Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-23
CHAPTER VI.
aCiV Clara

New England cherry tree seems
to be a tree of moods. 1t will stand
seemingly idle for years, clothed on
y in its robe of leaves; again it will
put forth lovely white blossoms, on
| ~ to scatter them profitless in snowy
/ drifts upon the breeze; then most
unexpectedly it will hang out on ev-
cry limb and branch and smallest
twig rudy globes of choicest nectar.
| The old cherry tree at Hollyhurst
was in one of these benevolent
moods. Perez and Reginald had just
/ climbed up into it to gather the delic-
ious fruit, when Mr.. Spencer Hib-
| bard's carriage rolled by.
MIR, Hubbard had taken the Ross
cottage in Ashbrook for the summer.
His horses had been sent down, the
family were already there and every
fine day some of them might be seen
driving along the pleasant country
roads.
What a fine pair of horses" said
reginald, peering out from among
! the leaves.
They trot tolable well together,
ont they?" responded Perez.
Yes, and they are so well match
ed as to size and color"
That's so, and yet they are on
equally yoked together, after all,
which isn't accordin' to Scripter. The
off one there, Lady Clare l believe
they call her, can't hold out nigh so
long as the other. She's a high
strung, nettlish sort of a critter."
"A tight check-rein is enough to
make any horse nettlish," said Reg
inald. See how her head is strained
up and how uncomfortable she
looks"
IF she feels as mean as | do in a
stiff collar, she feels mean enough"
grumbled Perez.
ooh Perez" exclaimed Reginald,
What a comparison! She must feel
worse, much worse. You do not work
in stiff collar and you need not
wear it unless you wish. A horse has
no choice in the NATTER
81 thank my stars that / wasn't
born a horse. They are the most
abused animals in creation"
How Lady Glare, as you call her,
works her mouth and shakes her head
from side to side" said Reginald,
| looking after the carriage, which was
Just disappearing over the top of the
hill
They'll have trouble with her be-
fore long, they are bound to. I met
the coachman down to Jones last
night. He owned twas as much as he
could do to hold her in sometimes"
said Perez.
"If you know the coachman, Perez
can't you persuade him to drive with
a loose rein" asked Rose, who was
standing at the foot of the tree pick
ing up the cherries that Reginald
threw down to her.
He'd be ready enough to do it, If
he could '1isn't his fault. Hubbard
requires it"
do you know the name Of the 9TH
err horse" asked Reginald.
"They call him the Grey Knight
Somebody must have set up nights
to name them
"He doesn't seem to mind the
check rein so much as Lady Clare. !"
mo, he's got a better temper, and
| he's been we'll trained. He's fine an
imal every way I'd like to own him. -
Isn't it harder for horses to draw
load when they wear a tight check
rein?" asked Reginald.
"A mighty sight harder. 1t brings a
great strain ON the back and legs. >
why do people use it, them"
asked Rose
ITS style. Folks must have sty-
lish turnout" answered Perez.
Even if the horses have to suffer
for It," said Reginald. Il wonder
when men will consider animals have
rights as we'll as themselyes?"
I'm the millennium, | guess, when
ever that may be-" said Perez, grim
ly.
The horses had nets on" ventur-
ed Rose, apologetically, as though she
wished to offer some mitigating fact.
Yes, nets with meshes big enough
for birds to fly through. Flies would
be binder than bats, and more clum-
sy than June bugs, if they couldn't
find a way to bite between them. No
matter, so long as they have plenty
of red tossels on 'em and look gay"
20, Perez" said Reginald, 81
thought docking had been done away
with; but yesterday, In Fairmont, l
met a man on horseback and the
horse had only the least little stub
of a tail Isn't it cruel to treat a
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