The Lamar register., 1890-05-24
He WALLopeo THE HORSE.
hut Not Until After the Brute Had M.d.n
Full Meal.


a sedate old horse, yet cheerful
mithsl and seemingly possessed Of a
kindly and philosophic spirit, meandered
up W ashlngton street in the tender city
OF Brooklyn yesterday and halted nj
the acute angle where it runs into Full.
Ton street says the N \. Herald.
lie was attached to the business end
OF dump cart this horse. Seated on
the drivers throne of said DUNN cart
was man OF such benignant counter.
anee that you would have sworn him
hrst brother to the horse on the eyi.
dence of vision. He. too, was cheerful
and pbilosophic, and the very spirit Of
sedateuess sat upon him. He was not
a man to joke or to be ioked with.
Lille wore to him serious aspect. Any
one could SEQ that at a glance.
IL would be rash 20 saw that the man
drove the horse He didn't. The
bond between them was far closer than
represented by cord or leather-and
they were both in the aged harness.
The lines lay on the horses back, and
the latter took his way sedately. as a
horse who knows he Is doing contract
work for the city might be expected to
do. II computations of copscience
smote bis equine breast no signs there
oil appeared in his benign aud tranquil
eye. His master-or | should saw. per
haps. his friend-did not urge him.
Al the junction heretofore mentioned
IN these memoirs the pair paused aud
looked about them. They paused long.
It was 50 much easier to pause than
work. The sauCy wind caught up vast
clouds Of dust-the dust that they were
paid 10 cart away-aud tossed it in the
faces Of the passing throng. making the
good to pray and the bad to swear.
But this RULED not tho philosophy Of
man or beast The voice of the boss
was not heard. for the boss was in A
ueishboriug ginnery tuning up. and it
was so much easier to rest than work
the wear aud tear were so infinitely
less.
At length the Italian gentleman who
pcddles fruit at this busy confluence OF
human life broke in on the dual reyery
Please minda stauda moment for
mes' he asked.
How"
'Alinda fruit a moment while l 90
AVA
Why. to DO sure OF wuil. my dago
tri'nd. Take yure time. OTn kape me
pies on yure doigistibles."
The italian went OF to transact his
GRAND.
Pretty soon the horse reached tran
gully over, picked up a banana with
his teeth. and munchcd it down with
satisfaction beaming from his eye. His
master looked at him admiringly, and
then looked the other way. Reprooi
was far removed from his face.
The horse took another aud then
third. There was neither haste nor
trepidation in his action. lie appeared
to secure the full flavor of each banana,
skin and all, before he began upon
another
In this way dozen were comforta-
bly, disposed OF. and the oat cavity in
the horses interior was much reduced
in size, when suddenly an electric
shock seemed to seize the owner. He
whirled about and began lathering the
brute with an appearance of the most
Gendish cruelty, eursing him the while
As a thafc OF the wurruld. an omadhaun.
and l don't know what other titles.
The horse started on a run up the
strcct-not very wild pace, by tie
way-aud the owner climbed into the
dump cart from behind and made n
tremendous show Of tussle with him.
IL did not last A moment later they
were going down Myrtle avenue at \
pious walk. and if there was not
twinkle in four sedate but cheerful
ewes then may never SEQ twinkle
again. As for the poor Italian. he got
back in time to save his stand, and
surely that is enough TO make any
Italian grateful What do they want,
garth2