The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-13

cent children. Thosklppng was entirely
unintentional on my part Ielt as II
stood on the verge OF eternity; my legs
may have skipped, but my mind was filled
/ took that animal out to exercise him.
He exercised me before we got through
with it. He went around 0 few times 10
circle, then he stopped suddenly, spread
out his fore legs, and looked Vt me. Then
he leaned forward little, and hoisted
both o! his hind legs, and threw about
two coal hods Of mud over line full Of
clothes Mrs. Perkins had hung out.
That excellent lady had taken posi-
ton at tho window, and whenever the
eVoluuons OF the awful beast permitted, l
caught glance at her features. She ap'
pearGd 10 be very much interested In the
proceedings, but the instant that mud few
she disappeared from the window, and q
moment later she appeared on the stOop
with long poker In her hand, and fire
enough In her eye 10 heat Il red hot.
Just then Shver's horse stood up on his
hind legs and tried to hug me with the
Others. This scared me. a horse never
shows his strength 10 such advantage as
when he Is coming down on you like Q
frantic pile driver. instantly lodged,
and the cold sweat fairly boiled out Of me.
It suddenly came over me that ! had
once figured In q similar position years
ago. My grandfather owned little white
horse that would get up from meal Rt
Delmonico's to kick the President of the
United States. BE sent me to the lot al
ter him one day, and unhappily suggested
that l should ride him down. / often
went after that horse, and suffered all
kinds Of defeats in getting him out OF the
pasture, but Ihad never attempted 10 ride
him. Heaven knows l never thought Of
II. Ihad my usual trouble with him that
day. lie tried TO jump over me, and
push me down in q mud hole, and finally
got up on his hind legs and came Walt3ing
after me with facilities enough about him
to convert me into hash, but / turned, and
just laid for that fence with all the agony
a prospect of instant death could crowd
into me. II our late candidate for the
Presidency had run one.half as well, there
would be seventy-fve Postmasters in !
Danbury to-day, instead Of one.
l got him out finally, and then no was
quiet enough, and took him up along side
Of the fence and got on him. BE stopped
an instant, one brief instant, and then tore
off down the road at q frightful speed.
laid down on him and clasped my hands
tightly about his neck, and thought OF my
home. When we got 10 the stable was
he would stop, but be didn't
He drove straight ut the door. 1t was a
low door, just high enough to permit him
to 60 IN at Lightning speed, but there was
no room for me. saw II I struck that
stable the struggle would be q very brief
one. thought this all over in an in
slant, and then spreading out my arms
and legs | emitted scream, and the next
moment l was bounding about in the
filth Of that stable yard. All this passed
through my mind as SliYer's horse went
up in the air. 1t frightened Mrs. Perkins |
dreadtully. VIZ
"Why, you old fool" said she, "why |
don't you get rid oil him ?"
allow can Il" said snfdesperation.
) why, there's thousand ways" said
she, - tr D -.H.t .tH
This is just like q woman; how differ
emit statesman would have answered.
But l could think Of only two ways to
dispose Of the beast. ! could either swal.
low him where no stood and then set
down on him, or could crawl inside Of
him and kick him 10 death.
But l wasSaved either Of these expedi.
ents by his coming toward me so abrupt
ly that l dropped the rope in terror, and
then he turned about, and, kicking me
full Of mud, shot for the gates, ripping
the clothes line in two, and went off down
the street at terrible gallop, with two
of Mrs. Perkins garments which he hast.
lily snatched from tho line, floating over
his neck in very picturesque manner.
So l was afterwards told, as was too
full Of mud myself to see the wsy into the
house -..r.-....
Silver got his horse oil right, and stays
home to take care OF him. Mrs. Perkins
has gone TO her mothers 10 rccuperate,
and 1 am healing as fast as possible
DGnbWry NelcS.