The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-18
BRIGHTON BUDGET.
"The Old Family Cat" Gives the Experience
OF Visitor with BalkY Horse

H--o -
OF Visitor with Balky Horse.
l was sitting in my accustomed place
near the fire and Illuminating on the time
when King Boreas should drive me from my
cosy nook to lower altitude. Aye, drive
me 10 the hot and dusty city, where the
unmannerly canine would cause each glossy
hair OF my beautiful coat to bristle with
Indignation, as I should sit perched on the
sharp edge of q picket fence-the mean
surface OF standing room not including one
square inch.
As l before remarked, am bordering
over this delightful prospect of my return
to the society circle of the city-bred cat
family, when my meditations were dis
turbed by the arrival of three pedestrians
"a lady and gentleman ana that terror, the
small boy. The host, on making his APP
pearance, was made acquainted with the
predicament of the new arrivals Mr. c..
the spokesman. explained that he had come
Ia his own conveyance, and that when
about three miles from this rustic resort.
and when halfway up precipitous hill,
MI Horse refused TO go. Not all the al
Turing smiles of Mrs. c., nor the endear-
ing caresses Of a birch red, energeticallv
applied by Mr.. c. and the driver, could
| induce that animal to bulge And. feeling
that the horses diet ought TO be bird shot
instead of oats, Mr.. C-apd family left the
driver to care for the unruly beast and
wended their weary way up the canon 10
the hotel.
~ never had but two other experiences
with baiky horse" said Mr. G., as he
warmed his hands in front of the stove,
meanwhile, keeping one eye on me as
though be expected me 10 spring at any
moment and leave the impression Of nv
nails in his face Zone was when friend
of mine mad horse which ran up against a
tree, and no amount of coaying would make
him move. My friend tied the horses
neck finally TO the tree aud left him there
for couple OF days. When my friend re-
turned, his horse was quite willing to move
on. The other,' he continued, was back
east. Another friend of mine had horse
oalk on business street. He built g fire
under the horses feet, thinking it would
make hin move on; but the horse only
moved forward enough to place the wagon
over the fire. and my friend had his hands
full to save his cart from destruction
81 saw thatl" exclaimed his little son.
on did, Whens Whereof deman ded
Mr.. C..
I'm Ragpef's Magaztne," replied the heir.
MIR. c. got up, kicked over a chair: and.
while l, Tabby, dashed behind the wood
box 10 avoid q flying poker he marched
through the front door; headed down the
canon; and as he disappeared round the
turn in the road, his face wore look of
0etermination-either to find out if he had
read this also in Hd7per's Mogaziae or
whether he should find horse standing on
the side hill three miles down the canon.
OUR VISITORS.
Mr.. o. H. Woodrow of the Emma mine
visited Brighton Sunday.
The following Salt Lakers were Sun
day visitors: w. T. Dinwoodey. W. 6.
Hampton, VS.. Hardy, WI. Lawrence, M. g.
Smith, s. j. Fields, ir., r. h. Officer: and
suother party OF Salt Lakers, of which MIR
and Mrs. H. M. Dinwoodey were members
The Misses Alice and Jennie Morehouse.
Mrs Retta Cornell, M. Correll, George
Groo and w S. Tolls formed a Park Citv
party Of Brighton visitors.
The Brighton Vale is looking very beau
tiful. The trees are DOMINIC their autumn
colors and Indian summer seems to be upon
US.
THE OLD FAMILY CAT.