Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-26
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: Thh IA binsr. bitter world. Almost
story Az - ere ealled upoa 70 chroni.
"a ,6s -, ~ iaes Of some bright and
beautiful dream, Treasured up In the
Over srdent ard TOO coe6dent heart Of
ma sepirine neble youth; bat this
morning Il h our reluctant duty 70 ave
he de.si!s Of IN affair almost TOO pttiful
and cruel 70 b visited upon pcoe anfor.
tunats humanity. :
Upon the garden spot rseldo z youth-
full Benedict who b celebrated threogh-
ont the entire circle Of hsRe scquain.
lance for H.. tenderness Of his heart,
the gsnerasity OF his disposition and
the boundlsss sincerity and txus that
hs has In his fellow man. Among other
worthy and admirable charscteristics ~
10 possessed Of an unusual foodnsos TOR
that noblsss Of animals, the hosss.
But abort tune since he discovered
one OF our leading liverymen 10 DO the
owner Of Q Remarkably shapely md
beautiful little family mare. No such
animal had ever been seen In these
regions. She Was Of thorough bred
Kentucky stock, soft Of coat, small
vet strong OF limb, . beautiful bead,
perfect ears, lovely name and tail, last
trottsr, the hndest esntlsst disposition.
and perfectly manageable. In tact she
MAS perfect paragon, not only In point
ofbeauty, but also In usefulness Her
only defect was that she was with foal.
The owner however declared that II Was
by one OF the most highly bred and best
horses In the country, % our hero
fascinated with the dainty little
animal decided to overlook this
uuimportant linconveniepco and pur.
chased her. For months past
shs has been the pride OF his ten.
der heart, and he has groomed and
cared for her a. he would child. No
hand but his was ever allowed 10 touch
her. and he would scarcely drive or ride
ont of q walk for fear Of injury. All Ills
friends have been taken 10 the COSY
little stable TO view the beauty, and none
have seen her but to admire.
Upon every occasion he has
in the most joyous and happy
manner told Of what marvel and goer
that offspring must Of necessity DO when
its parents were % incompatible. He
wrote out pedigree yard long AMI
took particular delightin showing it.
The young mans state VI anxious ex.
pectancy can thus be readily realized.
and all his friends through sympathy
Joined with him in the hope that he
would live to realize oil his rose tinted
hopes.
Yetermorn the stern old St. Peter o.!
the heaven OF horses opened vide the
gates and allowed the little angel OF
gladness to wing his welcome way TO
earth.
As usual upon srising our hero's hrs,
Thought was OF his horse: 40 with
bounding heart he skipped to the stable
door and throwing 1t vide open looked
in: oh, horror OF horrors. Oh misery
uncomfortable! What dill he see
Nav pen never again record such a
sad plight, but the truth must be told.
He Jaw standing before him, dlminn.
tive in siz. yet rs impulent IA ever, n
long cared, meek eyed. trcacherous
heeled, ugly little mule. No sham or
humbus about II, but true llneal des'
cendsnt Ct Balsam's biblical ass.
We are not equal 10 q description ol
the poor yonng mans heart rendlng and
most affecting condition, so We leave u
10 the Imagination OF our readers. let
us assure the unfortunate youth. how.
ever, that he has the heartfelt symps
thy OF the entire community, and the
RsaIsrxR extends It's best wishes Tor
his speedy recovery.