Fair play., 1880-09-04
THE COLTS STORY.

THE COLTS STORY.
Nv name is Bessie. rs suppose YOU
know Tiny Floy calls me the little
hor>e.' and think | like this rather
better than Bessie. l should like il
much better if she would only leave oil
the little"
But never mind shall be year
old in about eight months. and then,
perhaps. | shall be treated with more
consideration. am sure hope So. l
don't think | am very Well used il;
present Not that complain of my
mother Oh. no. She is always good
To- me-:.s good As she can be. But it
is very plain that she is not allowed I"
have her own way i'll regard To my
bringing mp.
Why, sometimes | am shut away
from her for hours at a stretch. hear
her calling me. and try To 90 In her.
but II is IF no use. cant Il" ii. And
sometimes | am left at home while she
is driven away ever so far, and don't
know whether | shall ever see her
again or not. All our begging and I'M
ploring doesn't make u bit ot difference
with our hard hearted master. He sep
arates us Just the same every time he
takes fancy 10 do II. l wonder that
nv mother doesn't assert her rights
and put a stop To it. She is bigger
than he is. aud know she could master
him If she tried. May be She is afraid
he wouldn't give her any more oats il
she q,iarreled with him. Dear me. |
wouldnt he So mc;cenary. As If she
couldn't live on grass, And there l.
plenty of grass everywhere. Perhaps
that isn't the reason; always thought
she had spirit enough. l cant under
stand it at all; and she never explains.
They call me y sociable colt, and il =
true that like company. 1 should like
to 30 into the house and call ON the
people there. but they never ask me
Sometimes | go To the window and
look in, and rub nv nose on the pancs
and lap them all over. just for
hint. YOU know. and To show the people
how much | should like 10 be with
them. But they just scream out:
"Go away, Bessie, go away! oh.
dear, Those windows will have TO be
washed all over again"
Serves EN- right. What do they
have the windows there for? They
could see just AS well without them.
and it would be deal more convenient.
l could 90 and talk to them at any time
then. But what do you thinkf Half
the time they keep some ugly, green.
Slated things all over the windows, and
can't even look through, or touch the
glass with my tongue.
Perhaps they think it is not polite for
me to try 10 visit with them through
the windows. am sure should be
glad to do it in 4 more proper way if !
could. l have often marched up the
front walk with as dainty steps a.
could manage. and tried to get on the
veranda and ring the bell; but the steps
are so steep and narrow that l can't
reach the door 10 save me.
Sometimes | have little fun with the
chickens and turkeys You know how
they will strut around. Little, punv
punches Of feathers, As if they were
Of any consequence to anybody. Well,
just prance up beside them and raise
my fore feet and show nv teeth, and
YOU ought TO see them scatter. They
never stop until they are safe on the
fence: then dance up and down and
run along before them, and they don;
dare to come down until get tired and
90 away. After all they are not worth
much trouble. IL is more fun to tree
the bows who come into the ward and
think they will tease me. They get the
worst of it, | can tell You. They NIGH,
better s,ay at home and mind their own
business.
usually have a pretty good time on
days. keep very quiet until
! see nice lot Of clean clothes hanging
on line. and then make rush.
wonder if the people of the
house put those clothes out expressly
for my amusement. On the whole. |
guess they don't; for sometimes they
come out of the house and scream all !
sorts of queer things, and run after me
with broom and sticks: and If didn't
get ont OF the WAY in such q hurry.
am not sure but they would actually
strike NE. generally manage to get
some Of the clothes into nv mouth. and
unless they are very tough, l carry
few pieces away with me TO some quiet
place where can chew them and dance
On them and toss them up and down as
much a like. When they are dis
posed of. | watch uniilthe coast IS clear
again. and then | make another rush.
You d never imagine how jolly it is I'M
less YOU had tried il.
like Trudie pretty well. Trudie is
a pretty girl. with black eyes. and she
has long braid hanging down her
back. Sometimes she brings me salt.
Or pieces of sugar. and lets NE ca: out
Of her hand Salt is good and sugar is
good. and TrIi;e IS good 10 give them
10 me, but l can help teasing her some
tines.
One day. when she went to the hem
house 70 look for eggs. danced Up
behind her verr softly. She Didn't hear
NE at first. but a.! AZ once she looked
around AMI sax me stepping along be-
lind her on M kind feet. with M fore
feet paving the air and almost touch
NJ her shoulders was only irving
20 walk Us she did. but, oh, my good