The herald., 1894-01-01
HE COULDN'T WAIT.

he was supposed TO know Wnab was
meant by "the weight of accumulating
years" He wheeled around in his chair
as the city editor asked him for story,
'Oi course I'll give youone. Did you
ever know me to fail to tell one ii |
could think OF it? Or to allow any little
sour-fsced moralities to stand in the way
of giving it nub? Not much"
You don't know my old friend, Col.
John Green, the Nestor of the pilgrims,
who come here every winter for good
climate and pleasant driving on the
roads, eh? Well. half your life is gone
if you don't, for ne is good soul. lie
was born away up in the northern part
of New York state nearly rs years ago,
and came to Portland, Ore, in the early
6fties He and his partner, Harry Y.
Leonard. we're good business men, and
yet were lucky. They bought out the
water works in shat city from a man
named Pentland, who never made dol
lar out of it. They made money right
along, and invested the profits in sys-
tenn of gas works. Ali this time they
were occasionally picking up corner
lot or tive. Hence it is not to be won
dered at that they were rated million
aires Is yeare ago.
Colonel Green loves a. good horse
dearly and to see his barouche flying
along Orange Grove avenue in Pasadena,
you would cay he knew how 20 pick them.
He had the fastest horse in Portland in
1862, until Simeon G. Reed (who is also
now resident OF Pasadena and is breed
ing come very high-class gsllopers, by
the way) went down to San Francisco
and brought back horse that ''dusted"
his lifelong friend as they drove out TO
the White house at the Milwaukee ferry.
john set up the Concentrations" for
the boys aud took mis- punish ne iis Ike
little man. But there was gore in bis
eye and be secretly resolved upon re
venge-deep, condign and lasting re-
venge. And how was this 70 be- &C
complished? Simply by getting horse
that was fast enough to throw the dust
all over the future owner OF Martenhurst
and Duncombe.
He wrote 20 half dozen horsemeu in
San Francisco. stating what sort OF a
horse ne wanted, but none Of them had
the article that was desired. The really
good road horse is not always &c easy to
obtain. You find most horses that have
been trained on the tracks, and they are
comp paratively poor road horses, because
they are generally such hard pullers
that it wears man out to drive one OF
them. Consequently he had about aban-
doned all hope OF suitable horse from
California, but his partner, Captain
Leonard, was more fertile in expedente.
He listened attentively and then asked /;
"Why don't you advertise for q horse,
John?"
Never thought of it once" replied
Colonel Green "besides. what chancs
is there for any such horse up here in
this wilderness ?"
you never know until you try" re-
Piled Mr.. Leonard. Besides, the ex-
pense is nothing. Five dollars will
bring YOU one ii one is to be had"
The next cay's Oregonian contained
an advertisement under the head OF
wants, which read:
w ANTED-TO PURCHASE--A GOOD ROAD
| w horse, for which liberal price Will be
paid. Must be sound and Tree from vice, and
not over Z years old and able to trot a
full mile in minutes. Ray or brown preferred
to black, and black to chestnut or gray. Apply
to JOHN GREEN, office OF the Portland Gas
and Water company.
Nearly week passed away and
in los al
getting anv results from his advertise
ments. He had about abandoned all
hopes, when one day tall. angular
/ looking individual walked in and asked
if Mr. Green was in the Office.
That's my name. sir" said Colonel
\ Green, coming from his desk at the rear
of the Office, what can L do for youP"
81 seed whRr you 'vartised fur boss
1 and think I've got one down to "L,je''
/ Corbetts stable that would just about
| suit you"
Colonel Green put on his hat and
walked brskly around to the stable
with the new conner. Arriving at the
old barn at Morrison and Second streets,
he walked into a stall and led out q
handsome and rangy- looking bay geld
ing of unusually bloodlike appearance
The horse had large head but 1t was
clean and bonv, and his fine brown eyes
we're very expressive.
He was an unusually fine individual,
with great bony knees, broad hooks and
| fat gaskins, which bespoke immense
power to pull weight at goodly flight
OF speed His appearance was that OF Q
horse OF excellent temper, great sub
stance and excellent constitution. The
capitalist, who is a natural judge OF 8
hor e, walked slowly about him and
scanned him from head to tail with the
eye OF a connoisseur, while the horse,
fully conscious of his own prepossesslne
form, stood calmly contemplating his
future owner.
How old is he ?' asked Mr.. Green.
"Six years last grass" said the man.
"Does be kick ?'
"Never kicked mel"
"Does be bite ?" asked Mr.. Green.
"Never bit me !"
"Is he good feeder" ~
EATS IL quarts of oats every day ol
his liie," said the man.
'Is ne sound in limb and wind2"
''Ef he aint, you can. keep him and
yer money too"
WHATS his. price?" asked Mr..
/ Green.
II low to git five hundred dawlers fei
him or drive him back tew Yamhiil, y
replied the man.
'Can be trot in three minutes ?'
asked the capitalist.
SHAW. no kin trot in three and half