Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-25

than t0at man Wolf Every lime I
climbed a step ladder in order to feed
hat horse his grain simply had 10
hold my sides. II was too blamed
funny"
But YOU got even?"
Coming 10 think. | believe / aid.
OF course. l made no fuss about the
horrible sewing up he gave me.
Whenever | met Mr.. Wolf | professed
10 be delighte' with the roam, and
Used to say hat there wasn't money
enough 90 buy him. Mr.. Wolf and
became such friends hat he moved
into my neighborhood. just TO be So
etable. | was occupying a house for
awhile then, instead OF my carryall,
and Wolf moved into a shack a couple
# hundred yards away.
1t came to pass hat / came into
he possession OF a very large. fat
and fine looking bay horse. but II was
1 counterfeit. There was something
wrong with its insides, and two OF
three times a week ii would have an
epileptic iii or something. and a dozen
men would have to sit on its head 20
aold il down. II always had it's sick
spells at night. when the sentinel stars
set their watch in the sky, as the
poet says. And IL was a sad spectacle
when ! used 90 go and borrow a few
neighbors to HELM control the unfor-
innate creature. but ! nevcr borrowed
Wolf for that purpose. He wanted
that horse the worst way. He really
had a mate for IT,. and a horse trader
always wants to match up his horses.
He used To come over about once a
lay and white and give me cigars.
md finally fish around to see how I'd
'rade that big bay for a driving team
he had. | wanted TO trade bad enough,
but i'm my business It never pays 10 be
In a hurry.
zone morning before daylight I had
q presentment that something was
wrong at the barn, and I took a Lam
tern and went forth to Investigate.
And I found my fine. large horse lying
lead.
And there lay the steed with his
nostrlls all wide.
But through them there rolled not the
breath Of his pride
Il read that poem somewhere. lie
iad evidently died peaceably and had
been dead some time, for his limbs
were rigid and stuck straight out like
pump handles. Moreover. his neck
beautifully arched, and he was
really a sight 10 be seen. A ! stood
here contemplating the corpse. and
brushing away the tears. an inspira-
t1il AAAiAf Ab me ANAtth ~ NhlAA
md gathered M my friendly neigh
oors, promising them a dollar each
'or an hours work. We managed to
get the corpse out of the barn and
1oisted him TO his feet, with his head
against q hay rack. A couple Of guy
lines held him in place, and after !
had rubbed him down he looked
lutte attractive, II was just getting
laylight about that time, so ] paid the
oeighbors and sent them home, and
then | strolled over to VOLTS place
and reused him ont Of bad. and we
10Th leaned against a fence that COM
manded a view of the dead horse. and
We both began whiting and talking
about everything but horses, until fin
,llv ! looked at my watch, and sud-
denly remembered something.
Mr.. Wolf said i. I've got to
make an unexpected journey this
morning. and need a driving team. !
ought to be on the road now You've
aeen talking about my big bay for
some time, and know YOU want him.
Now. II YOU give me those two drivers
Of yours. with halters on them, YOU
ran come over whenever you're ready
and get the big fellow He squinted
across the pale blue landscape and
'aw the big horse apparently eating
hay. Then he stepped into his stable
and brought out his nags and I led
hem awav.'
And what did he say when he
vent over and found a dead horse
why. nothing. What could he