The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-15
A Tennessee Doctors
Horse.

TenDesse, seTns Us dD interesting ac-
count Of his horse.
''Charlie, whom every boy and girl In.
my vicinity loves, Is a sleepy looking
x-year-old, quiet aud contempalive
Ia his usual moods, but when he has
good chance and is not needed can
run around and Kick lp his heels like
any boy Of his age. Let little one
stray around his feet or get on his
back and he sobers down and steps as
carefully as though treading on eggs.
Charlie knows every younster and
baby Ia the nelghborhood Put one
on his back, tie up the reins, and
start him off 10 take the little one
home, and he goes to the rigat house,
stops at the door, stands till relieved
of his burden, and then quietly trots
home unless he sees me coming, and
then he follows me.
Gle never, In the many calls l
daily make, requires fas eaing, but
will follow along, pick around until
the visit is flushed and If the Iext
is near, trot around and wait until
It is finsned. Charlie understands,
ii he cannot speak, the English lang
uAgr. One Instance, of many l will
give One morning, when starting
out on my morning round, a woman
called from neighboring row OF
teDements, Gall and see my child
when you come back Some TIVE
hours had elapsed before the round
was tinishen and the call had been
forgotten. When we reached the
street corner Charlie baked, took the
bit Ia his mouth ana make run up
the street TO the woman's hoase,
stopped at the door aud waited till
the little sufferers wants had been
attended to, aud then quietly followed
me home. He had never been there
before. and If he did not understand
what was said, what made him act
so? Sometimes he is quite helpful in
Kidding me of the chronic hypochon-
driac cases, who fancy full recital of
all their Ills, real and imaginary, to
be necessary at every visit. and that
the doctor has nothing to do save to
hear these wandering stories. IL a
call at certain places is unusually
prolonged and an open door or window
accessible, his head Is sure to pop la
and prolonged neighlng issues till l
90 on. One morning he had been
quietly following ultil noon was ap.
preaching when by suldry little nips
on my ooat-sleeve he intimaLed tina
corn time had come, When the
family was visited and a retreat
sounded another member Of the fam
ily claimed attention. TuIs was dis
patched and new start mace, when
aaother required attention. Charlie
pulled violently on my sleeve to no
purpose. After this case was piclfied
| agaio made move when the old
grandmother called to wait till they
could send to a neighbours and bring
the baby This was to much. Char
he st ,zsd me by the coat collar and
pulled mo away, strlcking out vicious
ly with both heels toward the tor
mentors. You could almost imagine
from the expression of his face that
he was saying: These people have
had doctoriug enough and / want nay
corn
1.-The night is never so dark but
that he brings me safely home, often
over roads where misstep would land
us hundreds of feet below. Never a
stream so swift that he Will not carry
me surely across. Never storm but
that to the best of his ability he will
shield me with his body from its force
Never morning but his neigh is one
of the first sounds l hear. Do yos
wonder that he Is regarded IS some
thing more than a mere animal to be
bought and sold, but rather as com
rade trusty and true from whom moth
ing but Death will part me?"-Our