The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
MOST CONTRARY
OF ALL BEASTS
How SDendaII Ruined His Owner by
PeryerSeneSs.
NEVER WON BUT ONE RACE
And Then His Master Had Thousands
Of Dollars on Him 60 Lose at
Long Odds-Puiied
MiIk-Magon.
NEVER WON BUT ONE RACE

\ horse with long legs ana an "6iS ~
was trying 20 kick away the dashboard
OF a milk wagon midway up the steep
hin az Woehawken. The old man In the
milk wagon stepped out, sat on a stone
alongside tho road. lit his pipe and re-
marked:
Kick away. dang yer kick away! Yer
Kicked the lining out Of snyders pocket
book. we've kicked away the front OF that
there waegin twice, and b. gee. yer can
kick yer dang hoofs away If yer want ter.
but we've got yer Work cut out fer yer
and. D gee. we've got to do IT,"
Undaun,od by the mans remarks the
horse continued 10 send his heels against
the dashboard About once out OF three
times he landed. and when he did the
cracking and spiintering OF wood follow
cd. and an almost imperceptibe CLEAN OF
satisfaction came into the creatures eyes.
AT least the stranger on the other side Of
the road who was walking because the
trolley line had gone out OF business tenn
porarily thought so. and st occurred 10
him at the same time that this was mo-
foo horse
Nice time 10 show yer heels. amt it?'
continued the old man, In a tone OF utter
disgust. Fer Eve years yer kept them
low enough didn't yer? Don't look 40 me
Ike that. yer dang fool. cause yer know
I'm teilin' yer the truth. Nice career fer
one OF your blood draggln a milk wag-
gin. Aintcher ashamed Of yerself?'
HORSES CHARACTER.
II was at this point in the monologue
that the stranger crossed the road. and
more for the purpose Of investigating the
horses character than anything else. sug-
gested that the milkman give him ljft
up the hill. The milkman thought 10 over
a moment and then said:
Afraid Of gettin' run away with?'
"Oh. no."
KIN yer waitb fer this hckin' match
Ter git Over?'
why. certainly. I'm in no hurry at
all"
can right. then. OF course amt
sayin' spendan viii skin out with us. but
hes liable 10 any time and if he does it's
hair-raisin'."
What do You call him."
"spendalTs his name. The most won
derful horse you ever seen. Got pedi-
gree every bit as good as this Chacka-
mack. what won the big race the other
day. but-n0w don't laugh. cause ! amt
through klchn'. Jump I'm and ill tell
yer about the wasted career OF horse.
this horse right here what's draggin' this
pilk Vaughn"
spendall. relieved Of his surplus energy.
crawied slowly mp the big HILL. The OLD
man kept a cautious eye on him for the
first fifty yards or 50, and then, satisfied
that all was Well loosened the rein and
turned 20 the stranger.
IT,
ever seen, and the LATEST lOut too. was
Tea Tray Wei. Spcndall here don't come
from The same stock as Tea Tray. but he's
got all Of that old w0mans tricks I'm him.
Know Frank Snyder? No? Wei. that's
your loss. Frank he used 90 make book
here at the Gut What is the Gut? Say
did yer ever here this sayin': 'Honesty's
the best policy or course yer aid. Well
just as well known hercab0uts used %
be: They're off al the Cut
SMART AT FlGGERS
1.-The Gut Is Gutenberg race track. up
the road a biz. Frank Snyder used 90
make book az the Gut. and "a smarter fei-
Ter at hgrers YOU never seen. Say, he
could round Dis book-but hold on. YOU
don't care about that What I'm getting
at 10 this, Frank Snyder. he got stuck on
them long hind legs on Spendal there.
when that nag was "a yoarlin'. and he
bought him for $i2lo. tie put him in a
good stable and next year he pat him in
q maiden race al the Gut oh. say ne
was "a fine lookin colt Franks roll was
upward Of S5o.0lp in those days and as
Spendail. was just breakin' watches and
turnin mp the track in trials. he quietly
lays "a couple Of thousand ON the colt,
holds him out IN his own book and waits.
Absolutely last, yessir and the rank.
est last YOU ever seen. a fun ten lengths
7 Of a dirty mOusc-colOrcd brute that
was born Tor the plough Snyder just fell
OF his box. 10 was awful. awful Whoa.
there See that Z believe that he knows
] IN te,iln his shame.
"WeI sir there amt no use my gOin'
into the details of The next four years. AT
six years. when people forget "a thorough
brei's age and Che programme just refers
10 him as aged S endlll here was still a
maiden and Snyder was ir1ke. / guess
De keyed this here nag mp 90 the winnln
form % hundred times. but he just quit
every TIME An every time Frank got a
Il a. rol down. am every time he lost He
was named SpCndal when Frank got him,
and Frank Oughter have seen his finish
81 the very name of the skate.
MY milk route was over Union Hill
and Gutenberg way then. same as It's
now. and one day Frank came ter me
Ike. be said. an put him t0 the Vaughn |
Hes yours. don't believe ia cruelty ter |
beasts. lkc. he says but of course re- |
fHcofy animal must be subdued. And |
IKE. 30 ser have occasion - punish him, |
larrup he'll outer him.
IMMENSE EATER.
OF kept spcndall Ter a month an he dang |
near eat me oughter house and home |
Gee, ] never seen a horse could eat So |
much. 7 jest couldn't stand his appetite. |
80 l'to0k him back ter Frank an told |
him De- could keep his old runners. Amt |
never goin ter gei ria of you. Spenda ~ |
says Frank You've broke me darn your |
hide an TOW ser come up like ghost |
Ter haunt me-
prank sent him the county fair route |
and ho came back a maiden Then ne |
swore De- "a yum him 10 death Previous to
Dis fe always aot him in ihe selling races.
but one day ali Gutenberg was a laushin'
Ier see s:endairs name I'm the entries OF
a stake race. 10 was the joke of the sea-
.on 40 thc Gut and the laugh was Tiger
!. re when Frank chalks up "a 20 I agin
bis own horse. A hantcrin cuss down the
ine puts zap 100 10 J. and not 90 be done.
Frank chaiks Spendall 10 20 I on his own
book aEg r. nddIu along on the shoe
.tring that spendail had Left him. The
Iiur was having a Ion OF fun ont 81 II.
when along comes a RUDE and shoyes a
z note uD az Frank sayin': Give me
.ome Of that Spendan
"'Whatr gaspcd Snyder
"Ciee me so 90 on Spendan.' says
n fellow.
NO says snyder no. my friend God
knows ia like ter take a thousand on |
3Deudau. but he's my own horse an
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