Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-01
MIR. sTIVERS, HORSE.

The other morning at breakfast Mrs Perkins
observed that Mr.. Silver, in whose house we
live, had been called away and wanted to know
If l would look TO his horse through that day,
| never took care Of horse in my life, and
had been of a less hopeful nature the charge
Mr.. Silver had left with me might have had a
very depressing effect, but | told Mrs. Perkins,
would do it.
you know how TO take care OF horse, don't
your said she.
gave her rcassuring wink.
iu fact knew So little about it, thai didn't
think II safe 10 converse more tlucutly than by
winks.
When came home at nom wen. straight
to the stable.
The animal was there all right. Silver hadn't
told me what to give him for dinner, and had
not given the subject any thoughl;but went to
the oat box and filled tie peck measure, and
sailed up to the maDger.
When he saw the oats he almost smiled
this pleased and amused him. emptied them
into the trough, anu left him above me to adj
mire the way parted my hair behind.
lust got my head up in time to save the
whole Of it.
He had his ears back and his mouth ope a,
and looked as though he were about to commit
murder.
went out and filled the measure again and
climbed up the side OF the stall ant emptied il
Oh top OF him. Be brought his head up so
suddenly at this that | Immediately got down
letting 90 Of everything 10 do it. l struck on
the sharp edge OF Il barrel and rolled over a cou-
pie Of times, and disappeared under the hay
cutter.
The peck measure went down OH the other
side, and got mysteriousiy tangled in that an
lmas heels and lie went to work at It and then
ensued the most dreadful noise ever heard in
all my life, and have been married eighteen
Years.
When had 90; out, found Mrs. Perkins q,
the door.
She had heard he Iacket aud lad sped GU:
TO the stable, her only thought IS Of Inc ami
the three stove lbs which she had under
her arm, and one OF which she was about 10
hire at the beast.
This made ME mad.
60 away, you unfortunate IDIOT, | shouted
do you want to knock what little brains have
out?'
For remembered seeing Mrs. Perkins sling
missile once before, and that 1 had nearly lost
the use Of an eye by the operation, although
standing OH the opposite side Of the house at
the time.
She retired at once. And at the same time
the animal quieted down, but there was moth
ing lett OF that peck measure, not even the max
er's name.
followed Mis-. Perkins in to the house, had
her do me up, and then sat in chair and fell
into profound train Of meditation.
After while felt better and went out to
the, stable again.
The horse was leaning against the stable
stall, with eyes partly closed, and appeared to
DO very much engrt sscd in thought.
Step OIL to the left | said, rubbing his
back.
He didn't step.
got pitchford aud punched linn in the leg
with the handle lie Immediately raised botl
hind legs at once and that fork few ont of IA,
.a,,I pnrfo ~ 1.
bers above and went down again in AN instant
the end Of the handle rappiig me with sucl
force OIL the top Of my head, that | sat down
under tie Impression that | was standing il
front Of drug store in the evening. wen
back TO the housa, and got some more stuff OF
nc.
The Perkins git was up ia lie, and cuuldn'
keep away from that stdult.
l went out thele a5liu. III. thought strucl
Int that what the animal wanted was exercise
II that thought had Oeeh an empty rlyeeru
can, it would have pro, j! windfali Of luck 10
ma
But exercise would to.c lin doSu and exer
else him should.
laughed at myself to think how | woul,
trounce him around the yard. | didn't augl
again that Afternoon.
got him unhched, and then wondere
how was to get him ont. 1 pushed but h
wouldn't bulge. / stood looking him in tl
face, thinking Of something appropriate to say
when lie suddenly solved tie difficulty hy veei
ing about and went for Tie door.
followed matter ot cour.e because
lau Il. Ut huiI al tlu TIP, 14d hit a1Ju. 4,
cry partition .lu'. ..s'tta >is,Lin4 "a Oh. liz
side vi tine ba
Ans. Perkins M.,s a, Tn. " ii.Io~ and SIN u
come out Vi TIE door. She subs,I aemity /,
marked that We etine o'i' skipping lisr ta.. "a
uoceut children.
The skipping was cniiey thinleniiOl.M O
KY pat. felt as II Stood Oh HE verge ,
eternity; my legs may have 'kipp'd. bat IN
mind was tlrd Win awr
lonk thai animal out Ia exercise him II
went IA Uili,d u lew Times in Circle thri, !
stopped suddenly, spread out his iore-.egs ar
ooked at lnr.
Then hc lcahr,i forward d iiile, AMI lInsir
both hind-lrgs and tlIe~ about two ruli hu,
sf mud over line iull al clothes Mrs. Peilii
had just hung "tt.
That excellent lazy had taken Il position at II
window, and whenever the eyoluliOrs vi Il
awful beast permitted caught glance al lr
satarss.
She appeared to be very much Interested
the proceedings, but the instant that the mn
few, she appeared Oh the soop with "A long pc
ker in her hand, and tire enough in her eve {,
heat 1t red hot.
Just then Stiyer's horse stood Up OH his hin
legs and tried 10 hug me wiki the others. lhi
scared me. \ horse never shows his strengt
to such advantage as when he is coming dow
Oh you like Il frantic pile-drivrr.
| instantly lodged and the cold sweat iairl
boiled ont Of me. 1t irighcntrd Mrs. Perlin
dreadfully.
why, YOU old fool she se!d, .wn, uont yo
get rid oil HIM?
How can II said /.
why, there's Thousand ways answcrc
she.
This is Just like a wolnan Low different
statesman would have ans&eled this ques
ion.
But could think of Ony two ways to di.
pose of the beast. | could either swallow hin
where he stood and then sit down on lin
or could crawl inside Of him, and kick him l.
death.
But / was saved either ofthese expedient.
by his coming toward me SO abruptly that
dropped the rope in terror and then he trne,
about, aud kicking me full Of mud, shot Tor til,
gales, ripping the clothes line in two and wei
of down the street at IA horrible gallup will
two of Mrs. Perkins garment, which he hast il,
snatched from the line floating, over his neri
in u very picturesque manner.
30 was afterward told, rs | was too full O
mud myself to see the way into the house.
Silver got his horse all right, and stays hoIA
to take care OF him.
70 recuperate, and am healing fast as poss
BILE.
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