Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

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stranger came aiongin bugsgy drawn
bY fne. large horss which had been
taken ill Hs told what seemed % Do
strAixiitfor'T sri story. and Aunt Kate
ioAned him norss for three days and
pat hls animal into ths stable 10 be doc
tored. Ias stranger did not return. and
after few weeks everybody believed
the horse had been stolen. Aunt Kate
adverf1set IN several pap-rs and had the
information spread A. far as possible.
bot 10 ooe called % claim the horse. He
gof wei after = week or two. and was
then used In fiFm work for about a
month. Tnen hs seemed 10 10 taken
with ht az fury one day and did such
damage that everybody became afraid
q hsn. 10 was turned into paddock
IN the rear of the barn. the door 20 one
- the stalls being left open. and be was
fs,l and watercd from ihe main foor Of
ths barn
several horsemen who came 20 look az
tbs animal gave Il as their opinion that
he was naturally vicious. while a veteri-
nary surgeon thOnght the horse had once
ben bitten by rattiesnaks or mad dog
ana w0uld bs snbsect TO spells ~ in
teryaals avery summer as long as he lived
The stall which be entered from the pad
dock was ktted up on purposs for him
stout piank partitions separated him
frou the 0;ner horses. and the hayrack
asd water trough were u iron. There
w. no way for man or boy 10 get into
or cot of als ssall eKcept by the door. and
a. that opensi lnto the paddock. one had
% climb npon the fence to get a good
view Of Mad Dick. - be came 10 be
esliesL After three months had gone by
and no owner had appeared. Aunt Kate
eoaid have sold the horse. but she re-
fused 20. While she could get no work
cut % him. she was determined 10 keep
him through the winter a. least think
she reasoned thar the horse had been
grossly abused. and beinx a very tender
hearted woman ber sym psthies were
aroused There were days when Mad
Dick seemed a. peace with the world.
and ihers we're days when ae was 80 frl-
nous that no man dared show his head
above the fence
Ga the a)sh of Aprii. 1851. the girl who
was doing ttse kou-swork for Aunt Kate
received a message that her mother. hv-
Ing Is miles away. was dangerously III.
Al 4 O'Clock in the afternoon the hired
nian set Oat % drive the xirl acro-s the
eonutry. and wss told that be need not
retarn until the next 3ay Aunt Kate
rode vita them az far as my fathers
house aut asked m- % rrfurn home with
h-r for th~ night | was then a hoy n
n snd such things were considered a
only u~ixaocriy anion< neighbors. Twas
saxiou- en0ngh % ~. for Mai Dick was
magnet 60 Attract. AMI Amt Kate bad
pleaty of hicsofy nufs leftovsr from the
winter
! vent home vith nsr. fed the stock.
got iu ire night wool and saw that al
~as ses q, ths barn. and the evening
rass-i very swiftly aud pleasantly up 70
oclock That was b~ttim. hour Ia
the eonntrv and Aunt Kate 0ai Jus;
started g. wind ,he cb~k when saw a
msn iscs pressed against the kitchen
wipsipw sf her right hand There was n
enrtasn. baJ it waz not lowered II va
. presfY DARK nlgat outside. while the
hzaf eflin shone Qn toe mans face and
trer xtf every feature On; distinctly
vs. 600 frightened - err out. and Aauf
ksts seut en wtnfinx the clock withOu;
. asaspicien taas Ne wsfa about % bav,
vsitsrs. she ha.i insf cio-.d th. door
cf s.e closk snd turne,l away when The
fiehen daof opene'i and IN walkesi three
sfrsuzs usiA Each one removed his bat
sA.e entered. and the tasf tnrussi and
~ ei sae DOR
~tf1o.i evening. r1a'sus.f slutef the
enc to hal ~uterei drss as ir has -
Enn ac rsse ard IS psrv dssx. ws have
eriie,i t. as< Pr Shelter far the night
IAey were eef rough tloxing men. On
u sratrafy sa~Y We svefy wsll drsssel.
81 as fr -seif fares There 40 sathing
wAcIei tI-eei them. Hal thsY r..l-i ~
dsrl.slt wi.h tnv rsh@entbls ercs.e uo
en- ~ nIt asvs rns th.sa down - hal
r5er. aiia Z srrepssd the mans stste-
rienf 81 - sare b All 49, wsudsrirg 2
taer hsi = -s.-1i ~ pnt ap Aaat Kate ~
stznriY SAL thr f7ie o. Cor what ihsy
wars a.e tera.sa Pale anI pms eur her
hsai e. ~ eoraer p the sshle. bnt 4
~ls 1.lf e few sseonsis bef.ra sls r-plie-4
g. tits man
3 SIR -sr-T fhsf csnoct keep ycu
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Esca man '0sees - azt "a a chasr.
rscliF rsrseeel his evsr4s. s-8 s.t
eoVu. sn.iii 80 = cu'irle - usiuats~ -
fare tes ,ss.ier saietlr e.-erv-fi
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thess e,.i ~ ~ $3.50 - So uafaute-
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