Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-05
A DRIVERS EXPERIENCE.
Slack Roinst t. Cheek . faorsc's Spoe
A Nevbuy9h Nov York; corr..nonde

Slack Roins u Chosk = f.orso's Speed.
4 Newbu,gh (New York; correspondent
"The NoMann mare" was beast Of OF.
traordinary speed and endurance. Like
most rare animals, whether brute or human.
she was ecoentrio in her ways. Il mattered
not who owned her tho time Of tho incident
to which this article 1slates. Suffice il to
say her owner wa seasible man and q
thorough horsemau, biz predilsotion for
horssdesh, moro than anything else. having
driven him into the livery buaineas. Next
to the wife Of his bosom he loved the Mo.
Mann mare. For this reason tho mare We
intrusted only to particular custom and
when let tho person who hired was alwsya
carefully instructed - to tho peo1liaritv
OF tho animal. An old hisnd. Uncle Joe
Richelisu, unaoquainted with the animal or
her ways, aad troubled With IN inpediment
in his speech, - we'll . an inArnity of tenn.
per which prevsnted him &om usin9 anv
charity tor living creatures of aloW and
tardy motion. spilled 70 the livery.man for
. horse for ajourney Of dozen miles or 90.
taken tor the purpose of bringing his wife
homo from her fathers. The ovntract was
made - follows:
"1w.w-want horse-s rood 'un-one
that'n s-s-start tho minute you s.s-sa.eav
:Pw:pwh:pwhist,' a-and-and'n 60 like thun-
der:n
"Suit you, I guess" was the reply.
"We-we-well, out with her then.''
The mare was put between the shafts Of
a nice light buggy, her harness thoroughly
adjusted BY the owner, the reins carefully
laid over the Dashboard, and the usual
chapter ct advice given oonoseningi hsr man
gaement.
20, g-ggit out with your directions.
can drive, guess, d-d-dam y-y-you own
the fastest PAGER alive hers," interrupted
Uncle Joe, and picking up tho reins he
sprang for the seat, but landed heels up on
the buggy's bottom. The mare was of, but
the driver being game, had command, as he
thought, through recovery of the lines,
upon which he pulled Is though resolved
" to do or die" A slight smile wa visible
on the demurs face of the stable-keeper a.
tho vehicle receded from view at break
neck speed, and nothing more was known
until the next day, when Uncle Joe made
his appearance with the mare, hut without
the wife. Az he drove up q cloud DER.
spread his face as he saw the stable. keeper
at the stable door.
::W-w.what k.k.kind Of IN incarnate
O'O1.OIO OV0 u 70 C0eCt&A tUI8 ~
Best horse in the stable"
W.w.wel, started for DID,
"Yes, I know it."
"W-well, before I could stop went to
h Qhirty-fve miles; drove back this
morning. You k-kn-know fathers door
yard-haf mile wide 2"
"Yes, well"
W-well, old man, Observation-Disclosures Jim,
hired man, aud visitor besides, t-t-tri-tri.
tried for two hours to get w-wi-wifs into
tho wagon and couldn't do it; id de-dsvel-
ish oritter danced college hornpipes all
r.r-round, an-an-and over some of us, but
not passenger got in"
How did you get in ?"
"Teu you. Old mans foxy a. Maoe.
Told me to take her out. I did. Told me
TO g.g-get in. I did, and after I got in they
hitohed the marc, and he.he-hors be.
W.w-w-wouldn't give Spanish dollar for
tho mare, though abe did come tho twelve
miles in ffo-forty.two minutes."
"Why?"
"Look at my haads.''
They were one blister. Tho stable.keep-
er smiled. "1f you had listened to mo all
this would have been avoided allow the
lines to remain untouched until you ars
seated, and she never starts till you tell her.
Drive her with slack rein and she will 70
as allow ~ y0u desire.'