Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
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Philadelphia Record
Tue auburn. haired msidens OF New
CASTLE, Del, have formed an Rnti-White
Horse Society, and have started crusade
against The driving of white horses in
that town. II Is known that their organ
ization has for its object the exclusion of
ali white horses from New Castle, but Its
inner workings aud the exact System OF
its procedure remain mystery to the
towns. people. j. appears that the Young
ladies' who compose this society have been
particularly successful in their initial
efforts 20 rid the town Of those NASTY,
dirty looking white horses" as they in
dlgnantly term them.
Ahoat a year ago carter named Ivory
a. FolH, who is more peculiarly known
among his feliow-townsman ns Bind"
purchased two miIk.white horses In VIII
inington. Fols never for moment real
lied what would be the exact result OF
bis purchase, and still less thought how
repugnant they would prove to the rudy
haired young ladies of New Castle; but
he ia now painfully aware OF his mistake,
and several days ago ne sent his horses to
gIszs On the meadow stretches near New
Castle cptil he could fud some one who
will taks them OF his hands.
II there is any one particular feature
for which New Castle Ia noted ID is the
number of red-hsired girls who live
there. Whether this veFmilion color Ia
caused by the reflection from the Jersey
nauds across the river or from the pres
enos of the great number OF strawberries
nearby is not clearly known, but 1t is car
tain that ii Is not inherited from their
parents, for the latter, rs rule, have
black hair. At any rate the girls are rich
In their flowing red tresses, and that Is
the cause OF Garter Fols being in the
dumps at the present time.
Immediately after purchasing them
Fols put his white stseds on the streets
to work, Then began the fun. Wher-
ever the milk.w white steeds were there
was sure TO be o red haired lass. The
waga Immediately set up howl and
/ amid yells OF "white horse and red hair"
| Fols and the unfortunate auburn-hnired
young lady were made objects of ridi-
cuIe. There were Hemoustrances against
this raiilery, but 1t was no uss; the yell
was contagious and not even the police
authorities could stop it. Should Fols
happen TO enter his house and leave his
horses and wagon they were sure 10 be
tied to tree or lamp post and held there
until some red.haired girl came along.
OF late the iokers have several times Wis.,
tied Fols' house at night and serenaded
him with songs about his white steeda
and the red.haired girls.
This raillery grew 80 unbearabls to the
lasses that about three weeks ago the anti.
White Horse Society was formed. Among
it's members, II is said, are Miss Josie
Fitzgerald, Miss Mary Bacon, Miss Ogers
Miss Mamie Jester, Miss Carrie Jester
Miss Julia Common, Mics Kate Mahoney
Miss K. MoCue, Miss Carrie MoOue, Mis-
Mary Duffy, Miss Montgomery and
others, all Of whom hove been made tn,
butt Of much fun. They resolved Il
start their crusade OF once, and few day
ago Fols was unexpectedly ordered by
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals either 10 sell his white horsei
or put them ont on the meadows to pas
ture for long time. II was claimed
that he did nor feed them enough and
worked them too hard.
The sorrowful carter saw through II
all, and had nothing else to do but h
comply. On Monday week he went Il
Wilmington and bought another horse
but II was not white in color. The red
haired girls.i IL Is said, have their eyes nov
on eight other white horses OF the towf
! and from present appearances they wi
soon be compelled to go.