Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-17
ElE WEAKENED.
Row Michigan TTofser Missed Re-
coming Famous.

coming 4 aHsOuss
From the Chicago Tribune
Mr.. Charles Hinton. one OF the lessees OF the
fremont house was very much engaged yes
| terday afternoon. Leaning against the office
counter, and conversing with him In an earn
est manner. was short. thck-set man, who
wore huge muffier around his throat and who
spoke in hoarse, rumbnr voice.
How do said Mr. Hilton. Yes I'm busy.
friend of mine over in Michigan sent word a
while ago that he had named trotter after me,
and yesterday another friend told me that it
was customary in such cases to acknowledge
the courtesy by giving the horse suit OF
Clothes
land so forth" gurgled the hoarse party.
Yes as was saying. suit of clothes. and so
forth. And so I'm attending 10 the matter now"
lis this long hoss:" asked the hoarse man.
lin sure don't know" replied Mr.. Hilton.
Il presume lie is: most horses are long.
Il mean long hOss-for hoss," said the
hoarse man with some emphasis
Probably" was Mr. HiitOns reply. 1.-THE
man who owns him is a particular friend of
mine. and don't believe he would name any
little sawed-off Canuck pony for me. Yes am
sure it is a long horse"
kinder high-headed and rangy-like?" sug
gested the thick-set individual. Carries his
head up and looks pert and corky?"
Il presume So" said Mr.. Hilton. vistly
Frightening at this attractive picture of equine
grace and beauty
Those Kind takes heap of clothes They're
always fine-haired and wind chiils EN- easy.
| s'pose YOU want to give him q decent suit"
20, certainly, something warm and comfort
able. | want TO do what's right. YOU know"
well. good suit is worth 500. or course
you could get a cheap one. but any kind of a
decent suit costs that much"
Mr.. Hilton wiped the perSpiratiOn from his
classic forehead and for moment was al
sorbed in thought.
Il suppose ] shall have to go it, he said.
''Send the bill here, and ship the clothes in the
morning"
shall pick ont the other things myself"
asked the hOarse man.
''Nhat other things:"
''Why. the and SO forth that we were talking
about
20. YES. came Lear forgetting. What else
will he needed"
well. there's halter"
Eyes"
land stable blanket Got to have that
sure
Il suppose So
"And cooiing-sheet."
YES"
1.-TWO surciugles ought to do him.,
81 should think So groaned Mr.. Hilton
''Fly-sheet for summer"
yes"
"Ought to have some boots No horse can't
trot without boots. or else he'd be banging him.
self all the time
Certainly" said Mr. Hilton, land then he
would be lame. wouldn't he:'
Bet your life he would"
''And a lame horse couldn't trot in 100 could
he? with sudden assumption of profound
knowledge.
NO. nor a sound one neither" replied the
hOrseman. You mean 2:2O
Yes. certainly; very likely. l knew there
was a twenty in it," and soft. ma'denly blush
O'erspread the shining top of Mr.. HiltOns head
! Va no in riy
his forehead
He's got to have knee-boots" said the man.
Yes"
land shn-boots and scapers, and quarter
boots"
Certainly" said Mr.. Hilton. looking as if the
knowledge of the fact that without these ad-
juncts the horse would be useless was weighing
heavily upon him. is that all:"
That's all in boots But he will want neck
hood
20. certanly"-and Mr.. Hilton endeayored to
look as if he had been figuring ON neck-hood
for several minutes.
And couple Of Scrapers."
yes"
"a set of toe-weghts.
Eyes"
"some rubbing-cloths."
YES"
| A walking bridle.".
"a stall halter"
Eyes"
/ "A Soaking-tub."
Yes"
A trunk"
"a what?"
A trunk to put his things in You don't
suppose they can be logged around the country
by hand do you:"
Certainly not" said Mr. Hilton. "Atleast,
| shouldn't like to try it,"
Nov when you come to harness." resumed
the hoarse man, there is considerable chance
for choice"
Il guess we won't talk about the harness
now" said Mr.. Hilton i'm low dreamy tone
How much will the other things come tor"
We'll, the suit is 800; the halter So; stable
( blanket, ii; cooling sheet: %; two surcingles
-: fly sheet, 3d. knee-boots, So: shin boots
SO; quarter boots. -; scaIpers So
neck-hood. So; two scrspers 50: stall-halter 81;
s0aklng-tub, -; trunk. Sl0-that makes SAB"
''Can you come around Tomorrow"
Yes"
Well, drop in about noon and will give you
a definite answer"
An hour later Mr. Hilton cried: 'FRONT.'"
Take this TO the telegraph office he said
As the boy started he glanced at the message
| 1t read:
Il withdraw my name from your horse
CHAS. HuTOyO