The evening times., 1896-03-27
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Old CoI0red Woman Showed Her
Horse Gould 'Trot.
HAD A BITTER COMPLAINT
Humane officer Had Called the AMI
nal IA Pack of Bones" and Threat
ened to Shoot Him-This Broke the
Old Aunty's Heart, and She Want
cd to See the Head Judge.

An old colored aunty, clad in a rough
costume, half male apparel, half female,
drove up, In front of. the police court late
yesterday afternoon In n rickety old
wagon, and said she wanted to see 1.-The
head jedge." Bailiffs Darr and Kendig
were pointed out to the woman as officers
of the court, and TO them she made her
complaint.
II has er little gard'n patch down on
iiesboro PINT She said, IAN Gums up
,er de Washington markit ebbery day
ter sell truck an herbs. Terday while
wuz at de markit n hoss doctah kim up
Ter me an seq, sez he, 'Aunty, eff yer
tribes dat pack o. bones inter dis city
any mo Use gwine ter rest yer an
find yer in de perlice cot. Den, after
collin" my ioss er pack O. bones. he lows
dat iL.wuz. er broken-dnwn plug"
SHE WAS VERY PROUD.
The aged country woman cast a glance
)f pride at the spawned animal which was
attached to her rakish looking vehicle,
with bright canary wheels. 1t was Il
white horse. old and bony, with wistful,
hungry look on its troubled countenance
and a general hang-dog expression.
Dat is n, eud Ioss.'. she continued. '.an'
iere amt no jumps nor halts to him,
either. He is my sole support scnce de
ol' man died. an don't want dat hoss
ioctah ter shoot him. OATS what.hc al
Owed he war gwine ter do ef cum ter
town benin, him agin.''
That man wasn't horse doctor or
retcrnary' surgeon said 4Bailifr kendig.
He was the humane officer
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70 say dat Reuben-dats de hoss' name
wuz bunch of bones. Dat animal kin trot
like a race hoss. You jess watch him.
The Old aunty then called out: Jasper,
wake up. dar, Jasper" This remark was
addressed to her son, who was slumberng
peacefully i'll the vehicle. Pretty soon JAS
pcr's frowsy head appeared ut the front en-
trance Of the wagon. and in compliance with
MS mothers command, he seized the clothes
Inc reins and started Reuben horse on a
tottcring trot around and around the tri-
angular reservation in front of the police
court building. As the decrcpid animal
went painfully around the impromptu race
course for the fourth time the Old woman
clapped her hands and shouted:
Gee long, dar,. Reuben! Amt dat
nobul? Who sez dat hoss got ter be
shot,
LIBEL SUGGESTED.
Bailiff Barr suggested that the humane
officer had committed criminal libel on
Rube by pronouncing him a bunch of bones,
and spawned in the bargain.
Yes. fehincd in kendig. land you ought
10 get out n warrant. charging him with
threats, IL lie said hc would sohot that
thoroughbred racer. Why, he trots like an
Alexander Island star
The novel race against time and the
opinion of the officer attracted quite
2rowd, and the woman again demanded 10
see de head jcdge" to get permission To
trot Reuben through Washington whenever
she had occasion Ia bring her wares in from
'iieshDro Point. She insisted upon having
Judge Miller come down from his court
roonI. where he was trying n Sunday bar
case, and watch Reuben's rhythmic trot.
Never mind said Bailiff Kendig. Just
wait until the humane officer arrests you,
then you can see the judge officially and ex-
plain to him.
Thank ye. sab. for de prib' b'lidge ob
scein' him den. Doan' yer kno'. nebber
thought oh dat. I'll he in town termorrer
wild Reuben. So long
And she entered her wagon and started
FOR GiesborO Point.