The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-12-11

puG,r shouted Mir. iinw>,... w uri,
other people have got Il heart you have
n cobl,eStonp. ! don't believe you
know what pity is. and. az for mercy.
| can't remember of your having ever
shown it.
Mrs. fsowser said no more. but there
was n smile on her lips as she turned
away. She waS thinking how Mr.. Pow
ser and that old horse wnuld foregath
er when the whiIpoorwiI.s sang.
In another half hour the peddi+f
came leading the beast.
He limped: he hobhed: he sighed ana
croaned There was despair in his
heart and appeal in his eyes.
Az he saw Mr.. RnwSer take ten
dollar bill from his pocket he shed
tears and sought to lay his head on the
philanthropist' shoulder. 1t was very
affecting for moment.
"Whatcher goin' to do wild him.
boss:" asked the peddler as be was
ready to 20.
.'Show him that there is human
heart i, my breast"
Gee! Dat will be fOine! Say. Gully.
If YOU was to 20 at 1t wild all yer heart
you could make dat hoSs love you most
to death. | never had de time-see? !
hadn't orter called him names. but l
was alus mad cause he wasn't CAM
eli. Dye know how much a camel
coSts:"
Mr.. Bowser didn't He was wonder
ing whether the horse could live to get
around into the alley. where there was
q barn to rent He offered the peddier
a dime to do the leading. but the man
SHOOK his head and replied:
Not any of dat fur me. boss: don't
want no partin' scenes In mine: If
broke down and cried I'D be OF my
feed fur whole week"
The Tale Of the Bulletins.
Mrs. ROwser was iC oking out OF the
window. and small crowd had gath
cred. and It took all the courage in Mr.
BowSers soul to lead the iimping and
grooming animal around tn the baru
Yes. there was barn to rent. but the
owner wanted s. cash In advance on
the rent. He wasn't going to say that
the horse might not live an hour. bur
that WIS hiN way Of renting his barn.
If other folks had different ways that
WAS nothing to him.
The S3 was paid. and with the help
of two other men the horse was pushed
inside
Then MIR. Bowser set out for feed
store and ordered S. worth Of hay and
oats.
Then be bought q currycomb.
brush. A blanket and new halter.
Then he hired a boy for s. week to
care for the horse.
At the dinner table Mrs. BowSer had
| no questions to ask. but he sighed no"
| and then like man who has done
| his duty as he sees it and has load
| of his mind. He was about $50 out
/ Of pocket, but rescuing old horses from
! the grave can't be dore on the Cheap
| John plan.
1t had been arranged that the stable
L
boy should report every few minutes
between the hours Of 7 and 10. as Mr..
Bowser looked upon the first night as
the critical one. and it was soon after
that the first report came In.
'The boss hnsn't drunk any water
yet"
| Then followed others as get down:
| "The boss is looking at the hay.
! 'eThe boss hain't eating no hay.
| II have offered the boss oats, oue ne
turned away with grunt-
| .eThe boss !s hanging his head
1.-THE boss don't seem to care ourn
| for anything.
1.-The hnss is asleep and dreaming.
'sThe boss has woke up and sighed.
| "Im glad I'm not an old boss.
! "The boss is q a-coughing.
| 'The hoSs is a-shivering.
| "The huSs Is rumbing inside OF his-
SELF
There v:S one more bulletin and
then all wns silent. and Mr.. BoWser
| stole upsta:;S to bed 1t read:
| The boss i deader'n q doornall, and
! am go;n9 s.0me."