Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
THE POOR RICH HORSE.
The Dray Horse Decides tn he Cosseu,
With His Lot.

The Dray Horse Decides tO be COateue
with His Lot.
Ms. G. NJ Fairchild In the Rider and Driver
The poor rich horse. driven by q tan
coachman with high hat and white gloves.
looked very gay as he pranced up 70 The
door Of elegant establishment on the
avenue. The breast OF the noble creature
was covered with foam and he held his
head very high. His mouth was stretched
wide open and he tossed his head up and
down and back and forth and paved the
ar with his fore feet So high were his
eyes-almost looking toward the sky-that
ne scarcely seemed able TO see a fst old
dray horse that stood near. regarding him
MIN nS "a; a sort OF sleepy wonder and consider
ms, entirely: The old horse did not sup
pose IL would do any good to pass tbs time
OF day with his nelghbor. the rich horse
undoubtedly regarded himself as far too
grand TO communicate with such a hamble
parsonage; 80 he charged the bit around In
MS mouth, and was just about TO drop into
a gentle doze when a sound of distress from
the rich horse caused his plain neighior TO
open his eyes wide and TO regard the former
with considerable curiosity, which at length
expressed Itself in this wise: You look
very gay. neighbor: are you not conlforta-
bic with your fine silver-plated harness and
Il can hear you. though I can scarcely
see you, answered the poor rich horse,
Tor my harness. although undoubtedly
very handsome. Is a perfect torture u me.
You can see for yourself how my head 10
tied up by a new-fangled contrivance they
blinded by the glare ~ tSe su are ana m %x
neck aches, and my head throbs, and i arm
really quite miserable"
don't know much about check reins~
bluntly said the rich poor horse s'snd I
nave never hauled fine ladies around In
their carriages. Il supposed by the way I
white hands that they wouldn't want you
70 De dressed up so you would be uhcom-
Portable or suffer by it,
n Ufr fnaar h..
rich horse; they doubtless suppose ! have
a very fine time with nothing TO dc but
only have my choice / would change places
with you. i would rather haul a dirt wagon
without any check rein on than TO be dress-
ed up in this line style and suffer as I DO"
You'd find the dirt wagon pretty heavy
hauling, replied the rich poor horse.
But I'd have my neck free and he all
retorted the poor rich horse with some
spirit, and as he gave an extra strain at his
check rein. the rich poor horse noticed the
blood was starting from the corners 81 his
mouth. is IL the check rein that makes
your mouth bieed7' asked the rich poor
horse.
.ohi YES. I'm getting quite used TO that
Very often my mouth Is so sore J can
scarcely eat. and then they think Im IN
v-e-r-y-t-y fanny believe they cal him.
comes In with a black bottle and ties up my
head ana pours some dreadful medicine
at him."
The rich poor horse now opened his eyes
wide and surveyed his companion under ths
light of some new idea
Well You have a nice stable to stay In,
don't you? Now 1 have nothing but .
plain barn and no padding. To be sure, on
but L don't have any blanket ana m, hair
gets rough and shaggy"
"'Oh, dear" sighed the poor rich horse
Il would much rather have your coat q
fur. and wouldn't care how rough n was
IL they would only let me have the hair
hnT hal 10 49,
comfortable than a blanket. They Cut or
my hair and I feel every chilly wind that
blows. don't dance around as you see me
because feel gay and happy. but because
am perfectly miserable. Sometimes they
make me wear the overcheck and blinders,
wits entirely. Little then can i see bst the
sky and the tops Of peoples heads: and II
Il stumble or run away, when i am afraid
me where my hair has been clipped end
can't say a word back
oh, well, you don't have much hard
ought 10 appreciate that and make ths bsss
Of your condition"
I'm change places with you e any
becomes heavier than yours commonly n,
because I am so tied back and curbed and
refined that half my strength IL spent try
When j don't have to wear the over check,
then they put on the bearing rein. which
is no better. And then when we fashiona-
bic horses grow old and lose our style ana
spirit we are sold to somebody who fo-gsts
we are not used TO labor which develops
the muscles, and we are whipped when We
can't pull heavy loads and we have 70 endure
exposure and all sorts OF other hardship0
when the least prepared for them"
Poor rich horse" said the compassicnano
attache OF the dray. Il think VIII ~
and be content with my lot after this"
Just then the drayman came around with
some nubbins OF corn. The gay coachman
mounted his box and with a crack q his
whip sent the poor rich horse flying down
the street. The rich poor horse rubbed hf0
nose on his masters shoulder and told hfD
what he had heard about poor rich horpeo,
and the two logged on together the bob
friends In the world