Eliza Announced At Once That She Could Not Be Induced To Go Where
There Are So Many Indians - Said She Had Seen Enough Of Them While In
New Mexico.
I am more than sorry to lose her, but at the same time I
cannot help admiring her common sense.
I would not go either if I
could avoid it.
You will remember that not long ago I said that Lieutenant Baldwin was
urging me to ride Tom, his splendid thoroughbred, as soon as he could
be quieted down a little so I could control him. Well, I was to have
ridden him to-day for the first time! Yesterday morning Lieutenant
Baldwin had him out for a long, hard run, but even after that the
horse was nervous when he came in, and danced sideways along the
officers' drive in his usual graceful way. Just as they got opposite
the chaplain's house, two big St. Bernard dogs bounded over the fence
and landed directly under the horse, entangling themselves with his
legs so completely that when he tried to jump away from them he was
thrown down on his knees with great force, and Lieutenant Baldwin was
pitched over the horse's head and along the ground several feet.
He is a tall, muscular man and went down heavily, breaking three ribs
and his collar bone on both sides! He is doing very well, and is as
comfortable to-day as can be expected, except that he is grieving
piteously over his horse, for the poor horse - beautiful Tom - is
utterly ruined!
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 45 of 410
Words from 11948 to 12208
of 110651
