The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-14

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knew that Mr.. Silver owned a horse,
because ! occasionally saw him drive
out Of the yard, and / saw the stable
every day; but what kind OF horse ]
didn't know. | never went in the stable
Tor two reasons: In the first place, l had
no desire to, and, secondly, didn't know
as the horse cared particularly for com
pany
never took care Of n horse in my life,
md had been Of a less hopeful nature,
the charge Mr.. Silver had left with me
might have had a very depressing effect,
but told Mrs. Perkins | would do it.
"You know how to take care Of
horse don't your said she
gave her a reassuring wink. In fact,
knew 80 little about It that didn't
think it safe TO converse more Guently
Than by winks
After breakfast | seized a toothpick
hnd walked out toward the stable. There
was nothing particular to do, as Silver
had given him his breakfast, end found
him eating 1t, so looked around. The
horse looked around too, and stared
pretty hard at me. There was but little
..il on either side hunted UP the To-
cation of the feed, and then sat down on
peck measure and fell to studying the
beast. There is a wide difference in
horses. Some Of them will kick you
over and never look around to Bee what
becomes Of you. | doBt like dispo-
Bition like that, and wondered If
Stiyer's horse was one Of them,
When | came home at noon ! went
straight to the stable. The animal was
there all right. Silver hadn't told me
what TO give him for dinner, and had
not given the subject any thought, but
! went to the oat box and filed the peck
measure, and sailed up 10 thO manger.
When he saw the osts he almost
smiled; this pleased aud amused him.
smpted them into the trough, and
left him TO admire the way | parted
my hair behind. / just got my head
up in time to save the whole Of it. He
had his ears back, his mouth open and
looked as if he were on the point Of com
hitting murder | went ont and filled
up the measure again, and climbed up
the side Of the stall and emptied it on
top Of him. He brought hig head up 80
suddenly at this that | Immediately got
down, letting go Of everything to do it..
4 struck on the sharp edge Of a barrel,
rolled over a couple Of times and then
disappeared under a .haycutter The
peck measure went down on the other
side and got mysteriously tangled up in
that animals heels, and he went to work
at it, and then ensued the most dreadful
noise | ever heard in all my life, and |
have been married eighteen years.
1t did seem as If never would get out
from under that haycutter, and all the
while | was struggling and wrenching
myself and the cutter apart that awful
beast was kicking around in that stall
and making the most appalling sound
imaginable.
When | got out found Mrs. Perkins
1T the door She had heard the racket
and had sped out TO the stable, her only
thought being of me and three stovelids
she had under her arm, and one Of
which she was about to hre at the beast
This made me mad.
"Go away, you unfortunate idiot,
shouted; "do you want to knock my
brains outI" For / remembered seeing
Mrs. Perkins sling a missile once before
and that | nearly lost an eye by tn,
operation, although standing on the
other side OF the house
She retired at once, And at the sam,
time the animal quieted down, but ther,
was nothing left of that peck measure
not even the makers name.
followed Mrs, Perkins into the hous
and had her do me up, and then l sa
down in a chair and fell into a profounI
strain of meditation. After awhile
felt better and went cut to the stabl
again. The horse was leaning agains
the stable stall, with eyes half closed
and appeared to be very much engTosse,
In thought.
"S.ep OH to the left" said, rubbing
his back.
He didn't step. got the pitchfork an,
punched him in the leg with the handle
He Immediately up both hind leg
at once, and that fork few out Of m.
hands and went rattling up against th
timbers above and came down again il
an instant, the end of the handle ran
ping me with such force on the top O
the head that sat right down on tn
hoor under the impression that | wa
standing in front of drug store in tn
evening. | went back to the house an
got some more stuff on me. But
couldn't keep away from that stable.
went out there again. The though
struck me that what the horse wanteO
Eas exercise. If that thought had beei
Il empty glycerin can il would haY
red a Wipdfal of luck for me.