The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-08-28
Horse ObSetS TO
Get Green Corn
Beast Tries to EaecUte CHDe
BLdckSmiM IN OHier IN
LdRd Roasting Ears.

/ Alonzo Miller, a blacksmith en-
/ ployed in carriage repair shop in
haarig, met with an unusual expert
cncc while driving down to the big
drcdge boat which is operating a few
miles south of this city,
Mr.. Miller borrowed a nag from a
friend and, without saying Il word to
his employer, appropriated an ancient
blackboard that had been sent to the
shop for repairs.
Starting in the cool, early morning
he logged along the road until he
came to the home of Fred Wells, who
lives with his parents on farm
about three miles southwest Of the
Cape. Just as he reached the gate
lcadug from the main thoroughfaro
to the Wills domcilc, he met Fred
coming out of the field ON the oppo-
Size side Of the road, carrying an arm
fuii Of green fodder.
Miocr gathered up the dangling
line and giving them a steady pull
brought BucephaIus to a sudden halt.
NJ. Wills stood his burden Of corn
stalks against the front wheel while
tie took the horny hand Of Mr.. Miller
~ friendly greeting, after which cerc-
uoyy weather conditions and crop
outlook were discussed in logical
fashion.
When they had settled the Euro
poau turbulence, the farmer friend
leisurcly gathered up his load Of
"roughness" and trudged YEARLY
around the rear end of the buggy.
while the blacksmith was engaged in
relighting his Missouri mcerschaum,
preparatory to resuming his journey.
In the meantime, Bucephalus, who
had been hurried from his stall with
out any breakfast had directed his at
tention to the toothsomc and tempt
ing feed Of unstCmmcd roasting ears
and his mouth watered at the sight
Of it. In fact he could not bear to see
such a treat escape him, and without
any preliminaries, he deliberately
snapped ends with himself in his en-
deavor to close the gap between him
self and the vanishing feast.
The ancient vehicle gave Il gasp
and a groan, then slowly carecning,
hung in the balance for a second be
fore the final crash, which resulted in
complete Overturning, with the
startled occupant helplessly imprison-
ed beneath the wreckage.
When the startled Wills saw his
friends predicament, he threw his
load to the ground and FASTENED to
the rescue. The hungry beast, in his
determination to get the corn pro-
ceeded to drag the inverted carriage
with him as he struggled to reach his
destination. The unfortunate black
smith bumped over the rocky places
as the high seat back nudged him
along.
When finally removed from his
porilous position his head was coy
cred with nodules much resembling
goose eggs in size and form and
while there was scarcely a part Of Li-
body that did not show some i'll cc-
feet, he still held his pipe firmly be-
tween his teeth and was putting Wig
orously when the buggy was lifted
from his heaving form.
The persistent nag devourcd the
hard-earned breakfast in gourmand-
ling fashion while the dishcvelcd
driver collected his wits and felt his
bumps.
When everything was restored to
its natural order Mr.. Miller disap-
peared in a cloud of dust which
cleared away long before the sounds
of his imprisoned reproaches on his
thoughtless roadster faded from the
hearing of his faithful friend and
rescuer.
Charles TweedIe, Charles Porter
and Owen Porter of Campbell mo-
tored into the Cape yesterday morn
ing enroute to st. Louis, for which
point they departed in the early aft
ernoon.