Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-23
The CoIeueI's Horse.

The love which the average kentGck-
ian beaIs his horse would, if bestowed
on q human being, form beautiful pic
ture of brotherly affection. In this world,
though, 1t is not the tate of man to be the
happy recipient of a regard so deep and
melting in devotion.
The other day Colonel Powell, of Ken
lucky, moved into our neighborhnod says
a correspondent, Five minutes after in
PRODUCTION ! knew him to be the second
cousin Of old General Gatmore, who
owned Clsybank, u wonderful, horse, that
young Nat Sewer offered 5000 for one
Sunday when Joe Billings rode with him
over to the pike on a spotted mare, once
the property Of Luke Daniels, who bought
the roam horse from Sam Caldwell, who
rented the SpIcer place after buying the
bay FLY which old man Spencer gave five
hundred dollars tor at sale held on John
sons stock farm. thought he would
present bill for this information, but he
didn't, continuing TO eDlIghten me on
points Of which, without his aid, would
ever have remained ignorant.
You know lobe SpIllers, of coursel''
no" replied.
w ltAs AC cdtu y tOiAS VI ECSlCLt
'don't know TObe2 Why, he bought the
Beasou five-year. old last May. You know
Tom Lyons, l recKOnl"
''Never saw Tom."
'Whatl Why he gave Nick Pryor two
fifty for bis sorrel," and the Colonel, al
though prodigal, yet not desiring further
intellectual squander, left me to fight my
way alone IN the fogs of non-informatlon
He moved into q house adjoining mine,
and the nrst thing he did was to convert
the wood shed INTO a stable. Shortly
Rfterward he insisted on my coming over
and looking at his horse. Finally yield
ing to persuasive earnestness. / went over,
Conducting me to the stable he opened the
door and SAID:
''Now. here's hoss that is q boss.
Whoa, DIomede."
/ recognized at once that the animal
was evidently horse. He had the con-
ventionsl four legs, two ears and tail,
but aside from these points | saw nothing
to convince me that be was a "hoss" tina;
was ''hoss.'
Yes replied, ''he's horse.a
''You bet he is. Look at his eyes, will
youi Whoa, ssh. Did you ever see such
a tall Whoa, sab. just look at his head,
Will youl"
l-saw at a glance that he had head,
and acknowledged as much.
''Iou bet he's got head. Well, sup.
pose we go into the house"
We went in aud he talked about horses
"How old Is your little boyl" asked.
Five years old next spring. l bought
hin, afo 10 l,olA ha
''what, bought the boy?"
'Oh, no. the hoss. Thought you was
talkin' about him. Don't know how old
the boy is" casting a csrelesa glance at
the chId. swell, suppose we go out and
look at the boss AGAIN"
he reminded me of man inviting some
one to drink, and as | had no horse to
''set up" suggested to the Colonel that
l did not care for any more and that | did
not like to see all of the expense fall on
HIM, but he generously waived my objec-
tons aside and conducted me TO the
sable.
"Hsve you noticed his fetlocksi"
lie had me there, for was not certain
as to what constituted his fellocks, bit no.
ticing my embarrassment, the Colonel, IN
his unoDunueu generosity, pointed them
out and said: "Just as careful abeut trim.
ming 'em as barber is about cutiin' the
hair of a Senator. Whoa, Diomede.
Look at that step, will yosl We are
nelchbors now, you know, and whenever
you want to look at HIM, why Just come
over"
1 acknowledged his kindness, and we
went back to the house, when, after Sc
curing more lCre that impressed me how
ignorant had been my former life, arose
and remarked:
"Mell, Colonel, l have business On
hand. and must leave you"
''Oh, don't be in hurry" he replied,
swell go out and look at the horse again,
pretty soon, Don't forget to come over
al any time"