The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-01
CHERRY WILL GET
THAT $40 HORSE
Frank II Parker Will Put
Up the Money.
READ STORY IN THE TIMES
Old Ashman and Wife Greatly Over
come With Emotion When Shown
Letter From BenefactOr.

Happiness and couteutmeut have sup
planted sorrow and anguish in the home
OF Samuel Cherry. the ashmau, ana tears
of joy are in the eyes OF ms wife and
children. On Monday, through the Kind
ness OF Frank ~ Parker, Buddy" a
blind brown horse, viii step between
Cherry and starvation and ne viii again
have a means of making a living
Moved 10 pity by the stories which
appeared i'm The Times telling OF Cherry
plight. Mr.. Parker. who is the general
agent of the Aetna Life Insurance Com
pauyr today decided TO buy the horse
which the ashmau can get IOr $50. and
put she unfortunate man ON his feet
again. When CheTy was today inform
ed that Mr.. Parker would buy the horse
for MIN, he could not keep back the
tears which coursed down his cheeks.
Good News TO Mamie"
Mamie" he shouted at the top Of his
voice 20 his wife In a back room, 1.-THE
Times has found a man who viii buy
me the horse" And the husband and
wife embraced one another and wept
while their four children gathered
round their mother and tugged at her
much worn skirt
Ar. Parker lives i'm Baltimore and
comes 10 Washington every day. He
read the nrsU two stories about the loss
and finding OF the horse, and yesterday
a fellOw-D passenger ON d train bound for
Baltimore showed him the story ia
which lJ was stated that Cherry could
get another horse for $40 but did uot
haze the money. He then decided 10
80 10 the rescue OF the ashmau. and
informed The Times today that be would
bs 20 ~ as1luEton OLA Monday and would
gladly and willingly give Cherry the
necessary amount with which 10 pur-
chase the horse
Today several persons called AT Police
steaQQ uarters and left contributions with
captain BDarlmau- A symDa rLiZeF sent
s. by mail, and a woman called in per
son ana IN q trembling voice said she
wished 10 leave So widow mite with
captain BOarlmaQ for Cherry. By noon
more than so had been left at head
quarters, and tneTy called this after
uoons and Captain B0ardman handed
the contributions over 10 him.
A Pathetic Incident.
The loss OF Cherys horse furnished
one OF the most pathetic cases that was
ever called TO the attention of the local
police. Ia a little frame house iu the
center OF a row of about twelve, and
numbered 64I Twentieth Street north
east Cherry has lived for many years.
Born OF humble and poor parents in
Virginia he was not afforded an APP
pOIluu-Jy or getting an education or
learning a trade, but was placed Ia a
grocery store 10 learn cIerkiuR.
Twenty years ago he came 10 Wash
iuBt0u and started iu business as an
azlmal- BE. had good horse and
made money because Ie was sober and
industrious and got lots OF work 10 90.
He has four children, the eldest OF
D licl ls a. girl eleven years old who
goes 10 school. and the Youngest nine
months old and SIN lu its mother
arms.
A Family Of Six.
Feeding. clothing. and providing a
shelter Tor a family OF six on the re-
celpts Of an ashman is not an asy
task. and Cherry has found that 10 Be
true through experience. Yet he pIoddel
along, making the best of things. and
seemed coHteured, until last Sunday
when his bay horse. Fanny. who had
dragged his diIapidated ash wagon
through the streets OF Washington foI
years. strayed away and was found two
days later buried up 10 her neck in the
mud on the marsh near Beuning.
CmIuous clouds of privatiDu lowered
over Clery's humble home and grew
darker every daF. When Ee was told
shat his horse had been found dead. Boo
realized what It meant 10 him and ll-
Iamllg and says bee almost dropped dead
Ee mustered up courage enough 10 90
and look az the horse and then Zee
turned home. heavy hearted and disCgu-
ISOLATE 10 impaTt the sad tldiugs 10 hl=