Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

moved in there:
sprig of Clover.
In dust and gloom-across the way
A bunch of clover blooms to-day
That late where fragrant breezes sped
In sun-gilt meadows raised its head
Or lapt In star-born dewdrops layI
Some wayside stroller, city-bred,
Awhile fro IN echoing pavements led,
Keeps this poor sprig, as token gay,
In dust and gloom!
Through meadows, where the breezes stray,
The nodding clover blooms for aye;
My neighbours leaves may soon be dead,
But ohl-their lives are hallowed;
The sun shall smile above their clay
In dust and gloomI
We are patient of disposition and fore
bearing in temperament. We have heard
unmoved the mighty rehearsals of the sheet
iron band at one end of Our Alley; the
nocturnal practices of our Teutonic neigh
equanimity; we have even inhaled as a
meter d'etre the garlicky odors from our
Italian cotemporary's kitchen; but we do
demur to the prevalent impression of a
number of cabbies that our street is stable
and the pavements stalls.
1hE oOOhCE oF WOEs
The presence of five and forty horses of
various stages of usefulness placed at incon-
venient intervals along the alley pavement
is discouraging to pedestrianism as we'll as
deteriorating in its influence to the longev-
ity OF our not too substantial sidewalks.
We are not prepared to assert that the use
of the pavements as stable can be laid at
the ieet OF the presumable owners of the
equines, for lack OF space in Our Alley has
transformed several structures, which would
otherwise naturally be used only for horses
OF uncertain ancestry, into refugees for
stalled mankind.
1t happened some months ago that horse
which had performed invaluable service for
our municipality while connected with the
fire bureau was turned adrift. While medi-
tati5g on the ingratitude of republics, he
wandered into Our Alley and took up his
abode. He brought with him battered
pessimistic disposition and the lnalienable
prerogative of fire department horse the
right to stand on the pavements. Regard
less of the stern enactments against restric-
tions to inter-highway commerce, he incul-
Gated this right to the other equines. AS a
result unless the pedestrian uses the middle
OF the alley, it is difficult to accomplish
either ingress or egress SO Tar as Our Alley is
concerned.
AN ABoRTIvE EFFORT,
The poet first discovered this animals
misunderstanding disposition, and pur-
chased him at a maximum of value tor
minimum of worth. He Immediately sold
the animal for trifing consideration to a
milkman who lived several blocks away.
The horse the next day saw fire engine
pass, and forgetlul of the precious lacteal
fluid he was hauling went toward the fire
also. Whether he reached it or not is un
determined; tits certain, however, that
neither the milk nor the wagon ever reached
the customers of the dairyman, and the
latter now threatens TO sue for damages
The horse however, returned to Our Alley
with broken shaft and lame leg drag
ging behind. His dignity had evidently
been offended by the fact that the mutations
OF time and municipal ingratitude should
seek to relegate his battered but lofty spirit
to the menial occupations OF a draught
horse. Ee is still here, seer for what he
has witnessed, lord cham berlain in his re-
spect for precedent.
Our horses and mules are fond of noe
turnal vocalism; they are troubled with in
somuia. We are perforce also. About
$50 or 5:45 o'clock (we do not care about 10
minutes) the horses begin to arrive in Our
Alley worn out from a days hauling of
dirt or garbage. Their owners turn the hose
upon them, which only serves to deepen the
pessimism which finds utterance later on.
A ter this aqueous operation scant peck OF
bran is given each and the owners depart
probably hoping that some misguided thief