Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-09-14
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She Rewards d Patient
Waiter
By CLARlSSA aMACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.
BY cLARISsA MAcKIE

tue EAuDt framed Wnlte mare tnat
drpoped dejectedly near the closed
Gnor Of her stable. Her ragged, I'M
RpnIpt name was tangled with burs,
spiue of last years crop One eye
was Of that dull blue. denoting a sight
less vision; the other optic. of a soft
brown mldness. was turned toward
the watchful Mr. Keene The mare
shifted her sprung knees and wheezed
patiently
Jacob turned and stumped into the
honse scattering the gathered chick
ems with his sudden impetuosity
Lizzie he said. addressing his wife,
its COMPOUNDED shame how Loren.
20 treats TINT mare ! wish had the
money TO buy Daisy of of him."
Mrs Keene turned mild blue ewes on
her irate lord II wish you had, dear"
she said meekly.
Wishing don't do any good snap
ped Jacob
"rhar's what was thinking" she
admitted tactlessly.
'Humph That's all the sympathy
| get. Lizzie Keene.
You're making yourself sick over
that horse. objected Mrs. keene as
her husband moved his chair away
from his half tasted supper IF Lo-
renzo won't sell Daisy TO you. why
don't you give up the ideeY
Jacob glured out OF the window and
swallowed hard ,''lt amt that Loren.
20 don't want to sell the critter Liz
zie,' he explained patiently He
amt got no use for her with the brown
horse. He's just naturally mean
hunks and because be knows I've been
wanting 10 buy back Daisy ever since
Cnrle Willie sold " to Lorenzo with
out giving ne first hid on It, | never
heard OF Netile VET that knew how to
treat critter human
lie gives her enough 70 eat, don't
neT asked Mrs keene deprecatingiy.
Yes after he's Kept her waiting long
enough and she gets drink, too. after
awhile But II she only had half the
attention that the brown one gets she'd
make II mighty good looking horse
But she's terrible sprung. and some
| body said she Ind the heayes. Jacob"
"Heaves or no heaves. IN bet could
make that critter look like tldy In.
| side OF week. asserted Jacob conf
IDENTIFY. I've never forgot heNv she
looked when Uncle Willie used 10
drive her to church on Sundays
White as snow she was. and her name
NIL cr!nkly like silk. with blue ribbon
| tied In her rorelock She locks white
as snow now. don't she?' he ieered
| pointing at the sorry procession enter
| ing the Nettle stable. Mrs. Keenc arose
and pressed her thin nose TO the win.
| dow
First there frisked the Nettle dog. as
| II her rasning bark might induce great
er speed to the Ieisurely progress of the
bighted Daisy. who stumbled in with
hanging head lorenzo Nettle follow
| ed, twirling IN empty corn measure
on his brond palm and perhaps casting
| n speculative eye toward the sunset
| reddened windows OF his neichbor
| l.orenzU Nettle wsls not thurman nor
was be hard hearted, he merely loved
money and hr had learned that little
| appareM neglecI toward Daisy would
only enhance her value In the eyes OF
she nephew or her former owner
Nor was he mistaken for scarcely
| had he closed the stable door upon the
old mare. now comfortably watered
| and fed In her stall. than jacob
keene's rotund form bobbed on the
other side OF the fence
"Howdy?" inquired Lorenzo genially.
Quite some. replied jacob absent.
IT, Then. Il say, Lorenzo. what about
selling Daisy7"
Lorenzo Nettle Strengthened sudden
~ and looked sharply ut his neighbor.
We'll. what about selling herT'
You said you'd consider my ofTer OF
ST." protested Mr. Keene
81 have considered IL, and | don't
consider it enough Now. Jacob YOU
know your Uncle Willie set great store
10y Daisy, When he sold her to me he
said she'd r@fc her three minutes
wer to Fray's uack the summer the
seven year iocustS didn't come when
they wuS due, and you know burned
wei you can't expect to get three
minute trotter for ST. No. sirr
Jacob Eeeue sat In thoughtful si
rucp for awhile You bought that
there Daisy dfieeu years ago. Loren
zn ne stated mildly. and the year
J8c seven year locusts skipped Little
siver WIS twelve wears before that,
sau figure that Daisy wasn't do
H- an three minutes when YOU
nWlN' her on 81 Uncle Willie. ana If
you pait ,Uoren S2a for her then TN
cat my hat"
As Lorenzo did not oacr 10 sclve the
problem Of Daisy's COS, there was no
occasion for facoh % lunch on his al.
duplicated beadztar Nevertheless that
mnled geutlcmau piohcd thoughtful
Is az lbs fraHitd straw trim
Ibid you never hear 81 anything In
crcaSlns ia valnpT asked Lorenzo aft.
er awhile
MOT horses unless you're trying 10
argue THAT The Aich price Of meat has
2og anything ta Go WITH III" returned