The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-30
TRADED FOR
TROUBLE ONLY
j. Q. Adams Stung in Two
Places.
GOT THE WORST OF The DEAL
Horse Was Not Able to
Navigate.
Now the Humane Officer Wants John
Quincy to Explain How II Happen
ed he Neglected the Animal.

This Is q story about John Quincy
Adams and a horse. 1t is not the j.
Quincy known to history but as might
be imagined gentlemen of ebony
hue, who halls from North Marion.
If J. Quincy Adams had not been an
old and rather unreliable ticker and
$l.5O in coin of the realm, this story
might have never been written. But
II developed that j. @! A. did say
things. Hence the tale.
Apple Cation pardon the introduc-
tion of this character with no more
excuse but he is really necessary to
the telling of 1t. Apple Cation owned
q horse-that Is IL was what might have
been a horse once. He tenderly cared
for this animal, renting barn on The
Simpson property on South Prospect
street.
one day-last Thursday to be ac-
curate-John Quincy Adams strolled
or rambled or moseyed as you will,
down past said barn He saw the
horse within the dark recesses of the
barn and saw Apple Cation taking
care of him Knowing Apple the name
sake of president engaged in con-
versation. 1t took about five minutes
to arrange a deal and j. Quincy
was in possession of horse pardon
the term, while Apple Cation had
John Quincy Adams watch, chain and
$50 of his money. AS far as the
ebony hued lad is concerned it was
u sight-on- seeing swap.
About the time that John Quincy
Adams was ready to step into the
barn and look at his purchase Apple
evidently thought 1t was going to
rain. for he had to leave in hurry
Now, the information Is not entire
ly reliable but it is had through rumor
that John Quincy Adams found his
purchase propped up against the wall
of narrow stall. The head of said
purchase was supported by cross
board which had been nailed up and
the creature-not to say beast, was
using three legs to support whatever
weight he might have had.
A look at the beast rather had the
effect of a cold water shower on the
distinguished name sake of a mere
president, but he Intended to go
through with 1t. 1t Is reported that
the horse was so thin that II was
| transparent,
Acting upon his first impulse he
found a rope-the horse was not tied
as that was quite unnecessary-slip-
ped II around the neck and with
violent jerk got the animal started
1t was pitiable, so they say, and John
Quincy Adams got as far as the alley
with his purchase when he happened
to look around and decided that he
did not have the heurt to do 1t. The
sight he saw amazed him. If there
is anything that horse may develop
that this one did not have then tho
colored lad had never heard of 1t. Be
sides all of the diseases that might
be acquired this equine had game
leg and more age than falls to mos
beasts of burden.
SO ]. Quincy Adams turned around
and half lead and half dragged sait
beast back into the barn. Then III
hiked, deciding that he would be NOR
careful of his deals in the future
Hour after hour passed and hour
flew into days. Neighbors finally ap
pealed to Humane Oficer J. w. Ulsl
on Sunday and had him look after tn
horse which had been there since Thu
sday. without food or water us
cared for the animal and today he too
| II out TO the disposal plant and with
well directed bullet put j. Quinc
Adams purchase out of this sordi
world.
Now the officer wants one j. Q. A
on charge of cruelty 10 animals. An
lJ. @. A. probably feels that he ma
been stung enough without having
fine nut on besides