Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-17
A Very Mean Horse.

A Very Mean Horse.
A Young man started out with
ia dulcinea to give her ride in q
Incry. He was as happy as a big
"nfower, until his horse dis
IIsyed the lurking devil in his
nature and refused to go. He
naked him with whip and club,
bmt the more he cOaXed the more
hat gray horse wouldn't bulge.
hen they filed his ears with cob
ble.stones and his nostrils with
mud. This induced him to sit
Town upon the shafts and break
Them, The young mans face b0-
Iome red, and he whistled nerv-
pusly, and said: "HeIn Blazes,
what a horse" The lady got out
n that buggy very quickly and
vent home, leaving the unfortu-
nate young man to make it up
With the horse. He argued with
him with a club, until a member
II the Alphabetical Society came
Inp and invited him to quit. BY
his time several street cars had
been induced to stop to see the
mort, and couple of hundre Of
business men were subpnnaed
rom their occupations to see what
WAS going on. But still that horse
Wouldn't go. When we left they
1ad sent for can Of nitro-ylycer-
Inc and giant powder, for the pur-
bose of seeing if he would yield to
he gentle movement of a ton of
khat stuff. If this failed, we don't
Want tn It horse, for fear it might
be inclined sto balk little some
lines. The ride was postponed,
|or reasons over which the young
man had no control. Atta.
SPoILING HORSES FEET It is
blmost impossible to get a horse
shod without having the frog cut
lway. All veterinary surgeons, all
horsemen, all leading blacllsmiths
kgree that the frog should not he
barred one particle not even
irimm I'd. No matter how pliable
Ind soft the frog is, cut it away
Smooth on all sides, and in two
hays it will he dry and hard as Il
khip. You might as well cut all
Bhe leaves OFT trees and expect
|hem to flourish as to pare away
the frog from a healthy foot. The
bough spongy part of the frog is
% the foot what leaves are to the
|ree-the lungs. Never have a
ted.hot shoe put upon the foot to
burn it level. If you can find IA
blacksmith that is mechanic
Enough to level the foot without
|he redhot iron employ him. If
you do not think so, try the rsd-
hot poker on your finger nail, and |
bee how it will affect the growtl
bf that. There are many other
Important points in shoeing
horses; but these two are more
Important than all the rest, level
10 the apprehension of men not
skilled in horses, and the two
most disregarded.
BLOOD, IAGO.-As the shades of
hight were canopying the city, q
fOugh-and-tumble fight came Off
pn Commercial street, between a
hankeen-cOlored descendant of
Confucius and a Caucasian
Straight, of burly proportions, in
which the latter came out second
|best. John evidently had the ad-
Vantage of Il quarrel Just" and he
hurled at his opponent the chal-
|lenge of McDutf to Macbeth,
which he rendered into pigeon
English somewhat as follows:
I You tightee me, l tightee you;
|d-n you. you first say stopee:
|d-n me first time say stopee,"
|and at it they went. After a series
|t rounds, fought without any re-
gard to the position of the belt,
Caucasia went to grass, and the
celestial flag tloated in triumph
ISaH Lake Herald.
LATELY. in Iowa, as minister
was performing the marri ge GER
emony, on arriving at the point
where he challenged all persons
aware of any impediment to the
w SpSth INV, Va ioAS'Si
mold their peace" in response
|thereto there walked up to the al
TAR tall and rather prepossessing
youth, who forbade the bans. al
iedglng as a reason therefor that
|1ne proposed bride was previous
y engaged to himself. In proof
|ol his cause Of action he COM
menced reading aloud the false
Snes love-letters. Result: the
|1ght of the disgusted bride
groom. and the marriage of the
ssuml!lated bride to her forgiving
lrst lover.
BOSWELL once asked Johnson if
snere was no possible circum-
sS.ance under which suicide would
"e Iustitiable. "No," was the reply.
well, says Boswell, "suppose a
|ha aan had been guilty of fraud and
az uyV was certain to be found OUT"
hMhy. then," says johnson, Gin
ts tnat case let him go to some coun-
Ky where he is not known, not to
'"e oevll where he is known"