The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-13
MIR. STIVER'S HORSE.

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whose house We live, had been called
way early, and wanted TO know II
would see 10 his horse through the day.
knew Mr.. Silver owned q horse, be-
.,lsc occasionally saw him drive II out
of,Ac yard, and ] saw the stable every
,,y. but what kind of q horse It was !
!in't know. never went into the stable,
;of two reasons; in the first place l had
40 desire TO, and secondly didn't know
!; tue horse cared particularly for COM
l4nY ~ az. ~
never took care Of IL horse in my life,
sad had been ola less hopeful nature,
rae charge Mr.. Silver left with me might
Lave had very depressing eiEeSt, but ]
It'd Mrs. Perkins would do it.
You know how totakeCarc Ofa horse,
i0n't your sold she.
gave her reaSsuring wink. In fact
knew 80 little about it, that l didn't
mink il safe to converse more iluently
,lsn by wiuks. nd.
Alter breakfast | seized u rtoothpick,
sui walled ont to the stable. There was
4,th:ng particular 10 do, us Silver had
wen MIN his breakfast, mud found him
,.,Iry 1t, 50 looked around The horse
.,ykCd around, too; and stared pretty hard
time There was but little said on eth
{; side. | hunted up the location OF the
itrl, and then sat down on peck meas.
urc, aud fell to studying the beast. There
ga widc difference in horses. Some Of
Item will kick you over, aud never look
round TO see what becomes oil you.
don't like disposition like that, and |
wondered II S!ivcr's horse was one Of
,4r'n.
When came home at noon went
Straight to the stable. The animal was
lltr. al right. Silver hadn't told me
what 10 give him for dinner, and l had
aol given the subject any thought, but l
vent 10 the Oat box and filling the peck
msaslre, sailed up to the InaDger.
When he saw the oats he almost smiled;
this pleased and amused him. l emptied
them into the trough and lett him above
ne to admire the way l parted my hair
Jehnd. got my head up in time to save
The whole Of II. lie had HIS ears back
bis mouth open, and looking as If he was
N the point OF committing murder.
sent out and filed the measure again, ant
climbed up the side Al the stall ant
implied It on top Of him. He brought
Bis head up so suddenly At this that ] I'm
ardiaIely got down, letting go Of every
hing 10 d0it. Lsiruck on the sharp edge
ia barrel and rolled over u couple oi
lines, and then disappeared under hay.
cutter. The peck measure went down on
The other side, and got mysteriously tan
led up in that animals heels, and he
vent To work at it, and then Cusued the
m,sl dreadful noise ever head in all my
,!r, and have been married eighteen
years 'saa
1t dill seem rs ii l never would get oui
tom that hay-cutter, and all the while ]
WAS struggling and wrenching myself and
tue cutter apart, that awful beast was
Giling around in that sialh and making
The most appalling sounds imaginable.
WheD got out, found MIS-, Perkins
,Ilhe door. She had heard the racket
and had sped out to the stable, her only
bought OF me and three stove lids which
she had under her arm, and one Of which
'he was about 10 fire at the beast.
This made me mad. ..aV W. = Is
Go away, you unfortunate idiot" ]
shouted, do you want to- knock my
BRAINS Oul2" For l remembered seeing
Yrs, Perkins sling missile once before
a1i that nearly lost tho uR OF a eyeby
TIE operation, although standing on the
aNpOsitc side Of the house at the time.
She retired at once. And at the same
Tine the animal quoted down, but there
Vas nothing left Of that peck measure
lot even The makers name. L
| followed Mrs, Perkins into the house
all had her do me up, and then l sat
1lTn on chair, aud fell into profound
iiain OF meditation. Afler while fell
eeIter aud went out 10 the stable again
The horse was leaning against the stable
SAILS, with eyes dartly closed, and appear
4IOb be very much engrOSsed Ia thought
Step eff to the leit," said rubbing my
back. .r ..,a- .....H
lie didn't step. got the pitch,Iork
Nai punched him In the leg with thu
asHdIc, lie Immediately raised up botl
hind legs Ut once, and that iork flew on
"'my hands and went rattliug up against
ilrumbers above, and came down agar
.a an Instant, the end Of the handle rap
gDS me with such force on the top o
NE head, that sat right down on thu
aoor, under the impression that WA
'aadiDg in front OF drug store 10 III
evening. went back into the house
sud got some more stuff on me. But III
Perkins grit was up In me, and couldn'
Keep sway from that stable. went on
lltfe again. The thought struck INC tha
What the animal wanted was exercise.
Iaat thought had been an empty glycer
!he can, II would have saved windIall
luck Tor me.
But exercise would tone him down, an
exercise him | should. laughed al my
'r!i to think how you'd trounce hi
MOund the yard. l didn't laugh Rgat
II afternoon. Igot him unhitched, an
'.en wondered how l was toget him OF
" me stall without carrying him out
Pe'hed, but he wouldn't bulge. l stoc
"oElng at him in the face, thinking
"IeIhlng appropriate 70 say, when l
sSddeAly solved the difficulty by veerin
scout and plunging for the door; fol
wed as a matter OF course, because hs
'usht hold on the rope, and hit abol
very partition stud worth speaking Of q
NI side OF the barn. Mrs. Perkins WI
Mhe window and saw us come out
". .ae door, She subsequently, remGrkC
"" We came out skipping like two inn