The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-26
A Wild Ride in a Man.KiIIer.

IL am deeply grieved, madam" a
prominent Detroit butcher was saying to
lady in mourni 1g the other day. Is
feel that ought to settle the case fairly
and honorably, but yet could not con-
scientiously offer you oyer sin dollars for
compensation fof the loss 6f your hits
band. Our carts kill some one almost
every day, and four dollars is the highest
price ever have to pay. AS you are
from the South, where they have no
butcher carts, and as you seem to take this
accident greatly to heart, will offer you
two dollars EXTRA"
81 have been advised to bring suit for
5,000,n she replied.
"No doubt, madam--don't doubt it in
the least; but ask this man here, who is a
reporter, how you would come out. The
case would be, after repeated adjourn
ments, tried and then appealed from court
to court; the lawyers would want heavy
fees; the final Judge might be an old ex-
butcher; might die or go into bank
ruptcy-you would not realize three dol
lars for all your trouble"
The widow seemed to hesitate, and the
butcher Put down his cleaver and con-
tinueds
"You should take into consideration
the fact that your husband was not badly
mangled. He was struck by the wheel
and killed in the most thorough and beau
tiful manner. sent for the leading
Coroner. notified you in prompt and
reliable manner; l called upon the re.
porters to put "Hon" before your hus-
bands name In the obituary notice. Our
rule has always been to leave corpse ly-
ing on the street, and to take our solemn
oaths that the man was horse.thief or a
drunkard, but as you are stranger have
sought to act honOrably."
and as she went out the butcher picked
up an account book and wrote:
Shop. pr.
Reed paym't n. H.
Did you ever have ride in one of
my man-killcrs ?" he pleasantly inquired
of the reporter as he put the book away.
Never have"
'sWell, come along. I'm in q greater
hurry than USUAL to-day, and shall accord
ingly drive faster. Come along and see
for Yourself how neatly and thoroughly
the butcher-carts of Detroit are support
ing seventeen wagon-shops. two under.
takers and high toned Coroner"
The horse and cart stood at the curb
stone. Seven or eight baskets of meat
were loaded up, the regular driver was
asked to step down and out, and butcher
and reporter were soon seated side by side.
II is the duty of good reporter to stanu
out and be shot at II he can thereby fur
nish an item Of general interest, and it is
the duty of the butcher carts to keep the
population of the city under 15O, 900.
g We will start out by shaving wheel
of that buggy coming down the avenue"
remarked the driver, as he gathered up
the lines. Brace up little, throw out
your chest look straight ahead, and never
mind the shricks Of the women"
The programme was nicely carried out.
The cart struck hind wheel, shaved It
off, md quickly shot ahead out Of hear
q Leg OF arm br0ken-runaway horse
big scdfe-seffle for ten shillings or stand
! suit chuckled the butcher as he made
fof hack and forced it upon the side
walk to avoid ol!isi0n.
We are hardly started yet, and II was
only when the driver saw ~ old man
crossinR the street tWo blocks away that
he put on tbe whip and softly said:
= Keep ypnf &yes q himl ] want 70
hit him right behind The ear with the lett
wheel, hui 6om6 a lI19 t12 rlel haxe 4
tricky hnhit o. do5 Sin1 At's
good d-<& 69ndred fect Mo1e- M
shal hit5S S1G6 4 that te16lifullY doHs1 No
need % look 5ne hes fz1WlSe e6ld BY
this time. Go6ie fo1ks nay call = ~ &C.
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