The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09
STREET PICKINGs.

The study OF animals is an interesting
one TO those who pursue it. The effect OF
swearing upon horses AMI mules is 50
marked that when horse or mule is once
owned by a profane master. he Will not so
worth a cent without being sworn at. A
family living on a farm recently purchased
a yellow mule which had been owned by
the most profane man in the county. and
which had the habit Of baking and scar
ing az every trifle in the way. Different
members of the family tried without sue
cess 10 drive the mule; and they were
about TO sell it when, one day. a neighbor,
who was very profane. undertook 10 drive
it. The mule was witched 10 a plow and
went along until a stump appeared IA
sight, Then it baked most terribly. The
neighbor broke out in a strain OF pro-
family. saying:
stop and look at It - It's fun
of little devils and they'll jump at you.
blast your stubborn hide" And so on until
the fields rang. The mule gave him one
satisfied look as If il had returned 10 its
native feed once more and trotted along
cheerfully The mystery was solved, the
only trouble being that the mule would ao-
cept none but the most artistic swearing,
so man was hired with that particular
trait to recommend him-that he could
swear hard enough TO start the mule This
story is a true one but IL has not in IT the
horror that the following has Il is 10 be
hoped that the constant reader will not
strive to seek the names Of the parties
concerned.
A gentleman, having two fair daughters.
purchased family horse. an animal which
belonged to drunkard. The latter was in
the habit Of stopping before a saloon and
staying therein for hours. When he
emerged he would lash the horse with the
whip and curse 1t as only man in that
bought the horse dts popularity was known.
but it was a splendid traveller and so much
was forgiven II. The young ladies drove IL:
and not long ago a young gentleman from
the city went down TO visit the family.
One pleasant afternoon he found himself in
the surrey with two fair uaidens and
thought himself the lucl1iest fellow in thu
world. After going along smoothly for
about two miles the horse suddenly stopped.
The girls looked at each other and began
to giggle.
you do your part first Maggie said
Lizzie. Maybe you can start him"
Maggie took the whip and laid lash after
lash upon the horses back, but he only
planted his feet f4rmer.
Now Liz she said, its your turn
Then to the horror Of the young man
Miss Lizzie set her hat frly on her head
and began to swear at the horse IN a, man
ner that would do credit TO any man. Mag
gle used the whip as an accompaniment
to the curses and the horse trotted off as
If nothing had happened.
"Awl is this-dO you-is this a frequent
occurrence" gasped the young man, with
weak establishment.
I'VE never take him out that he doesn't
act this way. At first we We're in dispair,
but we had to stay at home only when the
men could go along to swear, so one day
We came alone and Lizzie did the swearing
and he went all right. SO we drive him
when anything goes wrong she likes 10
take the horse out so she can swear at il
and relieve her feelings.
But the young man refused to go driving
again, 1t was such a shock 70 him.
A certain lady in the city has a friend
who lives in a smaller town who comes to
the city very often TO shop and, as she dis
likes TO stay at a hotel alone, she makes a
convenience of her friend and stays all
night with her. 1t is perfectly agreeable
with the friend, but she is one OF those
most unfortunate persons who have a
knacl1 Of saying the wrong thing when they
mean the right. Recently the stranger said
to her hostess as she was leaving:
You must come down and see me some
And to her indignation and CONSERVATION
the friend replied:
YES I'll come and sponge off of you a
week
She only meant to be funny, but those
golden links in the chain Of friendship has
been irrevocably broken.
Little Kate goes TO a suburban school
where the annual tuition is 81 per child.
The children were to bring their dollars the
last day Of school, which was Friday. As
Kate started her mother said:
Wait, Katie, ] want to give your tu-
ition 10 take to the teacher"
But Katie shook her head vigorously.
"Oh no, mamma" she said. It amt
two-ition; it's only one-itiOnH'
Hoods Sarsaparilla is absolutely I'M
equalled as a blood purifier and strength
ening medicine. 1t is the ideal spring
medicine Try IL