The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-22
DONKEY COMING IN STYLE.
he Must Be Jet-BlaCk, Very Shiny, with
a Neck That is Big and Muscular.
HOW MUCH TO PAY FOR The ANIMAL.
If He Has Little Feet, Thin Legs, Long
Ears, aud Kind Eyes lie is Worth
S1OO-A Donkey Show to
Come This Fall.

You near that donkey carts are coming
in style for fashionable driving, bul Ten
to one you don't know where either the
dOnkeys or the carts come rom anu
twenty 10 one you wouldn't know Whete
TO 90 TO buy one.
Most livery stables laugh al the donkey
cart, and if you ask where you can get
one viii answer yOu tndI tney I~"i'y
don't know"
Yet donkeys are coming in, and the
horse sees in them another TlNdi ~ sHb'Sh
away his erstwhile popularity.
The best dOnkeyS are Jet-Dldch ones,
and when you see a small boy drlNlh5 MS
sister In basket phaeton win team
Of shiny. black, long-carcd steeds you
may be sure his father has paid rouAd
sum for the turnout. 4.
The cheapest donkey that Is sofa III
good shape is $50 or course. you can
pick up old ones. as you can old hoIse7'
for a song But $50 is as low as you can
get a good sound animal. Your so doL-
key will be gray, with spots on MN. nc nc
will have big legs heavy hOors ana Othei
marks OF the plebeian. II you want any
thing better you must pay more. c..
The points of a good beast are, hIst,
his color. The blacker the better. Alter
the black donkey, which Is very rare
and high priced. comes the dark gray
one. and then the light gray.
The second point in the cOns-deIdlioh Oh
the animal IS his neck. Thb should ne
very thick and muscular. The eXperienc-
ed donkey buyer always feels OF Inc
neck of the animal and 10 sure that ne ne
has muscle. A stout-neched dohhey WI
never balk. It is strong and does not get
tired The balkiness of any animal IS
caused by leg WEAKNESS. II not by that'
by the fear that he will become leg weary,
But a good. heavy-necked donkey VIII
never worry himself about getting tired.
The next point of your prize donkey IS
o.
wards the fetlOcks and small feet.
truly fine animal has hoofs so tiny that
10 be struck by one is like being hit win
a sledge The whole force Of the ami
mails body is condensed in this one small
round space.
There should be no swelling veins upon
your donkey. He must be smooth as
horse and as shiny His ears must stand
erect and be long and tapering. His eyes
must have a soft, intelligent expression
and his attitude be like that Of good
dog forefeet well together and a springy
look about his hind parts as though ready
TO go. When he starts of IL Is with the
motion Of a jack rabbit.
Donkeys all come from the island OF
Curacao which is entirely devoted 10
I'm this country boasts foreign grand
parents. The animals arc. imported into
this country and sold from the large
auction rooms. There are about 1000
OF them I'm this country, and great many
more than that IN the far north and way
south. where they arc USED Tor beasts OF
burden.
The fine ornamental donkey rs an ami
nal with considerable pride Of ancestry.
This shows I'm his appearance. In his
nature, and iu his accomplishments. lie
cats little. can work hard. and is always
handsome If halfway grOOmeu. Tie is
not a mongroi and he does not look like
one.
AS donkey carts are coming IN style for
family use and for park driving, man
NAV like 10 know what he has got 90
nav for one 10 harness in front of his
little park vehicle. If he wants good
ono he must pay more than Doe would
for a good horse OK about the same