The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-01
REFINED TORTURE
6it the fiorss When He Il Down, 1os Ne
| Has No Frtsnds.

0is ths fiorss When Ne Il Dowa, Hos ne
Has No FrisnAs-
Slip, slap!
A tug At the reins-yank. haul, pull and
jerk.
No use--down he goes. broadside, with .
snort OF fear and grunt OF pain.
The Icy asphalt, when 1t starts In to be
Glippery. knows where 1t is at.
A crowd at once gathers. A sympathetic
lady 10 spectacies solicitously inquiries:
What's the matterf'
"Only horse down, num-" volunteers .
bystander.
Yes. that is all. Only horne down. Poor
creaturei Have you ever critically observed
this simple and familiar metropolitan sightf
Nor There's lesson In IL.
There are always dozen men ready TO
assist 10 getting the fallen animal 70 bis
feet.
The man with the faded ginger hat and
antiquattd coat grnsps the h0rrs by the
ears. Hold his head down. and be can't
struggle to bis feet. Keep him down at all
hazards. The ginger bat generally places
one knee on the animals head--snmetimes
its both kneex. This makes the ginger hat
feel big in the eyes Of the spectators. The
harder the ginger hat can press the poor
brute'S head into the upyielding pavement
the happier he feels It's the horss under
Death. and not the ginger bat. Grind his
eye nearest the pavement into the sharp.
Icy particles-put it out II possible. II you
succeed In binding the least. the more
credit TO you.
The man with the leeward eye seizes the
horses by the nose. Shut of his wind with
| out fail. This makes him struggle violent
ly and affords the ginger hat q golden op
| portunity TO get w an extra grind on the
horse's eye and II pull ut the ears. The les:
ward eye also places his knee on the nose
and yanks the bit % that the ring will FAY
the corrugated roof Of the horses mouth
down TO snnootbnes. The horxs doesn I
| like this. The owner doesn't care. A horse
witlta sore mouth eats less
Strange Us it may appear the borss is IN
easy. Hof>s,s are not incousiderate u po-
lite attention. So the man with tbs calico
shirt jumps On the animals hip. and OF
course this grinds the hair and skin OF the
under hip. But nc matter. keep him down
II II takes nn army.
| Horses under these circumstances seem
TO he unrasA nablc. The man with the
game leg gets In lis work now. He's been
waiting anNionsly Ia the crowd for the
chance. The horse has u raw sore under
1 tie saddle.
The man with the game leg grTssps the
saddle with both hands braces his feet
against the animals back. pulls and presses
and pcels Of the raw, sensitive Ge&h 10y the
! square inch. The end OF the saddle ring Il
pushed through The hair padding and bore
another Lole OF the other side Of the vert
ehrL And still the hors~ continues e
struggle.
All. now 1t Is the drivers turn. He In,
been uniasteninx the harness sud lsaoes
Ai4d all il fier.
stand cleaf!'' lie shouts
The tanger bat puts cut the horss's eys
for good the calico shirt make tie barr
bipbone and pavement meet. the game Lea
pulls of ala extra chunk Of raw Gosh, " il,
The ieeward eye cstnses the blood 10 rcf
from the lacerate,d mouth.
Whaek! Whack,
IL wouldn', do, you know. 10 le: tho horn,
set up 10y Lts owu unaidel efforts to. -
the tortu~f~ trlesse their holds. the drive
brings that cruel lash oncc. iwics. thric,
down upon The ribs, that raise wclts On tb'
quiverlng fcsi rs bi;; n mans finger.
Now he L. up. nervous, trem bling. excited
sore and lame. No matter. Ls II Gully
horse
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