Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
DROVE FATHERS PET
CHEERING "REMINISCENCES a.
soYHooD DAYS.
Story That Lifted Gloom from ~.
5rows Of oVerburdened Bust.
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Cure for the Blues.

Ever stop to think Of your boybooa
days?
Nothing like 1t to drive away the
blues.
The other day a group of business
men, whose cares are not the liybtes,
were seated about Il restaurant table
grabbing Il hurryup lunch. Every man
Of them a %grouchy. Just then ,bs
door opened. and another. Just as busy
as far as results 30, but never acting
AS though he had n care on earth
came In.
He sat down and everyone turue,
with n half.scowl.
They were feeling blue, and did not
want anyone To convince them that
some of II vas imaginary.
Did | ever tell you about the time
I raced the old mans driving mare
against time?" asked the CHEEKY Indl.
Yidual.
No oue spoke.
We'll. | did," he said. The old man
mt the mother had gone away on a
visit. Dad had a mare which he was
proud of. and no one touched Il. Used
To watch the hired man when he
hitched her up. like II hawk. Well.
on the day that they went away. | got
restless. ] had a pony. but II wasn't
fast enough. So what did | do hut re,
that mare out and put her into a
sulky-"
The other men were listening now.
Put her into a sulky when the hired
MAJ was away. and down | goes To Il
stretch of road near the railroad track
Say. but ! hit up a pace. hanging onto
The lines for dear life.
when ! got home | had half the
boys in the neighborhood running
across the fields TO meet me. and ~e
put her IN IN" barn. | got busy and
wiped her ~. and the hired man
never tumblcd.
Next day. by agreement. | got her
out, and half III" town, the boy par,
Of IL. was there. | drove her down the
stretch the p]roudcst mortal IA the uni.
verse. and the other boys looking IN.
Next day was Saturday. rhc folks
were coming home "Wednesday and |
was getting down inc as II driver. and
the mare was falling or Il little In
flesh. but the hired man wasn't wise.
Saturday who should CONE" around
but tn" son of n man down ia" pike
who had another driving mare. Father
and lie had always quaTrcled about the
naps. but beyond going down the road
sid" by side. each one seeing that he
wasn't beat. they never came together.
Result was that Kid and | matched III"
horses for Il rae Oh Tuesday.
Il went nome and rubbed thai mare
down. going over her legs like regular
Jockeys and wipcrs do. and never said
Il word TO the hired Il On Monday
I took the mare ont for The last
warming NJ heat. and all the boys In
town were there. The other kid VAS
afraid to TAX" out his hors" except for
the race.
I'VE went down tn tn" head Of III
stretch. and us | Turned Ia go al0n
came that raIlroa% train. The mar
went down the road. scared. and | wa
pcrchcd upon the g hanging ON.
wire fence on the side Of he road KEEP
the mare from boiling.
TT looked like a spill for me. I'm
| hung on like grim death.
Near the place where the roa,
turned away from the track II raj
close aud as we ncarcd that | turnc,
toward the cars. expecting 70 Crasj
into the end OF the train"
He stopped.
Every man sat mp.
How did you ever get out of IN
hospital. II YOU went into tho train?
asked one.
II didn't" said the chcory one. "bu
say. dad and mother were riding II
the last coach and looking right a
met"
Tanned you hide. | reckon salt
u quiet listncr.
Well. did he" said the CHEEKY one
Hut he made IN" drive that race. Sail
he couldn't afford to have the 0the
man think he would allow his boy Il
I've blnf1od.
And ! won by IL neck"
The party broke up.
Every man Of them was smiling an
things looked brighter. like tho sill
had come from out under a cloud.