New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
T4CATION INCIDENTS.
DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY HAS SOME SERIOUS
DRAWBACKS.

DRIVING N TIE COUNTRY HAS SOME SERIOUS
DRAWBACKS
"There are drawbacks about this vacation
business. remarked highly tanned young man
though,fully as he wiped his glasses and seemed 10
be media,ing on unpleasant episode.
Such as what'" asked his friend
"Well YOU take country horses. There are tunes
when the study OF equine character Is really pam
full I've been up In the State this summer spehu 4
ing my vacation near a certain glrl 'h'hA "
good deal Of and the day after arrived on the scene
| suggested drive. She liked the Idea, so huhtei
up q horse. 1t pretty hard TO get one In inc
village that day, but finally ! iOund man WHO hai
team he occasionally hired out, and arranged io'
one OF the animals and buggy for fifty cents IN
hour lie wasn't exactly a horse-show beast, sort
OF a dull pcppery color. high cheek bones. ana d
wispy tall sill the said he was saie
When | drove up for my fair companion she didn I
seem enthusiastic.
act isn't a livery horse, IS IT. she inquired
NO, coudn't get one at any price said
Where did you get Ut!
d" Oh, up town."
Its OF John j. Hopkinss hors's' up III "'
ED of tue village. isn't IT.
az believe the genteman's name was Hopkins
admitted.
..Wel. MS horrld horse she said, cnphacaly
lie has two. ard rms away and The oth'r SIS
down on every h ! won't CO. .. ,.., o..
sured me the horse was safe, and h!.ay we starred.
was outwardN Joyous. but within was u ~, - 'n.,
not long in doubt and moreover. the phenomenon o.
the wispy tail was also cApdin'u. ~ '"' W.
an his haanches and 1t seemed If he ,lid To- The
bottom. We did not have pleasant dave. Nn.i
there was III" slightest 'aal'n PROM na ' yo nr
my companion Insisted on fc'llng ont ana VIZ MI.
We only went two miles, but IL 100" ABOUT i'''
hours ns,o nav, TINA r,onoeco a drive. made curc
~ n horse at the livery stable. lie seemed hhG 4
kindly beast and wns rather G9ot i"ok l w.,
how VIC got around The first corner. he TOOK u o..
the squi vye. so 10 speak II seemed ~ j. ul,
horse had been brought up on mcrry-ro ron li
Ne drove out in the country and came 10 saw MN
lust as we reached it, the wr',chcd boiler Inside "t
the place let of steam. and that .)fNr gave - $40
and started Of like cyclone. hung on; saN ~,
and whoaed but at tr' end o. thc first quarter Tie
pace had decreased and my iia' nc% Tn, ,o,co ~.
sue cer;ainv not said stcrnly i have him under
ne,,ect control" Tis turned ont 10 b" true. bat l
mink two.mIle IN and q sandbank had more to d.
with II than | did Coming back, We pluched my
hat from n rae pbcrrV bush. and passed the aN-mH
Indian file. led. the horse followed and certain
yonns brought mp the rca' We , ,,d pcf
"The next time went 70 the other livery stable
The mar had only four horses, but ne rceommenG noe.
enough looking horse, but lie had sores on his necR
'"@a lie isn't exactly pretty said, not liking t.
''.' .Wai'@ hat got 10 do with his travclln'r
" well. no'hlhe' Sh'I"'', ",'''' -. - ., :,
take q ladv ont for drive. thO'e-'hp>c-boS u'l
Mean them three Sores?
eyes =, .
a.i',haw. don't bother Dout theln.' ma VIII th1'
he o the beast went over 10 M Only Dig,
and scoOpcd some Of the an" Frols" lnt o W''rl
and plast,rod the stuff on the animals ray pac B.
cnre enough H. concealed them. 50 took III" hpr.r
lie Travelled we'll and had beautiful Time III
Of sudden miles from home. on" oi Oh" wicci'
r1u dry.' got out - examine. aud blessed u !
wasn't the one that Teller had scraprd the grra-" on
NV COMMANDS climbed ont. boosted III" era u
The buggy on n stump and picd OF The wheel
Iven we scrap,d much of the grease o. We could
managed to get home. TIL you don't bcicv'
IA country hOuScS'