The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
4W4LAING DkLEGATh.
The First American story Written BY Rad
yard kipling.


The first American story from the pen
of Rudyard kiIhng has a place IN the
December NUMBER of the Century. II IS
called "A Walking Delegate A number
OF horses are tuTpeq out IN Vermont
pasture and to them comes a raw-boned
kansas horse, who urges them 10 stand
up for the rights Of universal horSehood,
and to resist the oppressor, man. Ills
arguments do not fall on fruitful SOIL, as
the following brief extract VIII snow.
BOney, the Kansas horse, Is taking
NOW, ! ask you'll ask you without
prejudice an Without faVOr-what has
Man the OppregsOr ever done Tor you
Are you not inahenably entitled 10 the
free air o heaven, BLOWN acrost THIS
Ever wintered here?" said the Deacon,
mernly, while the others snickered.
Not yet" said Boney. Il come from
tn. boundless confines o. Kansas, where
the noblest OF our kind have their abldln
place among the sun1OWers on the TIRES
mold O. the settin' sun in his glory ~,
An they sent you ahead as sample
said Rick with an amused culver OF ms
long, beautifully groomed tail, as thick
ana as fine and as wayy as d quadrooh
back hair.
Kansas, sir, needs no advertisement;
Her native sons rely on themselves an
their native SireS. Yes, sir.
Then TweeZy lifted up his wise and
polite old head His affiiction makes him
bashful as a rule, but he Is ever the
most courteous or horses.
Excuse me, suh," he said slowly, but
unless | have been misinformed, most OF
YOU, prominent siahs, SUM- are lmpo TED
from Kentucky; an I'm from PaduKy.
There was the least little touch OF
pride In the last words.
ANY horse dat knows beans" said
Muldoon, suddenly The had been stand
ing with his head on Tweezy's broad
quarters). gifts outer Kansas fore deY
Grip his shoes. | blew in dere from loway
In, a a m IQneTpenCe.
an | wuz grateful when they boxed me
fer NYOrk You can't tell me anything
about Kansas | don't wanter fergit. DE
Belt Line stables amt no Hoffman House,
but dey're Vanderbilts 'lonsside o Kan
sas"
what the horses O. KANSAS think to-
day, the horses of America will think
tomorrow: an / tell you that when the
horses of America rise in their might,
the day O. the Oppressor Is ended"
There was a pause, Till Rick said, with
a little chuckle:
Ell you put it that way, every one of
us has riz in his might, 'cep' Marcus.
lmebte Marky, ? ever Use in yer
.Nos" said Marcus Aurelius Anto-
minus calmly pudding over a mouthful Of
grass. Il seen heap o fools try.
you admit that you riz?" said the
Kansas horse. excitedly. Then why
why in Kansas did you ever go under
T'Horse can't walk on his hind legs all
the time" said the Deacon.
Not when he's jerked over on his back
fore he knows what fetched him: We've
all done it. Boney,'" said Rick: Nip
an Tuck they. tried it, spite o. what
the Deacon told EN-; an the Deacon he
tried IL, spite O what me an Rod told
him; an me an Rod tried 1t, spite o.
what Grandee told u.s. an | guess Gran
dee he tried it, spite o what his dam
told him ItfS tha same old cirCuS from
generation 10 generation. Colt can't see
why he's called on to back Same old
rearin on end-straight up. Same old
feelin that you've bested 'em this time
Same old little yank at yer mouth when
you're up good an tall. Same old Pc
gasus act, wonderin' where you'll light
Same old wop when you hit the dirt with
your head where your tail should be,
and your in'ards shook up like brand
wash. Same old voice an your ear:
WAL, we little fool, an what did you
reckon to make by that?' We're through
with risin' in our might on this farm.
We go 10 the pole er single, accordin'
ez we're hitched."
An Man the Oppressor sets an gloats
over you, same as he's settin' now.
Haint that been your experience, ma
dame?"
but what you do not understand. IL
you will excuse me, madame, is that
the, whole principle seryitoed, which
radically false basis; an / am proud
TO say that me an the majority o. the
horses o. Kansas think the entire concern
should be relegated TO the limbo OF ex-
ploded superstitions. i say we're too en-
eressive for that / say we're too en-
lightened for that. Twas good good
enough s long s we didn't think, but
now-but nova new loominary has arls-
en- on the horizon!'
"Meanin' your said the Deacon.
THE horses o Kansas are behind me
with their multitoodinous thunderin'