Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-11
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After breakfast seized toothpick
and walked out toward the stable.
There was nothing particular to do, as
Silver had given him his breakfast, and
! found him eating II, so l looked
around. The horse looked around, too.
and stared pretty hard at me. There
was but little said on either side.
hunted up the location Of the feed, and
then sat down on peck measure and
fell to studying the beast. There Is a
wide difference in horses. Some Of them
will kick you over and never look
around to sec what becomes Of you.
don't like a disposition like that and ]
wondered if Stiver's horse was one OF
them.
When came home at noon, went
straight to the stable. The animal was
there all right. Silver hadn't told me
what to give him for dinner, and / had
not given the subject any thought, but
went to the oat box and filed the peck
measure and sailed up to the manger.
When he saw the oats he almost
smiled. This pleased and amused him.
/ emptied them into the trough and left
him above me to admire the way
parted my hair behind. ! just got my
head up in time to save the whole Of it.
He had his ears back, his mouth open
and looked as if he were on the point Of
committing murder. went ont and
filed the measure again and climbed up
the side Of the stall and emptied it on
top Of him. He brought his head up 30
suddenly ut this that I Immediately got
down, letting go Of everything to do it.
struck ON the sharp edge Of barrel,
rolled over a couple Of times, and then
disappeared under hay cutter. The
peck measure went down on the other
side and got mysteriously tangled up In
that animals heels. and he went to
work mt it, and then ensued the most
dreadful noise ever heard in all my
life and have been married Is years
It did seem as il I never would get
out from under that hay cutter, and all
the while was struggling and wrench
ing myself and the cutter apart that
awful beast was kicking around in the
stall and making the most appalling
sound imaginable.
When got out. I found Mrs. Perkins
at the door. She had heard the racket,
and had sped out to the stable. her only
thought being of me aud three stove
lids which she had under her arm, and
one of which she was about to fire at
the beast.
This made me mad.
"Go away, you unfortunate idiot" l
shouted. do you want to knock my
brains out?" For remembered seeing
Mrs. Perkins sling q missile once be-
fore and that ! nearly lost an eye BY
the operation. although standing ON the
other side Of the house at the time.
She retired at once, and at the same
time the animal quieted down; but there
was nothing left of that peck measure,
not even the makers name.
I followed Mrs. Perkins into the
house and had her do me up, and then
sat down in chair and fell into a
profound strain Of meditation. After
awhile l felt better and went out to the
stable again. The horse was leaning
against the stable stall, with eyes half
closed, and appeared to be very much
engrossed in thought.
"Step of to the left, said. rubbing
his back.
he didn't step. got the pitchfork
and punched him in the leg with the
handle. He Immediately raised mp both
hind legs at once and that fork dew out
Of my hands and went rafting up
against the timben above and came
down again in an instant, the end OF
the handle rapping me with such force
ON the top of the head that sat right
down ON the 6oor under the impression
that I was standing in front Of drug
store In the evening. Invent back to the
house and got some more stun on mo.
But / couldn't keep away ffom that
stable. I went out there again The
thought struck me that what the horse
wanted was exercise. II that thought
had been an empty glycerin can, II
would have saved windfall Of lack for
mo.
But exercise would tone him down,
end ezeeciss him I should ] lsusbsd 70