The National tribune., 1890-05-29

BY 1920 she bad changed her opinion, as We
that's Dick and had advanced about 10 feet
toward appetite and ultimate recovery of
health, and no thanks to Uncle Sam.
By II a. m. we had made great strides; had
got directly in front of my house, where he
backed up to the curbstone and assumed about
tho position of n carpenters treste, the front
legs well to the fore and the hind legs we'll set
back, immovable. Well, Dick and Tom-that's
mo-had an audience by this time. All the
dlers and neighbOr women were OH hand when
n big Irish friend took his bit and said "Come
out of that, yo beast" Nary move "Och,
build a fire under the brute and he will go, |
bet You" "Go on, Pat; we will be along soon"
" Yis, next st. Patrick's day"
At 11:30 requested wife to get dinner and
bring it out to me, and | would dine while on
the 60, dining style, on limited male train;
also my morning paper, which / had forgotten
in my anxiety to take my meddy
Like true SOutherner, Dick drew tho line
on education At least he thought knew too
much for him, and off he started like fash,
headed for the country. Well, he could go.
Whew! how the telegraph poles danced by us
until we got woll out in the country, when he
saw some cattle off on crOssrOad and across
q small creek, which he headed for on the Jump,
but when we got TO the creek he stopped so
short that Westinghouse would die with shame
could no have seen our limited stop. And me!
well, came near going across the creek amongst
the herd, and have not quite forgiven my paTd
yet for that halt. Judging from our former
starts took ample time to get passengers and
crew aboard, aud was not disappointed either.
After gyrating around little he turned city
wards and, would you believe me, that little
cuss was at the stable-door at 1916. / should
not have cared much if John Morgan's at
your stable doc" " when / stepped down TO un-
hitch this meek, innocent-looking little to be
pet of mine and future private secretary.
Next morning up early, when | heard a
racket at the stable and saw two Of my neigh
bors rush in, who expected to find me dead. l
did not stop to dress but rushed out with only
my white night dress on. Well, you should
have seen that pony; he had ono hind foot in
the manger and the other one under, with his
head between his hind legs; his eyes were bulg-
ing out, tongue protruding, and about strangled.
In some way he had wound the rope halter
around his neck and legs until he could not
move. / got knife and cut him loose and
pony and | have been fast friends from that
day to this Can't say rs much for the doctor
and me.
A weeks rest, two bottles of lniment aud
we were on the road. One day at Third and
Main streets he took notion right on tho
crossing to stop and assume tho trestle act In
three minutes 100 people were guying US. The
police ordered us OF the crossing. We told him
to move us, and he grabbed the bit and began
w FhiAs MI iiSHt' my 6indIiyt sAlu ICkt anu
down he lay aud shut one eye as much to say
What next? ] now carried my pockets full of
cut loaf sugar, so ! got down and offered my
pard some of 1t IL ho would get up and let the
policeman apologize which ho did. (that is. the
policeman didl. Well. advised about 400 Of
our audience to look scarce, as there was no tell
ing what course we might drive. Just here
bootblack fred an old paper under him, and up
went all four feet Mt once, and you ought TO
have seen that crowd git; so did pony.
Appetite just little bit better by this time
Next day we hitched to a sidebar trotting
buggy and drove down Main street past tho
Soldiers Monument, where gang of men were
working on street railroad. Some of them
fred few bouldcrs under Dicks hind feet,
when you should have seen tho fun 20 on. lie
just stood on his nose and shook hands with
his hind feet, as It were. with the Italian marble
soldier on top Of that monument, which is only
81 feet high. In two minutes We had buggy
but no shafts. That treacherous kick ng-strap
had failed just at tho time when il could have
done some good. No damage to the monument,
but the soldier seemed to look scared. | think
my appetite no worse.
| now invested S25 in light two-wheel
sulky and started out in dead earnest, and as
we crossed the Seeond-stFeot canal bridge Dick
fell down, and away ] went ont over his back
in tho dust, while Dick and suIky lit ont east
friend came up and advised me 10 sell or kill
him, or he thought would be killed. No ]
was not drilled that way, and / will do that
pony up yet; no harm done. But p. M. that
day found US on Vino street, where a street
Arab got ball under the battery. ! think
Grant said, the rear was the most dangerous
place in tho army when in action" found
that the case now. The kicking-strap was
new and bread made on an improved plan It
held good, SO | threw Mr. Dick; result D. m.
at shop Tor new shaft. Oh, yes forgot about
our appetite, digestion, etc. Don't know what
we weighed when we commenced treatment,
but drop nickel in the slot and pull down l30
pounds, so you see we have gained in looks and
flesh and health, as we were confined to our
house only IS days in 1850; and Just think of
what nice funeral the Old Guard would have
attended If we had not taken medicine
But the critter has become civilized now, and
he has learnt where all the mombers OF Post %
live, and can make the rounds with tho Q.
NJ. TO collect the quarterly dues. When the
boys see Dick stop at their door they know
what it means, aud plank down I'm advance.
lie Is n daisy. but il took nerve and patience to
educate him as / desired. But buy Texas
pony by all means just for the fun of it.-DICK
AND Tom, Dayton, O.