The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-23

TlCQ through the ownership OF STA.
BILE of horses and the shrewd manip-
ulation thereof was called into the
judges stand to explain something
which seemed q violation of the rules
and regulations therein made and pro-
vided.
Now. it SO happened that the presid.
ing judge vas, when not otherwise
employed, a lapidarian and in a man.
ner was devoted to traffic In precious
stones. 1t so happened that erst the
lapidarian had taken up the side line
OF judging horses he had disposed Of
a rock of the hue Of the canary and
another OF the hue OF the cooling
properties of the highball to him who
had become suddenly rich.
1t so fell out that the day the man
who had become suddenly rich was
hailed into the august presence he had
the two rocks displayed gaudily on
the third diget OF his siniste" nitt.
With this sinister mitt he did eluci-
date his explanation of that to which
the lapidarian had taken exception.
And he departed without reprimand.
Young Lochinvar.
Archie thinner, the young I4ochin-
var that went out OF the west to find
his fortune in the east, has still soft
spot in his forty-five horse power
heart for the humble tools that served
to give him entree into polite horse
society. He still thinks Of that dear
old Clark street. He still thinks alfec-
tionately Of that dear old Simrock,
who is producing mules and fighting
buffalo gnats in the Yazoo valley. He
still thinks of Trebor, who won many
a race for him in New Orleans when
the track was soft and the wind blew
sadly over the bayous. When the au-
thorities who are higher up took
Messrs. Condor and Corrigan at thei.
words and concluded that hore rae
ing was something that Chicago would
be better without. Debride fell ailing
and was found unable to ship. Archie,
after shedding few tears. estab-
lished credit for him at the Worth
feed barn, left a guinea in charge Of
him. and, picking up the rest Of his
belongings, HE'D him to Sheepshead
Bay to bask in the outer fringe Of
the sunshine OF Tim Sullivan.
Before taking the train for New
York Archie said to his brother. who
happens to be q lawyer with little
time for the sport of kings: pa
rolled Debride in your charge. would
like to have you slip out to Worth
once in q while and see that he doesn't
want for anything"
The brother accepted the RESPONSE
b!lity and religiously once a week Wis,
tied the stall of the invalid and Just
as religiously made report Of his con-
.!ition.
Preseribed q Bullet.
One morning Debride fell down and
could not get up. The veterinary pre-
scribei bullet. Debride got it all
ir one dose. Lawyer thinner saw
that he was decently inferred and pro-
cesded to think something else.
Three weeks later the lawyer re-
ceived telegram from Archie which
read:
How is Debride getting along?"
The answer was: First rate.
Hasn't given me bit of trouble since
two weeks ago Tuesday,"
Send him on at once and tell the
gang to have a bet on him the first
time he starts at Brighton" wired
Archie.
And the answer went back from the
dutiful brother: If you look hard
you'll find him in the baggage car
ahead"
Get Married While Broke.
In the smoke section of sleeping
car speeding between Saratoga AMI
New York I heard a g. zzled book.
maker say to q young man who had
engaged him in one of those sleeping
car conversations: "Son, get married
while you're broke. You won't meet
anybody afterward."
That fell on the audience like the
ancient wheeze: In case Of fire, jump
out OF the window and turn to the
right" but to the grizzled man in the
corner 1t meant lot, and few of his
audiences crawled into their berths.