The morning call., 1892-11-13
BUYING A CHARGER.
She Couldn't Be Deceived in
Her Judgment.
lady who Felt Certain She Knew AL III,
Good Points Of Horse-How She
Showed Her knowledge.

She was young, she was fair, she had
plenty OF cash and was satisfied that she
could select horse with the best OF judges.
She took lady friend with her, partly for
Appearances sake aud partly so the latter
could witness the transaction. and tell the
other girls what magnificent judge of a
horse Lou was, and repaired 10 the estab-
lishment Of leading dealer.
'I suppose when he sees a woman coming
to buy horse he'll think he can get rid of
some old plug, sure," she coufided 10 her
friend, but be will soon see that there are
some women who know as much about a
horse as man." and she tripped into the
Office.
"Certainly''-the dealer informed her
they had probably just what she wanted
would the ladies kindly step back where
the horses were shown?" A slender, clean
limbed bay was led out, with flowing name
and long tail.
''0h. don't like bay horse. they're so
common, think them vulgar" was her
criticism.
IT'S the standard color, madame"
"Ob, suppose people say so when they've
bay horses To sell, but L know that bay h as
been worn so long that it's bound to 60 out
OF style pretty soon."
The dealer looked surprised. but said
nothing. The would-be purchaser walked
around the animal, surveying 1t critically
from all sides.
81 always judge Of a horse by his thor
oughpins,". she said. musingy. Are his
all rightp
"Thoroughpins, madame! She never had
such thing" cried the indignant dealer
mo thor0ughpIns? How singularI But
that can be remedied, can't it?"
'Oh, yes, s,"-sizing up his customer-"a
good b0gspavin VIII offset all that"
And are this horses bogspavins goodp ?"
Good as the wheat"
what Is his name?"
"IIer name Is Nellie, madame"
"Her? Oh-hum." Then consulting n
card. "Oh, yes; must look at his teeth :
let me see them" And raising the tin OF
her parasol, she unceremoniously poked II
into the animals mouth. Unused to such
AID the purchaser exclaimed
why, he must have a dreadful DISPOSE
tion! Take him away. quick!'
kindest disposition in the world-that's 8
nothing but .play-wanted you TO do it again,
you know, just as a kitten lodges so yon;ii
follow it. Just take look at her teeth
now and see how young she is" And
with dextrOus movement he opened the
mares jaws.
why, the very idea--she's lost nearly all
ner oacK teeth No, indeed; | wouldn't
think OF buying her" and she turned away.
decsively.
why. madame. all horses months are
Ike that; they never have teeth In those
spaces.
And why not. pray tenp Remember /
know a great deal about a horse and you
can't fool me-"
Nature, madame" said the dealer.
gravely. has so constructed the mouth OF
the horse In order that man may put a
bride in its mouth"
How very interesting. / might have
known had stopped to consider a minnte
How wonderful nature ic. Now. do Won
warrant TINS horse to be gentle and sound
aud kind and fit for lady to handleP'
She ratified this off glibly. evidently hav-
ing learned 1t by rote. Then she noticed a
, new defect. Il don't like his shoulders. !"
she SAID: They're all swelIed up." The
patient horseman smiled. That's muscle. |"
he exclaimed.
Just as bad. Pm sure. / want a horse.
NOT prlze-hghter. Good bone is what the
DOCKS say a horse should have. and how
can yon tell when IT'S good bone il it's nil
covered up with muscle ?'
Twas poser, and the mares guardian