The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-10
WRIGHT WAS WRONG
WE'LL KNOWN INSURANCE MAN
MAKES PECULIAR MIS-
TAKE
TOOK ANOTHER MANS HORSE
Drove UncOncernedIy OFF, While the
Owner Tore Holes in the Atmos-
phere and Worked the Police
Telephone Overtime.

Hereafter B. F. Wright of the well
Known insurance firm of B. F. Wright &
Co., p East Fourth street. will. when
contemplating a buggy drive about the
city, wait in his Office until the assistant
superintendent of the boarding stable an
nounces that the horse is waiting
Mr.. Wright decided upon this future
course of action yesterday afternoon
Several entirely unexpected and exciting
incidents-compelled the decision.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Wright dis
covered that his business interests COM
PEELED his presence in another section of
the city. He telephoned to the boarding
stable for his horse and buggy. After
telephoning Mr.. Wright waited.
All ready, Mr. Wright saw a man drive
up in front of the Office. The man
climbed out of the buggy and attached
a weight strap to the horses head Then
he rubbed the little dust stains off his
gloves and wandered into an emporium
next door.
I'm away" said Mr. Wright, reaching
for the door handle, ''for my rig has
arrived"
The well known real estate man reached
for the weight strap so recently deserted
by the man who had rubbed the dirt
stains off his hands and then the weight
at the end of the strap was lifted into
the bottom of the buggy box. Mr.. Wright
followed the weight and fixing his feet
on the foot rest picked up the re.ns and
said ged app
The horse started up the street Just as
the door of the emporium swung open.
man stepped out the door and looked
for the horse and buggy that should
have been standing attached to the
weight strap. Then the man gave
another look and he saw the horse and
buggy travelling up the street with
man guiding the outfit
Wow! WOW! Hi there Hi there"
hoWled the man just from the emporium.
but the man in the buggy heard only the
rattle Of the street car crossing Fourth
street at Wabasha, and the horse travelled
right along.
Then there We're real d0ings
Flrst the man who had rubbed the
Gust stains from his gloves started =
sprint after the horse and buggy. but
II looked worse than a long, stern chase.
and he turned. He did not waste any
time in getting back, and entered the
place Of the William goat posters on a
run.
Where's your telephone?" he gasped.
trying to let his breath catch up,
There" pointed the bartender.
Hello, shouted the man, pulling down
the receiver. Give me police head
quarters, quick"
He got the connection.
Hello, policemen, I have been robbed
MY morse and buggy are being carried off
up Fourth street Call out the RELIEF
corps and head them off,
The police promised to do all in their
power, and the man went out on tho
cufpstone. The horse and buggy We're
missing, so he just waited
one hour later he was still waftino
When horse and buggy swung round
the corner into Fourth street. 1t was
the same horse and the buggy looked
as familiar as ever The man in tbo
buggy steered the horse right up to the
C Gu IN front of the offices Of B. f.
Wright & Co.
Here" shouted the man who had
waited as he dashed up and grabbed
the rein on the nigh side, where did
you get this horse?"
Why, L got him right here" answered
the man, who was climbing ont of t1n
buggy and a surprised look moved uD
onto his face.
anyhow" 'ou'
why, I'm Wright"
Your hOrse?"
Yes, my horse"
ana then came the explanations The
man dld not want to hear them at FIRST
put MI Wright led him into the office
ana then he was willing to listen.
Mr. Wright explained that he had been
expecting a horse from the livery stable
and had naturally supposed that tha
hostler had driven up and left the horse
IN front Of the Office. The man heard
the explanation, and after admitting that
II was most natural mistake. he reached
Tor telephone and asked the police to
SEND out after the relief corps searching
for his horse and buggy.