Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19
MIR. FINKENBINDER'S NEW STEED.
An Incident That Forms an Epoch in the
Family History.

An Incident That Forms an Epoch in the
| Family History.
From the Chicago Tribune
"Here he is, Fan! Isn't he beauty?'
Mr.. Finkenbinder pointed with pride to
chestnut sorrei horse he had led into the back
yard from the stable. It was an animal he had
| just purchased through a friend who was a
good judge of horses.
''Size him up, Fam" he said. leaning back
against the fence, with his elbows on the top
board. Look him over. Not blemish any
where, Clean iimbed as q deer! And / got
him for s125l''
THAT seems to me pretty high price for
horse, Lemuel," unused Mrs Finkenbinder, Gun
less he's got pedigree. Do you know whether
be has pedigree or not?"
"What do you want of pedigree when you're
buying buggy horse?" retorted Mr. Finken-
binder, somewhat impatiently. "He'H pull
the phaeton all right, and he couldn't do any
better if he belonged to the first families of Ken
lucky and had an ancestral tree a. big a
house. What is your idea of pedigree, any
how? Do you think it's something like dappies,
or crupper. or a surcingle. or an insurance
pohcy?''
Il know what IT Is we'll as you do Lemuel.
But are you good judge of a horse?"
Il know a good horse when l see him. If a
horses points are all right can tell it well
ANYBODY. And this horses points are all right. F"
Glow old is he p
''Six years"
"How do know? The man got him from
says so. That's how"
Did you look at his teeth?"
Whats the use of looking at his teeth? You
can't tell anything about n horses age by his
/ teeth good horse dentist madam can fix
,1pa oil MIN vrin iLa
| yearings."
Il never heard of horse dentist, Lemuel,"
said Mrs. Finkenbinder, doubtfully. II don't
| believe there's any in this town"
There's lots of things in this town YOU
/ never heard of. The beauty about this horse"
said Lemuel. stroking the animals shoulder.
/ lis that-whoa Billy, His names Billy--is that
any woman can drive him. He's as gentle a
kitten. He S got plenty of spirit VIII en- you get
him started, though. That's what Mike Down
| ing says. He got the horse for me. and what
he doesn't know about horse you put in
/ your eye. Whoa. Billy Don't forget, Fan,
| that his name is Billy. A horse always likes to
be called by his right name. l think I'll hitch
him up and let You drive him. Go in the house
and get your things on"
/ Mrs. Finkenbinder complied and Iemuel took
the horse back to the barn and hitched him to
the phaeton. 1T was new vehicle, purchased,
together with a set of harness. in anticipation
of the horse. He had a hard time getting Billy
I HtHstu 1hln3n hihh lit. Sihpb Ehd 10 De
let out, frightened and otherwise adjusted, and
the proper arrangements and fastening Of
/ the hoidbacks was fathomless mys-
terry to Lemuel, but he got the job done
at last afte. a fashion. the horse submitting
with the quiet, resigned demeanor of an ami
NAL with plenty of time its hands and no
disposition to find fault with the existing order
| OF things, and In due time the entire outfit
made its appearance in front Of the family
dwelling. where Mrs Finkenbinder was patiently
awaiting it.
! ''You take the lines, FAM" said Lemue, en-
couragingy after she had taken her seat in the
/ phaeton and he had tuoked the robe comfort
ably about them both lyon might as well
/ begin to drive him right now. Hes to be
/ family horse and cant be here all the time to
| do the driving.
Mrs. Finkenbinder took the lines and clucked
1 at the animal.
Don't try to drive him too fast at the start"
cautioned Lemuel. Hes been on oats for
about "A month and hasn't had anything to do.
He's perfectly gentle, but it won't do to crowd
him at first Don't let him get the start of you.
/ Hold him in."
He doesn seem to need any holding in, said
Mrs. Finkenbinder as Billy after proceeding few
rods gentle walk stopped promptly at the first
pull on the lines Hadn't you better touch
him with the whiD?"
Not for worlds exclaimed Lemuel Get
up. Billy"
Billy started on again, with the same patient
walk.
ITS risky thing said Mr.. Firkenbinder,
''to touch a spirited horse with a whip-g lang,
Billy,-when he ism looking for it, Many a
runaway, Fan, has been caused-get up, Billy
by that very thing"
why doesn't he go, Lem?'
! why don't you drive him?'
81 am driving him as well us l can. Cluck.
Cluck, Go on. Billy! Get up"
Hi, Billy Get out or this said Lemuel
his voice becoming somewhat loud and impera-
| tive.
Billy walked along at the same gentle gate
! Let me take the lnes.' calculated his owner.
4 some women can never learn to drive a horse,
Now, then, Billy, pike along Get up! Get up!
/ What do you mean, you lazy, ornery, good-for-
/ not Look out, Fan, I'm going to touch him
with the whip. Hold on to the dash boardn'
He seized the whip and laid it gently along
Billy switched his tail, heaved patient sigh
and walked on
"You low-down, base-born scrub roared
Mr.. Finkenbinder. You milk-livered son of a
dray horse-watch out. now, Fan. I'm going
to raise him-take THAR
He brought the whip down with all his might.
He smote him hip and thigh. lengthwise, cross
wise and diagonally.
.'You walking ghostr' he shouted. "You
numbering old corpse! How do you like that,
| How does that feel. You"
:'Let me get out!' screamed Mrs Finken-
/ binder.
Lemuel paid no attention to her. He kept
on yelling at the horse and welding the whip.
| And Bill2 At the first blow he had pricked
up his ears. At the second he stopped in his
! tracks. bowed his head and stood still till
Lemuel was tired out and the storm was over.
Then he pricked up his ears and started on
again. at the same unobtrusive, patient,
leisurely walk.
And Mr.. Lemuel Finkenbinder has a horse.
warranted kind gentle and perfectly safe for
! woman to drive, that he will sell to ANYBODY
who wants him for about 'steen dollars, with q
/ good halter thrown in.