Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
The Black Horse q Harry "
nv cHAs. B. LEWIS.

LeaH",7 ,,,7ar with cray hair and
m m%n face. and the look and post
WI ,"[ NJ man whose years had been
Uls IN hard work. 70 his left was
Si"I' 1orsa-a coal-black horse
.,t.I'' - star in his forehead. On the
r,+nhen doorstep, three hundred feet
,ror sot = woman Of fifty-a gray
%a;rod woman-a woman with a Wrin-
rI.j faco-a woman who had been
M TO the man over there for thirty
roqrs She had her hands under her
,rron. ana she did not raise it to
vine the tears from her eyes. By and
,raprn was a cloud Of dust down the
ml and five minutes later a brisk
hlng man drove UP and halted and
cIel out
Well, Uncle Joe. you've concluded
SELL have YOU?
The cid farmer ChOked up and mo-
toned toward the horse and it was
half Il minute before he could say
ITS most as bad rs the day we bid
Take him along and be quick about
it"
1.-TWO hundred dollars" said the
man, as he counted out the green
backs and I'll tie him behind the
buggy. Sorry you are forced to sell.
Uncle Joe. but let me tell you he's
just the finest horse this county will
ever send down to the cavalry. You've
know how hard"
Uncle Joe reached for the money
and turned away toward the house.
His lip Quivered as he sauntered along
keep the tears back. He passed the
StaWstack at which the calves were
AbbIing-the hayrack dumped against
the fence weeks befOre-the open shed
under which he housed the plows and
drugs He did not look up. Even
when he opened the gate and struck
the patl leading to the kitchen door
bis eyes We're on the ground. He
stepped aside to glance into the pig
1n-St0pped for a moment in front of
the SmoEc-hOuse, and he had cholled
down his emotions when he reached
the door-Stcps and the woman waiting
Tor him. She had her face in her
apron. He sat down beside her, toss
ed the money into her lap, and after 4
While he said
There was the interest on the mort
gage and the taxes coming due, and
mad to do it. ALartha-had to do it,
1T WAS Sans colt" sobbed the
wife. Yes, but I had to sell-had to
%L Let's make the best of it.
They've bought him for the cavalry,
AMI wouldn't it be funny if our Sam
NoUd come to get him way down al
Tie front. sam would know him OF,
sent and if he Jest whistled once,
lIarFy would jump fence to find him.
naI mn, don't take on about it. Let's
,N'Fk NJ and believe it's all for the
] hest"
Inc woman rose up and entered the
MUSE Without a reply, and the man
Presently go up, looked about him in
ct" 'oSeht way, and then took q corn
.".,eS from its nail in the wood shed
""0 went out to the grindstone under
hdFdeJt pear tree to sharpen it
y ,"e days work in the corn field.
''' d" h0Ur later, when the nipple
Aad been edged to his satisfac-
;, L. "e looked into the kitchen to say
~. woman Who was YEARLY wash
-. "' last OF the breakfast dishes:
w.. say Martha, I'll write to Sam to
,r >", 10 Keep m eye out for Harry.
,,, >1ouldnt bit wonder if they
S .~ "cFoSS each other down there.
r %.' would feel most as tickled as if
seen one o u.s.
,, ,@o Weeks later a drove of SOC
r,, ,,> were turned in at the remount
Tg 1:, VI, 'ieaSant Valley. There were
i.r ~, troopers there waiting
G3,,r~ ,,'' Sheridan was pushing
v,x up the Shenandoah, and there
Nsa.~ ' 0ne to sort the bays and
a21 ~s una srays and assign them to
t,rr 1'SS' 30 many horses and so
,gx ."el, and on the morrow they
h > T.. De off 10 overtake Custer and
~ ,~o the ranks.
ng%., The living iingo" sbouted =
as M As horse was trotted out Of
G h. "'e ana the natter DasSad i'm.
sr~>. ~oaa Say. now. YOU fellers
Vii vt the mischief is the matter
sesss ANU Sam Johnson?" shouted the
Z " 'Narge Of the remount-
,taa1 Hor.- Il b" tetotally busted if this
ta> 5s', y, my own pet colt. straight
'@AG I'D farm: It's him, as sure's
NoE Eaow Hey: Harry, boy. Don't
es halter, ears s' eookud Tl nn o ond
spn%ssSI wildly about, the IT troop aue
'sepilaF whistle. The an,