The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-18
cor. WOOD or INDIANA.
for whom Mr.. y. &. Coe waited Long IN
Vain. and who borrowed on all Sides.

For Whom Mr.. y. q. Zoe waited Long IN
Vain, and who borrowed ali sides.
tall, lank stranger. covered by SLOUGH
hat. and wearing clothes only fraction less
slouchy. entered the saddlcrv and harness store
OF Miller. Morrison Il Co.. COO Broadway. some
days ago. II was rnthcr early in the dnv. and
tho senior partne Of tho firm stood beside
the stuffed skin of Lady suffolk that ornamcntcd
tho doorway. picking his tooth The stranger
did not look much like possible customer hut
at the Same time. not 10 lose n chance Mr. Mil
Ter Salutcd him politely. and was soon busy
pulling down md exhibiting goods
" am Col. Wood Of wood. Foudrev 4 Co.,.
Indianapolis" the stranger explained in an
accent compounded of The far West and back
woods dialect an I've como to York to buy
some hugEic- an harness an things"
Col. Wood looked at many sets Of single and
double harness. saving That he had bought
thrcc huegics and intended TO buy two moro.
and that he wanted harness to suit Incident
ally hc produced a rrrriVtrd hill from StiVcrs.
wcll-knQwn carriage mon Tor three huggics Ht
500 cnch. This made him solid with Mr.. Mil
lively rate. While Mr. Miller was cNuntating
on the beauties 81 a set Of harness. Mr.. j. &.
Co'. propricor of the Revere House. who is cN-
tcn,iV"y known among hurenmcn. walked in.
q" How nrr YOU, Con r. Cob Wood said. fanl-
iary. They shook hands corDlially and the
harness question gave place 10 horse talk of tho
Niuu~iy shown that he knew all about harness.
ne now cNhihltcd wonderful knowledge of
hnrsci "sh nnd before long hr had ugrccd tO 70
VIII Mr. tpe to look At u stylish trqtterup town.
just IN" thing MIR. Cor snil that you
N,N ont"rs Mr. John j. Nathnns, nm old md
wealthy circus man, aud one ~ the partners of
J. j. Bnrnum. Mr.. Nathan- used To do the four
horse act hut ~ late years has boon n proprir-
tor. having hrcom" too old to mount his risky
stools "" came to order ON" hundred and iity
sot- Of horse clothing for the show. and WINS
tftn Iii lD
Joined IN IN" conversation about horses. SHOW
my that a., toe, knew wrinkl" or two on that
sulW"i IT Mr. Nuthaus has ruling passion il
days before this that /. variou-y estimated at
rW6' i'lweHE,G pSRnyY ',slis po4nd an..
culogizing n horse that would have discounted
l.nrps i he had only lived. Mr. Miller a-kci
Lnrl" John about the big diamond rlis
changed the. subject. and tol. Wood showed a
,air km9Wlcdg" Of gem. .cNprcssingn wish to
gool si2'd STONE aud offered To soll it for $3.50.
u Elvn you $500, the Colonel said.
"i,.i, E Kan & mt was Inrlr, Joins rerly.
~" Colon euN' $40 Tor tue ring. drawing a
drpit ui"p Wip-low. Lanicr 4 Goa which Uncle
b, this ilmc Nlr Coo wn- r,a,lv 10 20 MP town
To- luok at the troltor. and Col. Wood put ur tho,
lur 'hI-r @! iA' larnr~- or "a moro c.nN.nirnt
way tp Mr. Miller: " BY the way. have You any
iuonny pa sac safe, am little short l"t ua
have .2jer even loss just a. get through the
day. 70 draw You draft for 1900. and take the
hllpurr when come back.
MIR. Miller gave him as. and Col Wold en-
NV \ lrk Hotel the Colonel ~'nir'd tine car
rin-' ana r.iuHrh 'd. " I've l,.t tl 60 in hero .1r
q moment or two 90 see man. VIII you come
Nj. C.' rrof.rrrl to wait. anil an wal, far an
hour ANT nay IN fat until tho driver -tru Is
"1o iG,b' hr,t a. ST. En'r- Whd '. i5r
The W .stmil-tnr u .t'l. came -'rn'iiugiy CO.
INK to buy this hotel - hrn~NDl Mc-Coe. Joru-
d. lea ..I. Do. l. ..fI .f..a