The times., 1897-12-23
HORSE CALLS on A BARBER
He Clears the Place and Denolishcs
the Fixtures.

| A horse gave horse show yesterday.
Although literally 1T was Cne horse
show Yet sangily 1t was not 0ne-horse
| show At the close of the performance
the horse was given round after round OF
| e,iibie applause, in the form OF apple
cores, faled ba Y and other tributes.
| The hcrse is said TO be descended FROM
| one OF the most exclusive and relia bic
| horse families OF Virginia, and to have
passed his colthood among the emerald
| pastures, diamond brooks and ennobing
scenes of the Old Dominion. His great
| crandsire is said to have been the white
| steed with which Napoleon is always
| pictorially associated aud TO have teen
| descended from Eucepnaus. This is .he
more rcmarka BILE in that as soon a S a horse
| gets himself into print it is always found
| that he came rtom Kentucky.
The horse in question has always borne
good name, even though it could
| not b, learned last night He has
some fundness for the race track, but he
was never arrested for having lei his ,table
for u dog fight. He has an auburn COM
PIE Xiun aud wears his hair very long he
hiud and let's his locks low careiessly "bout
his ears and neck. He has promne II teeth
when disturbed, and is quite quick With
his hind Shoes.
The master OF the horse was showing
hiHi yesterday afternoon TO Il probable
pr rchasar. The master was telling of
the good traits of the hnrse. He IS as
tame amateur theatricals, said tie
master This horse has looked ,t the
bronze horse on which Gen. Jack SOL per
forms in Lafayette Square without hpp 5ing
dead. Any horse that can do this is
scare proof. This horse would not Nick
II he were struck by the CongreS5io ial
Limited" This statement was probably
true. lie is as safe" continued the
master las the Chicago platform, ana as
sound as silver dollar. He can 20
fast rs The Times can print, OF he AN
go rs SLOW as the new city postoirice-
He viii eat off your hand-to the I, lbow.
Why, this horse is worth what | am ask
Ing for him, for use as soap" At ,he
suggestion of his sapanaceous posi-
biEties the horse braced himself Cn bis
front feet and tangled his hind shoes in
the telegraph wires Remains of The
buggy were found in various parts of
Washington. The owner of the horse has
not come down yet. An ambulance is
waiting for him. IL is ruInorcd that he
las gone to join the angels.
When the horse brought his shoes down
to concrete once more he found that he was
alone. No tDe present appeared inclined
to interrupt him. On the curb vas sign
wound II ind with stripes OF req and white.
1t was Il tarhcr's pole. The horse objected
to it. II may now be used for kindling.
Along the BGiiding line was a glass front
and The golden legend No. I'll. The
horse thought he'd change the number.
Down a flight OF iTon steps was the ca
trance to barter shop. But the horse
did not hesitate. He went down cnGse
steps OF iron as though they were OF stone
and Gen. Putnam was on his back. He
opened he door in the middle OF il gia:s
panel. He did not lift tie latch at all
Some disintegrated glass marked where
he entered. Just what his purpose WAS
he has not said Ma ybe he wanted to isc
clipped ma ybe he wanted his name curled
ma yl,e he wanted his fetlocks sha ed;
ma yhe Ee wanted his tail docked. lie haS
refused to talk FOR publication.
The entrance OF the horse was so eX-
cecdingIy abrupt that several ecntlcr1en
who were being sha ved left the shop. A nd
their coats Were hanging on the wall.
Evei; the BARRIERS concluded to retire. lie
shUp is plated with mirrors, and the fsuySe
found that he was surrounded by horses
much like himself. lie ached to get at
IL EN-. Several rarbcrs' chairs stood in lbs
way, but he removed them with his fest.
Those chairs are now somewhat Tvura "at.
As he approached the other horses, they
approached him. 4 collision was ita Ulc.
1t came. A mirror went This gave the
horse fixed purpose. iIe deter nintd 10
kcl- the life out Of every horse in tlat
place, and. as the other hoTses appeared
a enra gcd as Ire did, there was b,Ind 10
bc trouble. Finally the battle ended. The
shup looked as though it had tried To -;rt
over q .'ade-croSsing in front OF a Blue Line
tain. Somebody turned Il hose on the
horse, but this resulted only in lie loss
OF mere furniture. Ii was suggested tlat
n upiate lee administered, but nobody ad-
Mustered it. The horse grew Calmcr ly
degrees, and after an inclined plani;way
had been put down he was led up into
the ST. eet.