Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-14
ONE OF RoosEvRLT's TERRoRs
\. Equine Veteran Of the war with
Many Faults and . single
Weakness,

way OF evincing his distaste for the
ways OF peace he had just kicked sew
eral holes In the dashboard Of the cart
which Il was his business to draw. His
driver stood on the sidewalk and al
ternately cursed and coaxed, the re-
marks being punctuated by occasional
crashes Of the wood work, as the vet
eran lifted his powerful heel. 1t was
on the north side OF Washington square
and the usual crowd was Offering I'M
profitable advice. Down the steps Of
One of the big old-time mansions
strolled a languid young man clad in
afternoon tea raiment. He cast q
casual glance at the equine veteran.
then hastened down the steps and
pushed through the crowd.
Hello, Pete, you DEVIL" he said to
the horse.
HE DO be devil all right, sorr," said
the driver. but Pete IL not hia name"
The animal. however, seemed to think
otherwise. Up went his ears and the
skin on his broad nose wrinkled in .
peculiarly sagacious way. The next
instant the young man Jumped back
with q cessation of languidlty that
saved the point of his chin. The horses
big teeth snapped in the air.
up to your old tricks, arc you," said
the young man. and his gloved hand
landed with smart whack across the
wrinkled jowl.
The veteran tossed his head and
snorted, but he didn't kick again. In
stead he kept his eyes intently on the
Ssver Of the blow. evidently soncitous
lest another ahould follow It.
hit him again. sorr," besought the
driver. "Av had cracked him like
ell"
"Whers did you pick him up7"
bad luck to the Harlem man that
sold him to MI" said the driver. "You
know the horse, sorr7"
"Rather." said the'young man. Hes
one OF Teddy'a Terrors. Aren't you,
Pete7"
Pete started to reach again. but
changed his mind hastily a. the gloved
hand swung toward him. The crowd
svsr Eager for anything about the
war, stood waiting.
"He's . real terror, too" said the
young man. HE never got any far
Their than Tampa toward the front, but
he made record there. There were
men IN every troop that had the mark
Of his teeth on 'em, and We called him
the cannihal."
"You was one Of the rough riders,
sorrr said the driver, respectfully.
mot rough enough to tackle Pete.
II wasn't that he bucked. but no had
. trick of turning his head and getting
= man just above the knee. / don't
believe there's horse living with O.
much rubber in his neck a. that beast.
How you ever got him in harness IL
more than can guess"
when got him." aaid the driver,
"he was that thin you cud play chunes
on his ribs with q stick. As soon a.
begun to feed him he got gay. I'm
thinkin' I'll have to starve him to death
to make him any good ut all"
What started him kicking just now 2"
asked the rough rider.
Sure, he started himself. He took a
dislike to go any farther. and when
bate him he begun to kick"
"Oh. I'll show you how to cure that
baking" said the ex-soldier. Here,
one Of you boys. run up to the corner
and get me an apple. Pete will follow
an apple as far as he can see IL. After
he got back to Montauk and the horses
were sent up there I found out his
weakness, and could make him fol-
low me all around by putting an apple
in my pocket. He could smdn It , yard
away. couldn't you, Peter" &
Crackl aounded blow int landed
where the first had strucla1for Pete
had essayed another bite.
Have to keep your eye N him all
the WHILE" said the young q b. Hand
tho apple over here. Thant6u."'
He held the fruit up to pete's view
and walked away. The veteran ambled
after. The driver clambered into his
somewhat fractured cart and the
crowd followed. After q few rods had
been traversed the apple was given to
Pete, who actually had the grace to
|fwhinny his thanks. He then logged
along steadily enough, his driver
shouting back at the ex-soldier his
gratitude, mingled with offers to sell
the horse for ten dollars.-N. Y. Sun.
Points About the Paris Fair.
The central station Of the Paris expo.
sition will be 1900 feet long and 100 feet
wide, with $4,000 steam horsepower