Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-12

and appeared as II he was provoked Mt
the horse for his conduct. Then he
stooped down and stuck knife into
his neck and let ont barrel OF blood,
and the horse gradually got better.
Its nothing but slight attack of
the blind staggers, said Mr., johnson.
every boss has got to have it. It's
Just like the measels in children. It'll
pass off and he'll be the better for it.
We got home by easy stages to the
stable, and there he staid for three
weeks until he seemed better, except
that he still had the touch of the
heaves and dstemper.
Shortly afterwards ] had to drive
over to Delaware City to see man,
and I gave johnson ten dollars to go
with me, in case the horse came to
pieces on the road, or anything of Il
serious nature happened.
We started daybrenk. and had pro-
crossed about mile aud "a half by din
ner time. when the horse suddenly
stopped short, and would not bulge an
inch. suggested that the damned steed
had forgot something and wanted to go
back for it. Johnson said;
mo it's only one of his little tricks.
Most every boss has some eccentricity
or other. Just let him alone for %
minnie and he'll get over it. p"
We waited full three-qnarters of an
hour. Then Johnson got out and I'M
dertook TO pat him on the neck, and
the horse got frightened and kicked
until lie got one leg through the dash
er and couldn't get it out again.
I asked Mr. Johnson what we had
be tier do now. He said
''It's all right. All really good
bosses kick. l wouldn't give cent
for an animal that hadn't pluck enough
to kick. 1t is sign that he feels his
oats. .
So we loosed his legs and got in. and
before we had time to pick MP the lines
he guve a jerk aud started down the
street ut lightning speed-lightning for
him, that is to say abont lour miles an
honr--and ran the buggy into ditch,
and then tried to Jump Il fence, but
tailed miseraby and got on another
blind stagger on him and lay there till
nine O'Clock that night.
81 didn't get to see man at Della
ware City, and in fact haven't seen him
since. johnson said it was a good
thing any how, for they had the fever
down there, and onght to consider it
a providential thing that the horse was
taken just as he was. Ii we had gone
to Delaware City we might have been
dead men.
1t is singular how johnson looks on
the bright side of things when that
morse Is concerned.
Then I thought that perhaps after all
I had better sell the horse, he was 50
much trouble, so l advertised him.
The man who came to buy him was
not SO hopeful as johnson. He said
the horse was spawned, foundered and
disternpered. He had the CHAMBERS,
and heaves, and blind staggers and
lingbone, and a number of other ill.,
firmities that I don't care to mention.
He said the horse was too hard in the
mouth, too.
''And L don't like to pull too hard on
a horse, yon know" said he, ''for 1
knew man who split horse in half
jerking at him.
So told the man I wasn't much at
driving bargain, but still if he would
take the horse off my hands for any
reasonable sum, he might have him.
He said he wouldn't assume the risk of
driving him for less than ten dollars
So l gave him that sum aud he took
him away. But he hadn't gone more
than mile before the horse got an
other blind stagger on him and laid
down, and gasped, stretched his legs
out, and broke for horse heaven for all
/ know.
Johnson was called in, but he didn't
do anything for him. He only said it
was good thing.
For the boss, you know, must have
suffered a go ID dea', and now he's out
OF his misery, and as you're kind
hearted mau, Mr.. Q ill, you ought to
he Glad -