The herald., 1894-03-05
TRIED TO WARM A SICK HORSE
A Little Child's Unsuccessful
Attempt to Do a Kind Act.
She Builds a Fire That Causes &
Tragedy.
What Mr.. Reid Found When He Was
Informed by His Daughter That
His Horse Was Hurt-The
Girls Grief.

Out on Campbell street, in the south
ern part of the city, gentleman named
Reid lives With his family in quite a
cozy home. They have one little daugh-
ter, at once the pride and vexation oi
their lives. She can be as sweet as an
angel and even with her four years OF
alert girlhood as cunning in getting into
mischief as the most el6sh sprite in 40
statee
The lovable little imp was christened
under the name Of Priscilla, but by some
mysterious collocation of terms she is
generally called Tottie, aud under that
name is shouted for a hundred times a
day by her mother.
II the memory of childhood is long
this little girl will look back upon yes
terday with very strange feelings, be-
cause an incident happened during the
morning that. young as she is, she will
have some difficulty in forgetting.
Mr.. Reed has. great fondness for
pets, and in addition to Jolly water
spaniel and a Maltese cat, had family
horse that actually seemed to know what
the different members of the family
were talking about.
The horse was not an especially fine
animal, put made up in steadiness and
kindness what he lacked in looks.
He was never 30 pleased as when little
Tottie was playing around, and psrsded
up and down the yard back of the home
orchard of orange trees with her on his
back with dignity and proper appre-
citation of the Iovab!eness of his little
mistress. He would not have hurt the
child for the hope OF immortality, and
her father always liked 20 tell OF an oc-
casion about year ago, when his
daughter was kicking mp her heels on
the grass and Charley, the horse, care
fully stepped over her, looking around
with wise look as we'll az kind, while
he lifted his feet in dangerous proximity
to Tottie's curls.
For two weeks past the horse has not
been we'll, and for the last three days
was growing worse in spite of the visits
of skilled "hoss" doctor. He was
staked out yesterday morning outside
the stable, and was 80 sick that he lay
down and did not want to get p and move
around. He was in reality very sick
animal. and had grown very weak, so
that it was as much as he could do to
get up after lying down.
Little Tottie had observed the doctor
ing Of the horse with the keenest sym
pathy and interest, and often patted
the nose OF her friend, who seemed to
like her none the worse for it.
II was quite chilly yesterday morning,
and while playing around near the
horse Tottie suddenly conceived an idea
Her pet was sick and cold, and she
thought that he ought to be warmed up.
With degree OF energy little to be AK
pected in such a mite, the little girl
dragged and carried and tugged until
she had quite pile of faggots and
wood ranged near Charley's head and
shoulders. She worked silently and
with many expressions of sympsshy for
the horse.
Poor Charley. He sail get warm.
Tottie will make fire." said the child
from time to time.
Finally when she had succeeded to
her satisfaction and the wood was
almost in circle around the dumb
brute, who looked at her as he lay
quite still and evidently so sick that he
did not care much what his friend did,