Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-13
FIRE HORSE MILK PEppLER.

Elhh hOASS az LIN HUFFMAN
The runaway ON Chestnut street Sun
day morning was queer affair, and
wasn't runaway either. 1t will be re-
membered that number of old horses
that had been used by tho fire depart
ment were sold at auction last week.
One of them, o sleepy old fellow, was
sold and traded around until he got into
the hands of u man who peddled milk.
The old horse thought he had struck
something that just suited him in his old
age, and he trotted along with the milk
wagon as handily as possible, and the
German peddler, who did not know any
thing Of the former employment Of the
fire horse, smoked his pipe in peace, and
emptied his milk in pitchers as though
there was no care ON his mind. Sunday
morning the German was delivering
some alleged milk into girls tin recep.
tacle on Chestnut street, when the fire
bell struck 317. The old horse simply
raised his fore feet in the air and made
one Jump before the old man could pull
up on the reins, when tho beast was
stopped. We presume there never was
q more astonished German in the world
than this one. The milk man
was covered with spilled milk,
and looking over his shoulder nj
his customer he found that he had emp
tied quart of milk on her neck, and il
was seeking its level, while she was look
ing at broken pitcher on the sidewalk
and syearirS at the milk - III IN Engl,,'
that was nearly as badly broken us thu
pitcher. By tue time the peddler go
the horse quoted the fire engine ant
hook and ladder truck and hose car
came across the bridge, the alarms ring
ing, and the crowd yelling, and then i
WIS that the old hose horse hitched Il
the milk wagon began to smell woolel
burning. He started up Chestnut stree
on run, the milk wagon rattling, ant
the German trying to hold the hors,
with one hand while he kept six mill
cans right side up with the other hant
and both legs. Going over the frs
crossing milk can jumped into the al
and came down bottom side up into III,
Germans lap, and he fairly 1oated il
milk. while he yelled /" Whoa 10 fo
dana Shimmel," or something of tina
nature. The milk wagon kept ahead o
the engine, and at every stroke Of til,
bell the old horse gave m extra jump
until he arrived at the store from whicl
the smoke proceeded, when he turned
the milk wagon up TO hydrant on III,
corner and stopped so quick that til,
driver went over the dashboard with
milk can pounding him in the ear. TIL
rest of the fire apparatus stopped a
convenient points, and the old hors,
looked over his shoulder as much as t,
say TO the other fire horses, "Yol
thought old Tom was olayed out, but
notice his flag is still there, and he cal
teach some of you green colts thing o
two about fire department" The oil,
German got out and wiped the mill
out of his neck, set the cans right sid
up, kicked the horse in the stomach
and as saloon keeper looked ut tn
hydrant and asked the old man if he wa
going to water his milk, the ped Her go
in his wagon, and drove off to find til
girl with milk in her hair and said
"Well, / tink dot old horse vos crank
He yoost act crazy ven rcd.heado'
girl coomes out NIT pitcher for milk.
-PecRs Sun.