The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-26
CREAMLr,S FIRST DRIVE.
Lively Incidents with IA Livery Horse Mach
Healthier to Wnlk.

The hostlcr, as he handed Mr.. Crcamly
the tein-. looked obviously AT hi. gold bowed
-pcctaclts. and asked HIM In rather pertinent
dmpertiuent. accordingly to Mr.. Creamy, would
perhaps re the better adjectivr) tone, n he was
used To driving and II was with vivid fecollec-
tons Of be family horse over whose uack he
had licked tue D.aidci Iasti ia bOihpod's sunny
hours tnat he assumed look OF lofty surprise
as n answered:
Csrt inly. my man-let 60 of his head
There arc Il roc, aud horses.
childhOud, whose biCa bore a singular resenI-
bancc 10 tAe Nener bic mar trunk which was ia
ne ,ttic, was inperVipns TO hlsella-i Jn ana IN
deed Oliver Tn ought ne used rather t enJpy II,
except when it reused MIN from the sweet sun-
beers In wn.cn he often INDUCED In conveying
But this morse Of which we now speak was an
equine ncnd, and Mir. Creamy had hardly given
the order T. the hOst.er, rs above stated. before
would have exclaimed, Catch hlld OF his
head For he Immediately took occasion t.
l. =, ard the thought hitted through Mr. cream
Tvs alOnized brain, WHAT II ne shoull fall over
backward and break me somewhere
Mr Cfeam'y's wife was with him. and It l. a
characteristic feature OF her sex tnat her irst
remark, aftrr she uad ci cllated the words,
'L,nd OF comp ,ssion :" were. mere. knew
cal"nl ,ted To- snotne the dominant passi"ns
SURFING beneath Gre imlys single Dr sas ted vast
But when the gallant steed had once more re-
touched ms native earth, IN 81 ng but expressive
phra.c, he " got 40 d busted " 20 that extent
whicn reduceI r. eAmly's skill as u driver u
81 u
the rens nd letting him dust which lie dId
Mr.. Creamy. with the usual sublinity Of
hcrIism lat develops Itself IN the sex under
most irving circumstances. sad she guessed
that she'd set out as she saw Tat her spouse
didn't ippc n to know IA Icn about driving; buI
a. ne braced his feet anew ana sad, "WhoA-
gently-gJOl h Jrsie :" he indicated to ner, with
unmaritlI sternness, that II she didn't keep her
mouth closed, she might lose her false teeth.
Creamy concluded he must have been going
about seven niles a minute when tie dreadful
-. nal Ial
the same time executing sidewi ~ jump, winch
l. called "shying. The Cause was WncciDar
rOw " the road side, propelled Ov sm IL bJS
the effect was propulsion Of Mr.. oliver Cream
B's frame toward the dlsher Of tle carriage,
aud me contact oi his wiios head with MS
Her rem res, for obvious reasons, we forbear
To reueat. hut they we're suggestive Of "A total
loss OF temper. one oi the flower, II ,peech
she used was, - Idiuiic of flol!' ptrnap. she,
referred t. tn" hufsr, out, judging from suDse-
quent personal illusions, tns ini-nt 90 OvJa 10
uoult.
Aud then the horse stood sim in the dry ditch
bv the rlad,,ie, ucc l-ilnaily looking round a.
Creamy rem rNed, "Bick. bacN, sir.' with IA
pcniullus uotloI Il th8 uuIVr lip Wnica vas
the nearest approach TO a morse laugh that WIS
ever seem Nud MuiCu, at the same tlle, sug gcst-
cd deii>iOn.
Then Creamy pulled on the rens, at first gen
tly; ana .s ms dngii passions sur mounted ms
fears. ne pu led VISA ven i"ance whtrl. y 80
retus did nJt break, give far prOmis- oil raw
lhs the beast Though the dssner
" axe the whip To him," sad Mrs. O.. with
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not without misslvtnSs. however, IA gratuilOus
advice from the same source nad occasionally
brought hun To grief. Fortunately, his wife sat
down on ,ne side oi MS head as the buggy went
over. PERHAPS sne mad vlgd- idea that no wis
tue morse ana sue VS. holding hlm dawn, bat
sue Was mistaken, Tor that sd1acious animal was
making excellent time toward the livery stahie,
and had ,he remains 81 the vehicle whicn he
| W. propeilinH been rght side u we nave no
! doubt nut tnat ne would nave reacued tlat
! haven ~ repuse D, fore he news ~ tue misuap.
~ h 'pe loiie satisfied, now - sid Mrs.
! Creamy, with an intense CAlunpss born Of rtil-
pressed wrath hud de,p tit, ts sh" shook tne aust
| from her garments and felt of hcr BACK hair
/ Creamlf buttoned az ms coat 20 hlde ~, SUR,
/ bosom, Wnlrl' was ~ rtg,i stOo1cd a tnimulr-
! fun ~ muJ from MS | II eye. aud shook some
! loose sr4Nol from his LETT ear wiped tic blood
! lroin MS nose with ms torn cDdt slice We, uud
sad thai he Wa uericctly, and asked uer, WIN
/ snow ot dsprrlty aud "A scratched face, what
| she would nave done II sue mad been MIN An
| IN klllul Nrr, question sh- WIS too muru
ud% ~ 10 tlsNeI' thp ign inc matter ms ncrI
! Referred TO 10y ner scNerl lines since but As
sac Is somewhat gwen TO nisty ugures # speech
We viii drOp the subject.
The - ole keep Grove uD with n te,n, and
asked Creamy II ne knew what ned zone ; ho
nrlped ann N, Gre ,miy Thought the question
| .Npeln'ou' as nc looked at his damage cluth.
| il-' am lhpl9hl OF the topics OF conversation
| ms VIC WpVl ina ulge IN duIiug the lu,lg NJ
.,l tNrh.h-' Llltrht hti relted uu- he cal ulA
sam ue tnpusut ne knew, AMI tsNsi ina IN II,
| W ~ ~ ave MN such "A horse To drive.
Inc stable keeper wa, man II cent Of speeti
Hhl WIN An ullp4c tSAni 10 am '.s oi ,ruiAni
! mat ne lhuusut AN -- fool tuuld ullNc "A Ma
ne nose That Wlmmin had drN Tor nlgn sever
! A. Creamy remarked In the beginning Of In,
dl-'phr'e, hr tnpu. q So too, and 50 r,nl.i In,
| man 'l the aitoIe, nut sim he uld not lIpe.
Creamy mas borrowed Sloo and p,ii the MN
! inl "a Wtrs ana mls- convinced in ( w,lkin,
y "H'illp ~ res, ana Ia .ps D iallc D an,
,, i' ~, II me- = g 'i"r iur la,sltude ana gpu,r,