Part 24 (2/2)
Eviction beco in the hind quarters of the ejecting party; and the latter can neither get his antagonist in front of hie
Of course, I fanned the fla that some one of my own denomination would come out to see as the matter
But no: the parlour door opened, Maht extending from the door, I saw her pick up a clod, and ai soainstround the back preypt the story Maate in haste, and for a minute or two there was a confused clatter of voices in the house, and soain
Presently Pup returned, and acco which I ascertained to be a large fowl, plucked and dressed in readiness for cooking
Musing on the difficulties of this Wonderland into which, according to i of clothes, I waited for Pup whilst he ate his fowl, and then again pressed forward, alert and vigilant, as beseeh an apparently populous country, which by right ought to have been a sheeprun, with about one selection every five ed to put another mile between myself and my camp, when two horse one of Sankey's Melodies I made a modest appeal, but they didn't hear me, and so passed on, unconscious of their lost opportunity
Then I saw, a long way ahead, the la vehicle, and at the sa of horses, and voices raised in careless glee I headed straight for the horses
As I neared the ceased, and I was about to open negotiations when a woman's awe-stricken voice asked,
”Wha--what's that white thing there in front?”
Before the last syllable had left her lips, that white thing was receding into the darkness, like a comet into space The party stopped for ain a lower tone
More pilgriht This time, the slow footfalls of horses, and a low, inarticulate ave ht best to forego the erect posture to which our species owes so much of its majesty
I therefore dropped on all-fours and went like a tarantula till I distinguished two horses walking slowly abreast, ja an indistinct outline of two individuals rolled into one; and it was froeon-like murmurs proceeded
An instinct of delicacy prompted me to pause, and let the Siamese twins pass in peace; but, unfortunately, I happened to be straight in the way, and just as I started to creep aside, one of the horses extended his neck, and, with a low, protracted snore, touched me on the back with the coarse velvet of his nose Then folloo quick snorts of alarm; the horses shi+ed siround between thele thud, two hearts that squelched as one
In spite of the colide unobstrusively away, leaving the souls to disentangle themselves and catch their horses the best way they could
By this tiy la how dense the outside darkness would appear to anyone in the vehicle, I le-seated buggy, with a white horse, travelling at a walk; and, in the darkness behind the laures were discernible I followed a little, to hear them introduce themselves They did so as follows:--
”Now, Archie; I'll screao! O,youwon'tlet with this class of people!
I had never seen anything like it, except in the Flagstaff Gardens, when I was in Melbourne
”My precious darling! My sweetest”----
”I'iltellmotherIwill! O!”
”My sweetest, my beautiful”----
”O! Idon'tloveyoudear! Idon'tloveyounow! Andyouwon'tleto!”
”There, then, sweetest Kiss me now”
”Yes, Archie, my precious love”