The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
LITTLE TRIP IN AN AUTO.
xan Who Knows About Horses Meets
Friend Who Knows About Autos.

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Il don't much mind lodging en-. he
said looking after the auto. Especially
since the other day. when squoze siren
iayself and made several feet-power trav-
ciers jump as II they had been handed a
riatrlmonial ad. That ride had some
Vueer features. too.
j had never got real chummy with an
'sJto, and even took pains to avoid EN- in
je street. But when Brown asked me 70
ihhc a little trip with him determined 70
ciilHce it,
l iocrd him walking laps around
bis car, inspecting II attentlvely
tn do very well, he said. carelessly.
I'm bi' cranky. oil man. about seeing
that th.r-s are rirht before a start
Saves To1ole. you Lnow. Jump in.
BY Jove" hc e--laimed grinning.
there's Jenkins-ard on horseback. Hello.
Jenkins You are r1mmy to monkey
with a saddle horse. There are some
empty seats in the back row Of this get
there cart TO which YOU are welcome
" Thanks, no. replied Jenkins from the
back Of a decent-looking animal. Prince.
here, may not be able to unloose much
velocity. but he hasn't anything to so
wrong and make you camp by the road
side until succor arrives
a. "rhe horse. returned Brown. belongs
10 the past. He viii soon be extinct.
Never mind. You'll see light some day.
TIA. ia
Before I had time 10 grab my hat we
jumped forward half a mile. AS soon as
Brown began TO waggle the levers the
landscape became a smudge chicken
was first speck and then squawk.
THAT road appeared 10 be built down
hill all the way Every time we reached
curve we slid In a manner that made me
shut my eyes and hang on.
we had covered leagues in this dizzy
fashion when the motor began to lose its
enthusiasm. It made plaintive noises tha;
soon became feebler. and the car stopped.
This was very gratifying 10 me. but
Brown did not appear TO share my feel
ings
"He descended and lifted up a cover.
laying bare the cars viscera. The motor
was a wormy-loOking. deceptive little ar
fair. He took on his coat and probed II
about and hour and a half
Jenkins and his horse hove into view.
Have you broken down. grinned
Jenkins as ne came up.
" No replied Brown. I'm only giving
this motor its daily music lesson.
jenkins laughed. Well you're well
come 10 a tow. old man. This horse is a
relic OF the past and he will soon be ex-
tinct But 7 guess he won't mind hauling
you a few miles"
We had 10 accept humiliating terms
Prince. It appeared, was b. no means
equal 20 the task OF pulling a motor car
with two men in il. So We had 20 trudge
on foot and watch that snorting fiy ban
Quet Gamble along with Jenkins on his
back and our auto trailing behind
''All ar once Prince began 10 linp. He
developed a humpy gait that had Jen-
kins splashing the scenery with worry.
lie dismounted and investigated Prince 3
anatomy. He prodded the poor beast.
but couldn't find the answer
Nobody said much. but Brown retura-
ed 10 his meteorological researches with
something like alacTity Jenkins watched
Why, It's the pump, yoC idiot. he
shouted. He made a flank attack on the
exposed enigma and IN minute had the
motor chuggins in its natural voice.
We we're joyous. but Jenkins was wor-
Red. The horse. he said, was both bor-
rowed and valuable: He wasn't sure how
much Its constitution might suffer from
travelling with one OF its pins batting
under 2O0.
A horse, quoted Brown. hasn't any
thing 10 go wrong and make you camp
by the roadside until sUcoor arrives. But
guess that car is big enough to give
him a ride
Il don't know how they did it. De-
spite abusive language was incapable
Of anything except helpless laughter
They tuggcd and heaved that unwilling
animal for half an hour
I have dim recollection of one end
being hoisted into the car and OF the
other end following. amid strenuous ac-
uvity. ten minutes later. The only posi-
uon the horse had room 10 assume was
TO sit down. and he did look bizarre.
Brown couldn't figure out that there
was any place in the car left for len
kins and We started on. leaving him in
the dim background The horse was not
properly Eateful and furrowed I'D paint
In an awful fashion.
Before long Browns conscience smote
him. jenkins had long been out OF sight.
He turned and scrutinized the nag.
That blind chump Jenkins ought 10
walk" he exclaimed. Nothing ais Prince
but stone under his shoe
He yanked ont a bit OF rock and SION
ped. When Jenkins caught up they put
on another catch-as-catch-can stunt with
the horse and got him untangled from the
car.
Jenkins looked relieved.
To tell the truth he said. I've been
putting up an awful bluff This IS the
first time ever navigated a horse But
do know something about motor cars
jenkins replied Brown. confidential
ly. / never drove a motor car but once
before, though I have a fairly decent
stable
Those chaps had me thinking in cen
tripetal circles I shook those irresponsi-
bic riners and came home on a trolley."