The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-13
OLD PRICE.

ice aufEfliSils Aial. CO NO. sup
pose il has occurred to you that
mere equine could possess all these
traits OF character. Il is true. never
theless.
An old horse that has stood down
on the street under my Office window
all this week has displayed all OF those
characteristics. and others equally
good. His owner is the oyerseer of
a road gang repairing the street. and
every morning at the same minute he
drives around the corner and brings
Prince-yes. that's his name-tO q
standstil in front of the ofice. ana
Prince stays there and enjoys him
self ill six o'clock every evening.
DO you know. that old quadruped
has made more friends in the week he
has been out there than some men
make ia a whole lifetimeg lie has his
own special way of looking at YOU ont
Of the corner Of his big soft eyes.
There is not a messenger boy that
comes out of the office across tue way
who does not stop to pet him or tickle
his ribs as he trots past. really be-
deye the old fellow knows each one
personally.
The first morning he stood out
there he saved 8 little child from be-
ing mained for life. You know the old
italian that keeps the street stand?
lt was his baby. She had crawsd out
aetween the horses into the road, and
her hands were on the car tracks when
the cable gong sounded, thought tho
dirty little fists would certainly be
mangled. when all at once old Prince
stretched ont his neck. grabbed tho
edge of her pettiloats in his teeth and
pulled her back just in time. And
The lialian-it was = sight 70 see him
weeping, laughing. Shaping the old
horse on the nose and feeding him
, with gum drops until he refused any
more That little affair made Prince
4 The hero of the block.
Whenever another horse was
brought up facing him | let business
4 go hragh' until the affair was over
I One day little thoroughbred trottel
I lid. She was hitehed to dinky high
cart with the most ultra appointments.
/ Old Prince did not pay any attention
/ 10 the frllIs. but he thought that the
I little horse shoufd be called on. 50
! tie whinnied softly, as he reached out
his nose and rubbed it on one side
Of her sleek neck. Little Thorough
4 bred gave a sqneal and d prance AMI
A did her hest to bite him. Prince was
above taking a snuh, and after a mo
ment's reflection and nodding Of hl;
head, he tried kissing her on the otnei
eide Of the neck. This lime he nearl.
rot his nose snapped off. But Prince
didn't give in an inch, and in five min
utes he two were as chummy a. 70
please. like a man CIR horse tina
can stick to thing in spite Of snubs
. There is a woody Old dog tia
waddles along every morning and lie
, down facing him. ana YOU have onl
/, to watch the eloquent tail Of the on
and the expressive ears Of the othe
to know that there is an animated col
] varsatlon going on Once the do
! cra@lad into the box Of oats whic
Prince was slowly consuming. AT frs
70 made no sign, but when hunger b
caiaa too much for him he put hi
r hoof down--very gentlyon the ia
!, which was projecting over the ede
| Of the box The box was immediatel
e vacated
i II think the old fellow pays mos
7 attention to people No one eYt
q stands beside him at the curb wit
! out getting a long steady look out
. the side Of his eye. And his powel
4 III discrimination would do credit
Y YOU or me. For instance, he nev'
, takes any notice of old Skinhint, WI
r waits beside him every night in 4
4 week for his car. But once, when 3
n exceptionally pretty girl and her Ia
7 escort were waiting there, Prince,
y ter his usual survey. moved his nc
1le slowly around and caressed q
girls cheek with the daintiest
touches. She gave a little screai
and then, seeing what had happene
7, she laughed. The young fellow VIII
n pered something In her ear, and 3
n blushed. ! suppose he said
: : "You see. dear, the old horse
!. setting me a good example
n You know r. Simpson and old m
n Smith, Well they were holding for
81 on the edge fthe sidewalk one mo
u ing. They were. at it hammer a
II tongs. never saw Smith SO mad.
M suppose Il was over that real est
ID deal they have on. Neither wo'
A give in an inch, and Smith got TO sp
tcring 80 tkst people were turn
around 70 look at him All az q
Prince. who had been rolling his I
t. and twitching his ears in meditati
Is. turned his head and tried gently
err stick his nose into Smiths pool
me Smith went on expostulating, but
i've gan. too, to rub the brown nose un
ust his arm. In minute more he y
Ugh talking to Prince. instead Of ST
am son. and little later he was laugh
Izcl and telling about Just such an
horse he used to know out on an
nois farm.