StNicholas [serial] . orry to say And they took my aunts horses to cover the John Thomass temper was sour that day, ground, But that he drove badly I cannot quite say. While we traveled home in a hired post- We only encountered one trifling delay: chaise* The horses were borrowed to draw a bigAnd Aunt Blunderpin stormed at their impu- hearse; dent ways. But they soon gave them back, so it mightThe horses came back before aunt was in have been worse. bed, The horses were weary; our drive was post-So she steadied her voice and with dignity poned; said: My aunt said that horses should never be I
StNicholas [serial] . orry to say And they took my aunts horses to cover the John Thomass temper was sour that day, ground, But that he drove badly I cannot quite say. While we traveled home in a hired post- We only encountered one trifling delay: chaise* The horses were borrowed to draw a bigAnd Aunt Blunderpin stormed at their impu- hearse; dent ways. But they soon gave them back, so it mightThe horses came back before aunt was in have been worse. bed, The horses were weary; our drive was post-So she steadied her voice and with dignity poned; said: My aunt said that horses should never be I am angry, of course, with these flighty loaned, young fools, For my rule with my horses is, Monday,But I see no occasion to alter my rules. etc. I 11 be drawn by four horses, etc. John wrinkled his eyebrows and nodded hisNext day being Thursday, as you will have head; guessed, But Yes, sure, my lady, was all that heThe four piebald steeds were in early request. said. 238 LADY BLUNDERPIN S FAMILY COACH. ?\ \ /,: sMIM. I AM GOING TO DRIVE EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR! So the next day we drove through the prin-cipal towns Behind those slow plodders, the steady oldbrowns. It was perfectly safe, but we made a poorshow; Not one of the four was quite able to go. One horse fell in front, and another behind; One soon lost his shoe, and another was blind. But at last we reached home, just as eventide Blunderpin said we had done very well,But that evening I fancied she felt rather small,Till she called out to John, as he passed through the hall: I have driven them all, browns, chestnuts, and blacks,Bays, piebalds, and grays. It is time for the am not disheartened; I do not know fear;I am going to drive every day in the year,And be drawn by four horses, etc. And indeed it was so: for while she was alive My aunt every day took her regular drive; And I found that whenever I traveled thatway, In sunshine or shadow, by night or by day, That somewhere or other I d see her ap-proach S
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