Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-03
THE BROWN COLT.
BY w. II. RAINsFoRD.

As all the village knew, an unhappy
difference had severed the two deacons.
Yet that Sunday morning they walked
home from chapel together before the
eyes of the surprised little congregation.
The sight of Friend Legge and Friend
Allen once more fraternally elbow TO ell
bow aroused much conjecture. But prob
ably no surmised explanation included
the formers handsome brown colt. As
suredly. the pastor. who had so cleverly
connexed the estranged ELDERS a parting,
and who looked after them with chuck
ling private reference to that blessing be-
slowed ON the peacemakegs gaNFe no
thought to Friend lseggfs hrovkai coit.
And by the deacons theIASal YES, aHlsl9ttssss+i
they were both farmers and 3has village
horse fair fell next day. the brown colt
was outwardly deprecated as a topic IN
trusiye.
For few hours Cnce 4 week we try
to keep these things apart" said Mr.
Legge with sigh.
"As fur as We cam agreed Mr.. Allen
cheerily.
1T is struggle, Friend Allen" Mr.
Legge coughed brokenly and drew tire
collar of his oyercoat up under his
Crizzled beard for the March wind was
especially keen to one asthmatic. Mr..
Aliens unfastened coat tapped round
his hurly figure and his full red face
challenged the rlldeSt weather; he looked
his calling; a man that carried the open
AIR and the fields and the farmyarl with
him. But Mr. Legge's little wincing
frame and anxious face conveyed no
suggestion Of filth and sward. of beeve
and horses and pigs, of scented corn and
hay, of the daily wind, rain, sunshine of
his profession. 4 man of manner, Mr.
Legge: suave. gr1yely exact in langua ge
almost equaling the minister. Under the
visitation of his malady he spared his
words somewhat.
"A struggle at times" he repeated
shaking his lead Mt the moist path.
"Continll y," said Mr.. Allen. sweeping
his eye across the meadow that separates
the chapel from the village street. Over
the hedge the houses struggled right and
left along the road each dwelling very
homelike with its chimney smoke curling
Whitley up against the trees merging
darkly beyond. An 'ow it takes the
sweet out O the service when you're full
Of crop perishin' for want o rain. or
when n COW down will stick along with
you as pewmate"
Mr.. Legge again shook his head, sym
patheticalv.
An 'ossfesh is pertickler worritin','
resumed Mr.. Allen. You never know
when you're right with 'em. You dunno
whether to old or 10 let go. They're as
full of ailments as a little infrmary. Tn
sure | wish You well with the colt tomor-
roW--if you're able to get out TO sell i'm
y nice thing 70 look at. The weather is
very Searchin'."
Thank YOU. Friend Allen. must
doctor myself at bedtime, 4 perfect pie.
ture in horSehesh."
If e goes on all right? You ought to
KEEP III 'ousc today"
Perhaps | had" admitted Mr.. I.egge
but We who ill places must set some
example. Had | remained indoors today
and appeared tomorrow fc. business the
world might remark. \ horse altogether
too sound for uncertainty"
~ leetle over long in the body, don't
You think We ave to let our light shine
accorEn'."
mot half an inch. if you wait until he
has thickened. | see you have noticed
HIM |, is difficult 10 order always our
walks before mem"
"Jist in passin Not to examine i'm.
but that much is plain. A-many snares
an traps in the path, Friend Legge."
AN the way is beset," agreed Mr.
l.esge. Beautifully clean about the
"Stumhlin blocks at every ,urnin'. In.
chned g cut with the near ind,
Bad Shoeing. Mr. Allen. believe me.
The light to our feet becomes indeed
moro and more a daily necessity. Action
well wide behind"
"A trite unreglar TO my notion. We
want the lamp in front, often say
And the cloud and the fire. friend
Allen. You know what proper driving is
with young CATTLE
+ might improve" hazarded MFR. Al
len Course, there often fiaws-side-
bones"
Not trace, not a sign, noe q Memish