The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
BUYING A NAC.
words of Caution to the uninitistsd tn
the Matter of iIorsenesh.

:
decided To buy family horse and
nothing on the face Of the earth or
above or below 1t will cause you to
cnange your mind. be careful to OBJ
serve certain rules and be- guided by
certain fixed principles hereby laid
down in the Detroit Free Press IL
may shock you to be told that thero
arc are many reasons why you should
try a white horse. but wait and see
In tho first place. the boy who takes
care OF him has to put in more work
for his wages. and that's u rebate for
You. In tho next you can see him out
driving on IA dark nigsL whereas you
couldn't tell whether black horsa
was In front or behind you. Thirdly.
II you happen 10 go out 10 the barn of
a night your white horse defines his
position. whereas you are quito liable
to blunder up against the heels of II
black one and get hurt. II YOU AFRO
driving around town your white horse
can be seen a milo away. and the nm-
bulnnce lire engines. brick and leo
wagon, can Sc; ready To turn into tae
side streets aud avoid being run down.
Lastly. you can wear any eolorei
, socks or zuspenders while driving
white horse aud always combine hsr-
mony and effect. Whenever you see n
man with blue aecI;!s driving sor-
rel paee-. you may BE- srra tina, no
knows nothing abou. the harmony OF
dress.
10 not advertise your wants, but
casually mention TO some friend tina,
II no hears OF something extra good
aud cheap no might mention IL thoagh
you arc in 90 hurry TO buy. IL Will
s-rprlio You TO lind out how many good
lhingI your friend knows OF in tho
way OF hor,asesh. and how anxious he
|, TO do you kindness. Tho first
horse will be around TO your houia in
exactly twenty-five minutes
Don: get the Idea that everybody In
town wants to sell hls nag. No moro
lhGa ono halt of the horses will To sea.
around TO you.
Tho iigs; point TO settle Is tho price.
fol Er, willing 10 pay $500. Every
man with n horse Is wllllng TO soil for
| $50. whlch Is OF course a sacrgaSo
d at leas, $50 on his pnrt !; 1, n sai
lk.gs 10 sec n man have 20 knock or
| TO from III. actual valuo o. tho bes:
family horse In tho world bni you ara
no; advised 10 shed many tears oys-i,.
In tho courSo of nh hour. II you ,s-
hIb.l proper frrnaess and lndiGcruacc.
sou can boa. him down 10 your figure.
ioa feel tina; you aro robbsns him
and that ], j, n moan action on your
part. bu, feelings doa'i cOun, In buy.n.:
a horse.
Nov. FIRST examine the animals
mouth. II ,hsro nrr any ;uapanny
ns.ils between his teeth. or ho ha, n
piece OF bootleg laid away alongside
of his check for guild hos q hearty
feeder and all right Tho black spots.
on tho teeth Indicate tho horia's ssr
II there Hru only thrcn thea he IL .
5-ycas-old. II ,haso AFRO sixty. thea
no il Go.yca--old.
Tho eyes come nest. 10 sure TIN.
hi. Sigh, |, all r!gh. and that he ~oa'.
tax. n dancing bear or minstrel p.-
RADIO FOR load o! new hay coming To
town from Taylor township Tho b~s:
rAy To to-, = horro's vision l. TO ,.aud
OF with plee. of board and mako az
II you would his him across tho nose
Tho foot hsvo considerable Ia Go
wish horse Ne no Is popularity sup-
poscd 10 walk around on them. Look
GU, for quarter crack. half cracks. aud
whoi, crack. pon', pay rs much for
n quarter crack rs whole ono Tho
sro. o. tho FOO; should DO located
somewhere near tho ccn,Eu In n GOOD
horse
Then look for r!nsboncs and .pav.
ms Taka tho chances that tho other
fellow doesn't know any morn than
yoa do nbou, IL. aud LOOK around tho
leg. instead o, tho head and neck. I.
will bs bcs; 10 Ind some. or something.
10 mako him brlicyu tina, you nrc not
n grccnhora- Thea ask tho following
questions;
''ilas no over been sies7'
NO"
doc. he cFib?'
No"
docs he kicS7'
Mover"
"Doos he oyar run awnyf" -
you couldn't scare him into such
thing
VIII no s;and?'
Like rock"
"A:rnid of nnythincT
Nothing on earth"
whats his best rccord7'
'2.9i."
Can my wife drive HIM"
Right up TO tho clcphan, II sho
wants to.
How Ia he on Shoes
Say! was going 10 speak TO you
Hbou, that, lie only needs shooins
twice year. Never saw horse so
ca-- m shooi"
Looks like heavy feeder"
But he isn't Six quarts OF oats
and pinch o. hay will keep him roll.
ing fat"
Then you guarantee him all
around"
Il do. n there's one single thing
wrong with tina; horse don't know
it."
We'll. ] guess I'll take him"
And he turns out TO be Just "a good
n horse NJ II you had gone on, to n
pasture some night shut your eyes.
and flung stone and cried out tina,
you'd take the nag the missile fell
nearest 10.