New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25

under the manager, but that she thanked heaven
there had been manger to be under. She also
asked me IL her hair were any graycr than IL had
been when she left me. AS for me- began to CRY
and to be hysterica. | declared that if she had
been killed should have considered myself hen
murderer because / had not gone in, instead Of
allowing her to do so. | embraced her She re-
piled to my elfusivcncss by declaring that she
was convinced of one fact, and that was that il
wasn't fits, but it was getting cast.
And she was right. The next night there was
the same noise in the barn, only II occurred a
little earlier. We lighted the lantern again and
again went out. More boards down,ths time on the
other side of the stall. On this occasion it was
who took off Donald's halter and then crept
under the manger
This day we went after a man in the next
village, who "sometin cs did little carpentrin.'
lie came and mended the stall. After he was
through he went into the lane to see, ne said.
what kind OF q critter We had that could rip
n tear timber that way" lie went to say
that There wasn't but one boss Z could do
much damage IT he ever heerd of, n that was
the one that used ter b'long ter old Lem Guild
in Burnt Swamp They did say that that animal
had cost old Lem nigh on TO $500 in carpen-
ter's bills fore he could get red of him.
BY the time Mr.. Smith mad finished speaking In
this way he caught sight Of Donald. who cana
walking up to us He burst out Nightingale.
Smith. mean, not Donald
:" It's the same one said the man. . sh'd
know him in Egypt When he had subdued his
hilarity so he could articuIate with more ease.
lie advised us to send the horse TO some auction
where he wasn't known, n where we should
mt be obeegcd to tell lies bout him. That
is, unless we'd ruther keep hin. If we did keep
he' 10 no oh of hain ~
He said he should like to know what the teller
that sold the hoss to said about him.
We answered that he said he had but ono
fault, that he would get cast two or three times
year.
Two three times year, cried Mr.. Smith,
he don't do nothn but git cast!'
We said we guessed We wouldn't sell him, and
we guessed could arrange somehow.
".Jes' S you say of course responded Mr..
Smith, still grnning in very offensive way.
"Oney don't forget; lem me he your carpenter
Since this first experience we have found that
Donald averages 10 be cast five times week.
We have bought a load Of boards-gOod thick
ones and when one set is completely shattered.
with the aid Of our boy, we put on more boards.
For we have a boy now who comes and spends
the nights on cot bed in the chamber over
the sink-room.
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five nights in a week. 1t would be easier for
lis in every way il we could know when the
of NIGHTS" were 10 be. but We cdnno' know
that II is usually between | 2 and that Ger,
trlyic appears in my door with lantern and
saws the horse is cast and she has Just been
and reused Henry the boy.
Then rise, for thus far il has appeared TO us
that it would he safer II we both went OUT WIN
Henry. although there is distinct duty for
hut one 10 reTform-Iicnry runs IN by the side
Of Donald and unties the rope. then creeps d.
rectly under the manger II seems quite proper
and fitting for boy 10 creep under a manger
but it is not a womans province scramble
about half way 10 tie stairs and wall. ..
Gertrude foursheS whip behind the horse,
who is one great sprawl among me boards ana
straw and hay Tic moment he begins 70 move
my friend rushcs 0p the stairs 10 join me. We
fee 10 the stairs since one occasion when Don.
AIDS struggles extended far out into the moo,
that il appeared If we were TO he involved
II Will be seen that nights are not alto.
gether rostful Henry is a GOO, boy. pIt ne IS
getting very hard to awaken. we are thlhklns
Of "a king the stalls away entirely ana mus CIV
ing Donald the entire first floor Of the barn-n9o
hitching him at all A simple loose box would
rot loo nearly large enough for any creature AZ
| large as he is when he is down. N,ili, ne
very good horse. and. as he has hut one fault,
when we have succeeded III arranging LOT thab
fault. | should Judge that II would ne propr
10 say that he perfect; tlat Is II we eSrr
wished TO sell him. Gertrude SAYS ;ha,, LID ~ he
necessary first TO kill Henry and then every one s
who ever knew about the animal. Athoagn W
| nnf tho hoy under the most impressive oil oa'hS
/ nor 10 tell what kind of midnight orgies We m
| dulgod in we believe thai i' has tom or why
does that peculiar expression come upon , ,ne iaos
Of each ncChbor who ASKS u nov WI VI i ,rS ,bar
! horse and why does each reiGhpor ASH, u ul'o
! question not only once. but repeatedly
: Ncyerthrless. we still think that me mo,,SS
| Of tie man who sold the horse 10 Us was s'o"
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