Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
YOUR NOSE,
The panbury Man who has a Horse
-ailsa. and Carriage,


Tho man across the way has q
horse and carriage. Wo have none
Three saddcr words VIC never saw.
The man across the way drives gaily
forth every pleasant afternoon with
his wife beside him. And we envy
him, and can't help it. There are
others Of the neighbors who envy him,
and could we reach each others hearts
wo would find that our thoughts were
following tho lucky horsoman in his
various turns about town, in his can.
toring here and trotting there, and in
tho shine Of his carriage and in the
proud bearing of his horse. But it is
u sadness to see him drive away, vet
thcre Is pleasure In seeing him cone
back. For il is dark when he returns,
tho sunshine is gono, and in its stead
is darkness with frost in it, He smiled
complaccntly when he handed his
wife into the carriage, but he doesn't
smile when he hands her out Perhaps
the operation requires SO much care
and attention that it would not bo
right to smile. We know his nose Is
red, because we can SEQ it as he drives
by the lamp. We know that his feet
are irigid, and that his legs are asleep,
by tho way he gets down to the
ground. Wo are beginning to SEQ
how wrong il. is to envy our fellow
man. He looks at her as he runs into
tho house and into the arms of the
genial base-burner, and gloomily
wonders why heaven so favors her
above him. His hands are so numo
he can hardly undo the fastenings of
tho door, his legs have awakened, and
appear to bc rcproaching him; his eyes
are full Of watcr, and his soul over
flowing with discomfort. No harness
was over before SO ditiicnlt to remove
as this is. lie fccls the Wrath bubbling
up TO the highest water-mark and he
could scream out--he is so mad. We
are seeing now how wicked il Is to
envy our fellow man. lie hears foot
steps on the sidewalk, and secs tho
flash of warm light shoot into the
air as tho various neighbors, having
returned from their work, and having
no horse, disappear hastily within and
take with them the bright, cheerful
light. lie gets tho horse in the door,
and starts to look up the lantern. He
bumps various parts of his anatomy
against articles it is too dark to learn
the nature of He would cry out in
his pain and misery, wero he not awod
by the astonishing profusion Of things
hc was falling over. lie gives up the
lantern and pulls off the harness to
hang it up. The straps dangle down
and get under his feet and trip him,
and the impatient animal suddenly
bolts into the stall before it is fully
undrossed. Then there is another
search for the lantern, and during this
he raps bis head against beam, and
tho blow is so violent tina. it strs up
every one of his ideas, including the
ono which tells him that the lantern
was taken into the house last night, TO
bo cleaned lie stumbles back over
tho frozen clods and into the house,
where tho bright light and warm air
render him moro gloomy and morose.
IIo vouchsafes no information TO the
appropriate query from his wife If it's
Geld out, but darkly hints of impend-
to whoever doesn't quit
fooling with that lantern and then
stalks back 10 the stable. And here
for the next fifteen minutes he employs
himself 10 arranging the bedding, |
mixing the feed, and pondering on the
advantage he has over his ncighbors
in having a horse and carriage of bis
own, TO 60 whore he pleascs, ,and come
is dark DanJury Necs.