The Empire County argus., 1856-01-12
A Horse that'u go like Thunder.


nary speed and endurance. Like most rare animals
whether human or brute she eccentric in her
habits. 1t matters not who owned her at the time
OF the incident we about to relate. Suffice it to
say that her owner was sensible man, and a tho
rough horseman his prediction for horsefesh,
more than anything else, having driven him into the
livery business. Next to the wife of his bosom, he
loved the Nicholas Mare, fact of which both fe-
males were sensible without being at all jealous of
each other. For this reason, the mare was hired
only to particular customers, and when let the par
ty hiring was always carefully instructed as to the
peculiarities of the animal. particular friend un
acquainted with the mare or her habits and troub-
led with impediment in his speech, well as
with a native inirmity of temper which prevented
him from exercising any charity for living creatures
of slow and tardy motion, once applied to our livery
man for horse, for a journey of dozen miles or
so, undertaken for the purpose of bringing his wife
home from her fathers house on visit The con-
tract ran thus:
81 w-w-want a horse; good 'un; one thatll
s-st-st-start the minute you s-ssay pw-phw-pwhist,
anil go like thunder"
"Suit you, guess" was the reply.
We-we-well out with her then"
The mare was put between the thills of nice
light buggy her harness thoroughly adjusted by the
owner, the rcins carefully laid over the dash board
and the usual chapter of advice opened concerning
her management.
cob, gg-git out with your Instructions; | c-can
drive her. guess = interrupted the lessee, and pick
ing up the reins he sprang for the seat, but landed
heels up upon the buggy bottom. The mare was
off but the driver being game had gained the COM
mand as he thought through recovery Of the lines
upon which he pulled as though resolved to " do
die" A slight smile was visible upon the demure
face of the lessor the vehicle rcceded from sight
at killing pace, and nothing more was known un-
til the next day, when our friend with the impedi-
ment in his speech made his appearance with the
mare, but without his wife. AS he drove up, q
cloud o'erspread his face, as he saw the lessor at
the stable door.
"W-w-what k-kind of an incarnate b-b-brute
dye call this q
Best horse in the stable"
"W-w-well started for D."
Eyes, know it."
"W-w-well before could stop, went to H
(twenty-three mles,) drove back this morning.
You k-k-know fathers door--half mile wide y
YES we'll :"
-w-whew--old man--the b-b-br brother Jim,
hired man and visitor, besides, tt-tred for two
hours to get w-w-wife into the wagon--and couldn't
do it d-d-devlish criter danced college hornpipes
all r-r-round an-an-and orer some OF us--but not
passenger could we get in
"How, then, did you get in !"
Tell you Old mans as foxy as q lawyer. Told
me to take her out. | did. Told me to g-g-g get in
did after got in they hitched the mare h-h-here
be. W-w-ould'nt give Spanish dollar for the
mare though she did come the twelve miles III flor
forty minutes"
"Why o.
g Look at my hands"
They were one blister. The lender smiled ''lt
you had listened to me, all this would have been
avoided allow the rens to remain untouched until
you seated and she starts until you tell her
Drive her with slack rein and she will go as you
desire
The truth of the statement was at once tested by
trial, and resulted as expected--precisely but
the driver was punished for his mpatience and ever
from that day insists upon having horse that won't
s-st-start the minute you say pph-phwist, and go
| like th under"