The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-09
PAT AND HIS HORSE
Ragman Sullivan of Hobo
ken Went Out Horse
back Riding.
DIDN'T SEE A MUDHoLE.
The Result Was Pat Had to Carry
the Horse Home-and the
0nlookers Laughed.

Patrick Sullivan is a ragman who has al
establishment at No. 213 Madison street
Hoboken. To facilitate his business Patrick
some time since, bought a sickly specimen OF
the genus horse, the ribs of which were
visible from the exterior. The animal wore
a detected sort of a look and exhibited hardly
any symptoms of life.
Yesterday Patrick went on his customary
route over Hoboken soliciting sceaps of old
clothes, mi after feeding the horse, re-
membered he had an errand to perform up
town. Patrick straddled the horse and the
animal joggled slowly up the street.
RIGHT MERRILY HE WENT
AT Stewart street and Adams there is, at
the side of the road, a large mud hole about
ten feet deep, which is about to be filed in.
The mud is soft, Il a few pounds of any
thing makes a deep impression in it. Up
Seventh street Patrick steered the horse.
When within a block of the mudhole Patrick
tugged too hard on the off rein, and the
leather snapped. The horse at once mani
tested a degree or two of life and became
frightened. With a jump that must have
shaken all its joints the steed dashed up the
street. Patrick chung to its neck and shout
ed things to pacify the horse, but the ami
malls self-control was all gone. 1t made a
bee line for the mud hole and jumped into it.
DOWN WEN M'GINTY.
Down, dow the couple went, and the
mud made way for them. They stopped
going down as the mud closed about the
horses neck. The animal gave a squirm,
which shook Patrick off, and he went down
some more, until his head was even with the
horses. They tried to console one another,
but could not bulge. Then Pat exercised his
lungs in a lively fashion. His signal of dis
tress brought Policeman Lahey to the spot
When Lahey saw the two heads planted
in the mud be burst into uncomfortable
paroxysms of laugh, n stayed in that con-
dition for about sixty-seven seconds. Then
he thought up a scheme n leaving Pat and
the nag wedged in the mud he went for aids,
and soon had a crowd of nearly one
hundred men and boys who viewed
the sm struggling e objects %eg ae pas had s;i
face and looked somewhat uneasy. The
horses ce~untenance, too, was besmeared
with Shiny mud, but it seemed to accept the
situation philosephically and didn't appear
to mind it much anyhow.
A FISHED OUT.
When the crowd had inspected the place
thoroughly, and when each had finished a
good, healthy laugh, means of rescue were
thought of. A rope was easily wound about
Pats body, because he was near the edge of
the hole. Soon he was on dry terra frma,
clothed in a rich garb of clinging mud. But
there was the horse, and it was the equiva-
lent of two Chinese puzzles to know just how
to pull it out.
'FIn give anybody ST. said shivering Pat.
s'who viii get my horse out"
Two young men who had done consider
able laughing stepped up to muddy Pat and
said they'd do it,
'sDo it then" exclaimed Pat, land you'll
each get a dollar"
The young men walked away and in a few
moments came back with a plank and a
heavy rope The plank was placed over
the mud hole and two long poles were
procured. The men, by some adroit
means, slipped the rope underneath the
horses chest. The whole crew tugged at the
rope, but the horse could~not be tished out
Two horses were brought, and these were at
tached to the rope, and after straining all
their nerves, they slowly pulled Pats horse
out.
PAT cARRIED PIE HORSE HOME.
The animal bowed its thanks and tumbled
to the ground, exhausted. Pat carried it
home.
The dollar was paid each Of the rescuers
who had fastened the rope and the prin-
cipals in the drama e solemnly home.