New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 20. 1900

stand. His face was drawn and white 49,,
HIM ms voice trembled bit as he sa1ute spite d
Gentlemen, he said " hope 7 si1 y
that the unfawtunate incident has -. 'eiy hone
embarrassed any of YOU " We assured 4. SeIiousle
had affected only slightly Beca,-, III that r
on, i should feel IN duty bound 10 reco.,u e We1t
of you who lost much. / Was 81, certa;t,e nse any
not seem to me that he could lose LII. It Oh
it yet. The boy IS honest, my Abe Is bene. Explain
Is honest. II may be that ne was not bi;;t ae hOss
That IS the only way can satisfy rnvseIf Cy9-oaY
ne will have an OppOrtuntv ~ redeem l: ~ e0se
the near tutuah, and he II d. u gentle--..l-se n
do it," en, hen
Next day IN the papers we lef. Hero 49,.
ton or mentioned him kindly In nv, 80, " Ine1
served that the Alabama ho-.e Hero ro:oaLy Oh
shown a better Performance had - rs: :s1t have
racing luck" The Major came earlv ~ - oeisT
for it. - l have mailed COP. ~ ycf lIlanE ne
daughtah" he said She WIN See how IN - % NJ
bettah than | can write her i-ora that R(pened
recovered his cheerfulness, and telief NJ Hs had
shaken in him. Sun IN
There isn't any use goiug .r.9 The de..s
next three starts which Hero DE - NJ. q The
Each time the Major ri his ;n,eI..F Park
backing the animal Each Hero re -.Cl.lon Of
performance of the first d. r ar,,-tL;f' ,ea Ms
a shade worse Somewherr r. Is blooJ & ne glt
a cold strain, and he simTle ..ald not - vas
mile at a mules pace. Blu lego lacLa~I :: "a
Oughbred his master did 2. Zach &c.. a, /, ulo--
on him. He developed son -.- fae;a1 sloNe1
some of his buOyancy Went him HI and
smile somehow, and explain 4v-av T. always
haps the fourth day after Fl last race "a, ~ Per
Major came into the press 70 shaLe L - -le
round and announce thar aad conc,,5s al
return TO Huntsville, Alaba. Nv dareL+ll @
myself agree that It Is BE- me ~ e 60 @ll
any of YOU gentlemen eva down - Ing
III be at the railroad train -'r house 4 1~a.'
open, gentlemen ~tS
That night several Of --e bav;,,
O'Clock supper in Hanley s. i the bo,,e 80
a thought Let's 90 over q. --..- Civ a11I p..ls
Major off. He'd never forge '1s
We waited after the 1na1r.- 81 our kind II
caught an early boat II d,dr Se long n f1 anu !,
freight car in which Hero Wou Ike The bo---- -
Journey Old Abe and Cal .ortering 80 siI,Cs'
with some feed for the hor-e g. and fbe-oN
the Major IN the freight, attic Z 10 Hero NJ
he saw us, he came to the doc -ar1ed for nae. -
instant. His welcome was III and wieT :
realized that we had come 10 i'm good ioal-rs
his old beam returned He u. the car doo- ~
swung his long legs. An old i larne from so W
where in the interior and -eside him ~
fOndled the aninals ears
. Is that one of Your own II ling too Naio-.,
asked the irTepressible Bron- III simply co1Ii-,.
Yes subj oh, yes. He The Old Ra+-l.-
stock He was the best foz l IN Aabama =
his day. Hot trail or cold n he nevah made
mistake He was a Selim am dogs" And fLs-
an idea seemed to strike Mar e-iwetber for ~
face lighted into a sly smile and he looked A. n
rnusing Gentlemen. speak.r- Il mistakes ~
got something to tell YOU all made one. A rs,
one When / came up heal 10 New Yars
town / brought along race Two hostlahs 81
thousand dollahs in cash, and --e Old hound als1
some ambitions faw my daugl,a Well in the 81
times that Hero ran heah my -lousand dolabs
was absorbed-that's the var described IN
going back home 10 practise Ii. and study mo
carefully the past records OF rae aelis. Ny faith
Is almost broken.
The train began to move our Yards and We
walked alongside
Your mistake Major. was. ,-i-l Bronson
Was stupendous, cried back Vie Major n
stead of the scion of Selim, ouga- 20 have started
this dog" And he barred his splendid head. AMI
the train faded him from view.