The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24

pocket and then went round the town telling
all his gintlemen friends Of his good fortune
and inviting them all 10 como at IL o'clock the
next day till they would have the pleasure OF seeing
him fogging a hundred pound OF so out Of the
horse Sure enough, at IL o'clock tho next day,
all his gntemcn friends were gathered in the hotel
yard, and the Lord Mayor came out and opened the
stable door and ordered one OF his 10 lead out
the horse. He provided with nice little tough
cane himself that he had bought at eighteen
pence in little shop next door, specially for the
occasion. and he ordered his man TO lead the horse
into the middle OF the yard and then he went
round clearing a circle round the horse putting
his ginuemen friends back with the cane, as he
said the little coins would likely be rolling among
them, and maybe get lost
Now. John ser he TO the man who holding
the horse, keep good tight grip on the reins,
and don't let him burst away III not keep you
long, for Ill only take few hundred pounds
out Of him the day, Just to let these gintemen
friends Of mine see the thing Hold hard, now, "
ser he and he drew the cane sharp slap on the
poor baste's ribs. Up flung the ihorsc, and out
jumped coin and rolled into the crowd. The
Lord Mayor crossed his arms and axed some Of
the crowd to lift It and tell him what il was They
lifted and examined II. as II IL one OF the
seven wonders Of the world and they bit II and
scratched it and jingcd IT, and sez they:
Its a good, bright shilling, with the King s
head on il"
"Humph!" SEE the Lord Mayor. a wee bit taken
aback lis that all? expected bit Of goold. but
the goolds to come yet. Hold hard az ain, john"
SEE he, and he come down another sharp rap on
the horse's ribs Up flung the horse. and out
jumps another coin. kindly tell me" he,
crossing his arms and looking on indfTerenuy.
kindly tell me-" SCI he, "how much is that"
The crowd took II up again, and scratched II
and rubbed II and jinglcd II and bit it, and SEE
they:
"Tts half crown, by the toss O. war"
We'll. mddling middling," SEE he; we're
getting toward the goold now. Hold hard again
joint Look out gintlemen, for I'm guessing
this will be half sovereign or a sovereign, and
1t might get lost" And with that he comes down
another rap on the bastes ribs, but 10 and behold
you! though the horse flung so high, the sorra
take the coin or coin came out
The Lord Mayor looked round him and then
looked up in the air 10 II the coin up that
way and forgot to come down. but seeing no sign
of il there he turned TO john and SEE he
What way did that coin go. john
Faith" SEE John, SEE he, you put me a puz-
zler AK me another"
There's some mistake" says the Lord Mayor.
squaring himself out and folding up his sleeves
I'm afraid that didn't strike hard enough that
time; but II will not be my fault this time will "
So down he comes, such a polthogue, on the poor
brute's bones made its inside sound like drum,
and up higher than the haste flung its heels
and the Lord Mayor and John and all the crowd
stood back to watch for the coin, but good luck
their wit, II they were watching from that time
till this the dickens receive the coin or coin would
they see
Right enough" sez the Lord Mayor, SCI he,
tits plain pike staff that there must be some
mistake here. Don't you think isn't there some
mistake john
Fax" SEE John, II would be very strongly OF
the opinion that there is
John" SEE the Lord Mayor. sez he, II think
were not holding his head the right way. II
strikes me that the owner of him held his head to
the north when he nogging the money out of
him. What do you think II we hold his head To
the north'"
Anything at all you please" SEE John. I'm
paid to obey orders"
"All right then john Just move his head round
that way little. That's it, That will do" sez
the Lord Mayor Now hold hard, John. and keep
sharp eye out for the coin sez he splitting on the
stick and winding ii round his head and fetching
it down. o, melia murdher! that you'd think IL
wouldn't leave bone in the poor baste's body it
wouldn't knock into a stirabout And then M
flung the horse and the Mayor jumped back. and
then the Mayor held out his hand and said
"Whisht! Whisht!" and set up his ears TO hear
where the coin would fall. but, movrone, ne'er a
coin or coin was TO be heard
The first thing the Mayor heard was a bit Of a
litter of laugh. and then another and another
till the litter went round all his gntemen friends
With that he got black in the face, to find that he
had made such fool OF himself, and To the fog
ging of the horse he falls again. determined to
have il out Of him If there was coin at all in him.
And he iogged him high up and low down. and
all round, whacking and striking. and putting
and cursing, and the basic ninging and leaping
and neighing and whinnyng. till at length We
Almost wouldn't sec the poor animal for blood and
foam And his gintemen friends round about
had TO interfarc at last and drag him away from
the horse by brute force and threaten TO give him
in charge 10 the soldiers II he didn't stop murder
ing the creature and the horse dragged of
and the Lord Mayor was dragged in, and the whole
town laughed for nine days after till they laughed
the Lord Mayor clean out OF his office
And as for Manis the rascal he gave up the
bosom making trade. well he might. and he
lived an independent private ginueman, himself
and his mother, for the rest of their days on the
interest of his money.
STRINGS OF PEARLS.