The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16

driftei off into the horse park as happy
as o king
There ne encountered various acquaint-
ances, and rumbled about passing his
opinion on animals with immense grav-
itY; sharply CriticisinR shapes and breed
| ing lcaping and action precisely as il he
were wealthy Dublin dealer ccme TO
collect hunters for 1.-The show. instead of
n poor laboring man with the price Of an
ass in his pocket.
lie talked big. he swaggered here and
he staggered there, with his hands
csaspod under his coat tails and a straw
in his mouth.
He priced "A broken down thorough bred
in an off hand lordly manner, wrenched
open the jaws Of an Indignant polo pony,
and glared into her mouth. lie surveyed
AN outstanding young hunter with q
severely suspicious eye, and PASSED dis
paraging remarks upon his ribs and his
ancestors
Begorra. tits you rs knows good
horse when be SEQ him, exclaimed one
of Miokey's companions.
"Faix, I'd rather take Mickey Sulli-
vans opinion OF n colt than Tim Maher s
any day" announced another.
"Augh, Tim Mhherl" protested third,
with lofty scorn. What does he know of
the grass Of u gooseY'
Anyhow, he's u terrible stern hand al
bargain. I've known him 10 drive a
colt home fourteen miie all on account
av alf-a-crown as was between him and
| a lralee dealer.
Meanwhile Mickey ana his satelli tes
| strollod through the fair, and still no
| animal found favor in his eyes
4 10 day was sultry, and when the party
: drew near the II hree Shamrocks Mickey
cordially exhurted his acquaiutances To
come in and let him soa If any of them
bad q mouth on him" Which invitation
was, needless TO say, accepted with
eifusion.
Meanwhile, Mrs Sullivan was also en-
joyng herself prodigiously among the
nlatrons Of her acquaintance. IL was the
essence of a whole London season com.
pressed into few hours. She talked
over matches, the shocking price Of
butter and the terrible fall In pigs; she
accepted cup of tea from one friend and
a glass Of sherry wine from another (leav-
iEg according TO polite custom, certain
portion in the glass;; she made several
cautious purchases and at D O'Clock sci
out in search OF MickY.
She soon discovered him in his glory.
the centre of n smiling crowd ne was
! bargaining with bearded stranger for a
somewhat dilapidated animal, cast from
the keDmare hearse.
lis it a harse rs yer losin yer time
over, MickevY she eXpostulatoi in heI
snrlles; Key. AN what would we dt
with great black haste liEe that, n,
would neitheF iit In the car nor tie byre
aud would just ate Us OUT Nv house anG
humoP'
ION, hos fine baste, and barrin' z
couple nv splints aud back sinow has q
power av work in him vet. roioineJ
Mickey. sure won't hire him out fol
rloughing. and In the saison be can carry
the ladies' through the gap, an alway,
great show for TIE money.
"a show yourself! don't 10 going or
wild ycr blGtherinR and nonsense; it's ~
ass We caire Co buy. nnd not big ele
phant like that. The fair Is thiunin'
old Tim las got shut nv his pony, so ~
best to buy something g. AXE us home
/ I'll DC no party Co harss-dealing hnC
/ hirin' out, and when So HHvc the righ
si2o OF t1ste We will fin no and the car
ut Mrs. Floods ana wi.n an angry tos
%. her yellow henl anu whisk OF hc
! blue cloak hfs. Sullivan fell back int,
! the crowd, l1nvinc very favorable i'm
I preston upon the women folk, although
! one bold bachelor called out. "Sura
! what do ye want with the Ould hears
| hQrse at all, Mickey, or any horse what