberate to the thunder of| v
hoof-.! Tho brilliant colors of tho ,
a caps and jackets ju-?t flash before ; a
eyes, and llieu the bright plates on r,
lorsos1 heels twinkle in the sunshine,
oy go like the wind, and leave you far 1]
id. Talk about pace! talk about beau- t
ilk about nature! You who go into si
lies over statues and opera dancers, go r;
and see tho "teaiing high bred cattle" t!
it their topmost speed; then tell ui of the I
>oeUy of motion." I
Ilalf way round Strideaway led four 1
engtlis, and the pace waa great. "It's all i
lis own, my boy," said Dr. Ryder to Tom;
'they can never catch him. Jim makes i
ill the play, and keeps him together too;
le rides him beautifully.1' <
Tom Thornton's heart beat to every stride i
>f his gallant horse, and he had no eyes, i
10 ears, no tongue for anything, until the <
ace was eildeu, and Strideaway had ruu I
n an easy winner by three lengths. i
After a mighty shout, as lie passed the
udges' stand, there was a great rush to- j
vnrds the horse, as he was led back to the i
veighiug house. The ladies rose in a body i
n the grand stand, to get another look at
he winner; and tlio smiles and congratula- I
ory noils of many a fair, from chariot and i
mrouche, saluted Torn Thornton, as ho |
talked by his side. Mrs. Hampton made |
narked demonstrations of delight, and the !
squire elbowed liis way to Tom Thornton's
ide. Mr. Jolly, who was leading the horse
>y the bridle, passed with an air of mugis- i
erial superiority. "You done the trick, i
liin!" said he, when he first saluted the
ockoy. after which ho seemed to consider i
t beneath hitn to notice anything, liis
inswer to various expression, of admiration i
ind noisy congratulation which surrounded
1 iin. was an air which seemed to say, "ihis
s all very well, you know, but it's 110 part
)f the races, gentlemen. We merely tolerite
this sort of thing, l>ocuu*o wecau'l have
aces without it. if I had my way, uobody
jut the tininers and riders should be allowj
1 to come within forty ynrds of the ruu1
ng horses."
It was night, and all went "merry as a
Marriage boll" at the race ball at tbo Woodjourne
Arms. lJobson was not there,
laving been lakon suddenly unwell on the
ace course. Tlio ball went bravely on
without him, and in his absence his moth
;r and sister made a very good figure, and
veil represented the family. The belle was
here, more beautiful lhati ever before. Her
theek was tlushed, her eye biiiliaut, and
sir lops were firmly closed?her inanuer
vas somewhat hurried aud excited.
The Squiie opened the ball with Lady
Martingale, and Tom Thornton danced with
Vlis. Hampton. He bowed formally to Miss
[lunlev. who returned his saint* with ?nn?.
- rl?
ent composure. She danced in every set,
>nd never Intel appeared more wrapt in ibe
injoytnenl of the bour. So it was till sup
>er, when, glass in band, and witb an auiuated
preface, Mr. Hampton proposed 'the
leallh of Tom Tbornlon, and success to tbe
jigh mettled racer, liefore tbe tumultuous
vpplause bad ceased, Miss Henley had left
,bc room. lluirjing to bor pailor,
the threw herself upon the sofa, and begau
o weep. It was so ber uncle found ber,
when bo sought her, with a particular re
juest. from old Sir Jasper Jottrel and Colore!
ilarkaway, that she would favor them by
oining Totu Thornton in singing "The
Death of Tom Moody.*'
"Charlotte," said he, "what's tbo matter,
ny dear? Is it because the Ensigu ain't
lereC
She shook her head and sobbeJ,
"Uucle," said she, "pray don't raonlion
his. I am so unhappy, all because I mis
ed Tom Thornton."
'Tie says you diJ, but be bears you no
nalice. Says bo to me, 'If it had been, ns
once thought, and Miss Ilenloy had loved
ne, I should have been this night tbe bap>ie?t
man in ull England."
"Uncle, dear uncle, 1 did love him, and
lid not know it," she cried.
' Well, then, I'll just go and tell him so,
ind we'll settle everything in two minutes." 1
She caught his arm, and extorted a
iromisc that he would say nothing to him
ibout it. However, he immediately sought
J is Hampton, and told ber all about the
natter, hkc a sensible man. 1
"Mr. Thornton," said Mr#. Hampton, as
I _? ? - -
ue leu me way 10 uid pat lor, "you have J
iron ft wife, as well as a lace, to-day?Cliar- J
utle llenlev has always loved you.*'
"Don't j<>ko with me on that subject,
na'aiu; I cannot stand it," said Tom.
"See!" said she, gently openiug the paror
door.
"Charlotte! dear Charlotte! forgive me!"
aid he, rushing to her side.
"Oh, Tom! I ? you?. It was tuy fault,
believe. I am sure it was."
"It was mine, all mine."
M rs. Hampton returned to the ball-room, '
ousidering how old Henley's consent was
j be obtained to this match of her re-ma;ing,
and wondering how the match with
'.tisigii Dobson was to bo broken oft. Just
s she entered the l>? 11 room, she discovered
he burly miller stalking suddenly along by
he dancers, as if seeking some one. Our
rorlhy friend, the plain spoken man, had
een a heavy lo*er upon the race; ho had
ecu drinking deeply, and iie was as savge
as a baited bull?in short, very delightil
company for a ball room or a small tea
arty. Hie miller was looking for Mr.
)obsoo. lie had reposed implicit confionce
in that gentleman's predictions about
tndcaway'n lace, and having io6l all his
ot? in COliscuuence. his feeliin/s toward* ti>?
I ? ? *t ***" ,
ropliut wore not wholly amiable. lie
rould base ground his bone* to the finest
uiir with a grunt deal of pleasure. As the
lillor passed along, he lieaid Mrs. Dobsou '
i conversation with another lady, and with
liunder on his brow, he paused before them |
usccn, for they were wholly occupied.
"1 am surprised at Mr. Hampton propo
ing the health of a?a?young Thornton,"
aid Mrs. hobsoti. "Indeed, the horse ought i
ol to have won; he did not win fairly; my (
t>n says so, and ho knows." I
"Your son is a cussed fool, ma'am, and so j
tell 'e candid!" roared the miller, in a
oioo of stentorian power.
"Mr. Henley, what language is this to '
pply to a young man w ho is about to mar- |
y your daughter?" said Mrs. llaiuplon.
"lie marry my da'ater. madam! I'll be ?
lie death of the villain, if [ ketch him in- i
ido of my gale urter her. The scoundrel i
hall pay me bark what 1 bare lost on ibis i
are. This infernal roguo, ladies,"continued 1
he mtllor, looking arouud at the ball-room
belles, who listened with a good deal of astonishment
and some amusement, "got lb?
key of Tom Thornton's stable at BavLowa,
and?"
Here Mr. ilamplon interrupted him, and
after a short conference, they left the rooflfc,.
The miller then proceeded to join the party
[>f his brother, old Thornton, and Mr. Jolly,
in the bar-parlor. Here he and Mr. Jolly
loon quarrelled?tho latter saying hit looses
served him right, and that ho was glad
lo hear of them. The miller was black with
rage.
"Not that I blame you for not being a
judge of a race horse?there's very few that
are?but you knowod what my opinion was,
and tlint ought to have been enough for
you. To go and take the word of a fellow
like that, Dobson in preference to mint
about a race!" said Mr. Jolly, in high dts*
gust. "When you're agoing to hot again,
get Tom Thornton's opinion; that's worth
having. And to make all euro, ask me.
Now, here's Tom's father $nj your brolhor
have been guided by vie in this matter;
they ain't done nothing without my nrkit><;
inc. What's the consequeuce? They bavo
won above five thousand pounds, over and
above what they lost at Baytowu."
After pondering over this for some lime,
the miller rose, uoddod lo the others, and
went out. "Where's our Charlotte! Charlotte,
where be 'o gal!" said be, at the parlor
door.
"Miss llenloy is here, sir," replied Tom
Thornton, briskly.
"And bow be you, Tom!*1 said the miller.
"I have lost on your race, and I be sorry
for that, aud so 1 tell 'e, boy; but I be glad
you have won."
Tom thanked him, and the miller continued,
"Call in and see us, Tom; wo shall
bo main glad to see 'e."
"I am going to walk borne with Miss
Henley, sir," said Torn.
"You bo, be 'c! Well, if she don't want
to ride, you may as well. Mind and abet
the garden gale, Tom; and if you'd like to
take anything, she's got the keys of the
cupboard. I shall be gone to bed. Good
L:,l.W
Ill gUti
Good night! and e'en again good morrow!
man of money and master of the mWI.
No day but thus Tom Thornton hailed the
burly miller. And uow no more at da) break
wept the miller's daugh e . What
time again the tear drop sparkled in her
dancing eye, like the bright dew that fringed
Aurorn's lids, the blackbird carolled in the
blithe spring tnoru! Over the vales the
gentle May brecio swept, kissing her sunny
cheek and lily ne.*k; and like the airy cloud
that robed the heaven*, floated the web
that veiled the virgin bride. Wbat mighty
ale and old iho milior drank on that
auspicious day, and how he forthwith browed,
to keep the christening of his first
grandchild; what stakes the racer after won;
how Jolly ruled; what cups aud raciug
plates of massy gold, fasbioued in cunning
mould, adorned the side-board of Torn
Thornton's wife, it boolelh not to tell; na
now, upon her wedding day, her husband
holds the needless rein, while she aud her
four bridesmaids pat the sleek sides of the
-High Mettled ltacer."
Moral Courage.?Sidney Smith, in his
work on moral philosophy, speaks in this
wise of what inen lo-?o for want of a little
morn! courage or independence of mind; **A
great deal of talent is lost in the world for the
want of a little courage. Keery day sends
to the grave a number of obsenre men, who
have only remained in obscurity because
their timidity has prevented them from
making a fii-t effort; aud who, if they
could have been induced to begin, would in
all probability have gone great lenghtbs in
the career of fame. The fact is, to do anything
in this world worth doing, we must
not ? nn/1 K...L- ??,J . 1.1.. l-i. 1. ?
cold and danger, bul jump in and scramble
through as well as we can. ll will not do
to be perpetually calculating tasks, and adjusting
nice chances; it did very well*4>elore
the Hood, where a man could consult hi*
friends upon an intended publication for a
hundred and Gfty years, an l then live to
see its success afterward; but at present a
man waits and doubts, and hesitates, and
consults his brother, and his uncle, and
particular fiicnd*, till, one fire day, he finds
he is sixty years of age; that he has lost so
much tuue in consulting his first cousin
and particular friends, that he has uo more
tiiue to follow their advice."
Rules for Growing Old.?At the late
commencement of Yale College, Rev. Daniel
Waldo, as the oldest graduate pre-om.
[of the class of 178S,) thus closed a speech
to the assembled Alumni:
'*1 am an old man. 1 have seen nearly
* coutury, Do you know how to grow
ild slowly and happily 1 L?t me tell you.
Always eat slow?masticate well. Go to
pour food, to lest, to your occupation, smiling.
Keep a good nature and soft temper
jrery where. Never give way to anger.
\ violent tempest of passion tear* down the
xtnstilulion more than n typhus fever. (Jullivate
a good memory, and to do this you
must he always communicative; repent
what you have read; talk about it. L>r.
Johnson's great inomorj was owing to hfo
communicativeness. You young men who
are just leaving college, let niu advise you
to choose a profession in which you can ex
srci*6 your ulonu lite beat, ami at the s?ma
limo be honest."
Sugar from the Chinese Cax*.?Dr.
I). Lee, of the Southern Cultivator, ha*
ihowii the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
a sample of one or two jwuiids of well
granulated and well tasted sugar, made by
hi in at the plantation of Mr. W. J. Kve, oif
Augusta, as the result of his first experiment
with the juice of the Cliinf'?e Sugar Cane.
This result is the more interesting from the
fact, that scientific gentlemen in ltoston
have expressed the opinion, that this plant
contains no cane sugar, but gnipo or fruit
sugar only. Dr. T,< <?' < knowledge <>f ehemistry
has enabled him to corrocl this error,
and demonstrate that tho Chinese enne is
nearly as rich io chryslalizahle sugar as that
of the beet cane grown in Louisiana,