New-York tribune., 1900-08-16
THE PASSING THRONG.

Men will go any amount Of trouble to play
jokes or 10 get even with other men" said J. H.
AckroR, OF Philadelphia at the
AN ENGLISH Waldorf Astoria yesterday There
MAN HARD used TO be horsey young million
TO BEAT aire OF my acquaintance, who
spent $500 IN this way for the sole
purpose OF humiliating a man 70 whom he had
taken a dislike Ny friend summering at one
OF the colonies where horsefssh ruled the day and
nothing but horse; his possibilities and inpos-
Hunting. riding, driving and polo. with possible
@ spIi41As ~ o. sott n1So tne dsy ocenpatlos. &
this equine paradise came Engiishman Typical
passing knowledge OF horse He knew ne possessed
[Rsse 1 IA at5qleS, @ ana WAS IN no way aispoSsd e
and before he had shown what he could DO, his
bounder and they cajoIed him into many bets and
mounted him on all the worst and most vicious
and all. and pocketed the money OF their owners
me linen me ne gave % niHSsI more airs salSed .eu9sr
friend pathetically said afterward, OF course, ne
take him down. and each time We tried he simply
walked away with our money and then ,27raggsd
all over the shop about 1T efterward Finally, they
one and all gave L up Every man who nad a
I5 1lsIt5aL % a' +t @ - ~ -oiS1 +-7o 7, ss~b
Forid as 10 oSveYsfian tSan before One and an
had been beaten they had nothing left 20 bring
forward. so the colony sal back and sulked;
watched the Englishnan with gIowertng eyes and
listened him in sUllen and morose silence AS FOR
the Engllshman, ne simply sat thsre ana Ea20s1 s
would do. and the worst OF 1t was that as spoks 1
say him nay.
"At this tuncture my friend had inspiration"
continued Mr. Ackron The winter before he had
wished a friends stock farm In
EXPENSIVE, Virginia, and that friend had got
But HE even with him for a fbe They
/ GOT EVEN were looking field Of young
horses and my friend had IN
/ kindly said that they likely looking LOT OF
| colts and ought 20 show well when they got their
/ growth.
| Growth Colts" snorted their owner. Why.
man alive. those are as likely lot OF two-year-
/ my friend. wouldn't have believed it What
are X9q ] gong ] 20 use them I9r-Po.o iC poIiesr on
g6pe ES Tss5 aa 5HTP & Said 5o[ning qaI Pe ssa'
| ride mounted him we'll and about a mile and a
haf from the house, while Roberts vas riding with
loose rein that quiet and well behaved mount
/ suddenly arose on his hind legs, whired around
/ RoberTs tIgged sVroTe iiar[s5 ne borse,s head
I this way and that and then. realizing he up
/ called it on. but the memory OF that humiliation
was The means M 10 mag tae SS og an rbs
telegram straighJway was sent 20 Virginia, read
ing. If you sJi1 have The Bun ship him TO me
c. o. D. tonight Back came the answer The
BuI leaves Norfolk on Boston ooat tomorrow
week was laid away in the stable and fed high on
oats Then II was intimat ed to the Englishman
LSI FeoDeIIs W0uIo ulOOnL MN 70 pol9 nSteh Ten
miles away and day or two on The Englshrnan
( entire colony 10 breakfast. He wanted the hu-
initiation to be complete Every one came and
( finally the whole party started for the polo field.
Three miles from home, per Instructions, Roberts
nit The Bull sharp stroke on the flank Up 70
then the suspicious Engtshnan had ridden with a
| tightly drawn rein. and then. nothing happening.
he had relaxed his guard Within ten seconds from
/ the time he had received the blow The Bull was
racing for home, with the bit tightly cinched be
tween his strong teeth, and despairtng and ours
I ing EnghShmau aStrtde his back A delighted
/ party OF men and women watched him disappear.
and then, in holy and chastened JOY, they went on
/ and witnessed the best polo match OF the year.
When they returned at eventtde the EngIshnan
I was non est He knew what would be coming MS
II he stayed and so he silently folded his tent
I and stole ava while there was yet time The bin
for the horse, including transportation
/ acJly S547 30. but Roberts has always said that
| never before since has ne received 50 great a
/ return for money invested.