, 1874-02-22
Buggies, Phaetons, Rockaways, 4ictarias,
Cabriolets, Ceupes, Clarenees,
LandauIets, and 9th
CT Vehicles.
Cost of Various Styles Of Equi'
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| that individually makes Of life either comfort
| or care. When ali goes smoothly in the frame,
brick or stone edilce that occupies that portion
of ones special houso-lot fronting on the alley,
then life is very sweet Indeed. Let
suspicion Of anything wrong, however.
| but q g}nuco athwart the consciousness Of the
owner, uho resides in the largest cdihco which ID
approached from tho street, and all the joys OF
life seem sorrows, its hopes disappointmonts.
it's roscs poisonous weeds or, to speak more
practically he is Indifferent upon the subject OF
dinner. His soup may grow cold, his fab be-
come aodden, lis roast oyerdone; but, with
sublime reckleasness, he answers all summons
to leave the domicic OF his fuur-footed fayorite
with m impatient ' Don't bother me !"
Could mans interest further go7 We're his
wife very i'll, his faith in physician and nurse
would appear sublime, 80 readily would he &C.
cede to their dicta regarding the matter. Hin
dinner would still hold principal place in lis
thoughts, and, il not ready on time, or not
cooked to tune, he would be quite able to
express his opinion to the cook in emphatic
terms. He could seek his Office or 60 On
Change, quite satisfied that everything was be-
ing done that could, and leaving the result in
the hands Of q benelccnt and oyerruling
Providence. Quite logically, too, for, il he
is neither Indian nor Spiritualist, he believes
in no happy hunting grounds for his fayorito
steed, and therefore has no sustaining vlaion Of
beatihc apotheosis connected with it, as he
has with the human Bharer Of his JOYS aud sor-
rows II bis horse dies, than, ho has literally
ceased to b. except as certain practical results
may be arrived at in the way Of glue, buttons,
phosphate, etc,-mere physical reminders.
Then he feels that no other equine individual
can ever suit him go woll He has grown aecus-
toned to his gait, knows just tho feel Of
his mouth, can guide him by = word,
and his high spirit never degencratcs
into temper. He had learned to love the
beast so, he feels no inclination to try q new
experiment. Ia it strange, then, that, when the
stables become hospital, ho should constitute
himself head nurse, forget that thore is such =
region as downtown. and hang upon the words
OF hope or despondency that fall from the lips
OF the attending ''Eet" with breathless inter-
esr7 Surely not. Whct is q woman compared
with horse? No man pretends to comprehend
woman. Every man thinks he knows all about
horse.
Turning, however, for the present. from this
All-absorbing theme, let sea what the local
demand is in the way of luxurious or comfort
ablo oquipagc, and about what it coats to keep
up prorcr establishment, consistent with one's
social position, whether de facto or only aspirel
to.
First, then, there is
THE ORDINARY BUaGY
with which Patorfaninas drives down to busl-
ness, and either puts up after he gets there, OF
leaves standing near the cnsb,-th horse in full
harness, traces unhitchcd, and the animal either
fastened to Convenient e ranS n;;, IN the s,ee
tie equipment like ships best bowel, making
the busincBs-st1eets Of Chicago, however, look
very much like an ovcrgroWn village on mar
the stone which amateur fishermen on inland
ponds are given to attach to the rope that an
ewers for haw6er, and which they also carry
with them for convenient anchorage. However.
setting aside the ptovincialism OF the proceed
ing we find that these vehicles, whether the high
Top Buggy for the active dyspeptio, OF the lower
Phaeton for the elder individual who has added
3 supplementary gout to his earlier ails, costs
from $500 to 1925, when OF thoroughly good
robo from SO to SO blanket from s4'50 to
$50; or special article ut $3.50. Thus, the
mere originnl cost Of this simple outfit may
range from $2G4 to $3.50. In this meandeting:
city, that srrawfs about, North. South, and
with unyelding grip to acre after acre Of prai.ie
some individual conveyance seems rather ne
cessity than 8 luxury, even to the poor man but
from the above figures, which arc quite iDde-
pendent Of the locomotive power, it would seem
a necessity beyond hls reach.
Next in order comes
MADAME's PHAEToN,
with single harness. The original cost Of this ia
from 1925 to $500. The other adjuncts require
about the same outlay as the husbands or
fathor's; while the whip-an item not considered
in the preceding csti1nat5-may cost either rs
cents or any sum between that md $75. From
SO to IS, however. would probably be about the
direction. double team would, Of course,
nearly double tho cost OF tho trappings. We
find then, that ladys phaeton, single harness,
costs
Harness. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is to 125