The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14
BLACK HURRICANE
Pleasing Little Story of Kindness and Sacrifice Between
Kind Master and Faithful Horse
Classmate

sweeping PRAIRIE fingers his lips and
whistle the waving of Far off in the
black peck that had been mooness suddenly
e with the speed the wind approached him.
with of the powerful launches 1t
Black Hurricane answering his masters call.
watched silent admiration, his cleaning with
PRIDE with terrible tightening of bis heasrings would
Hurricane would respond that call get his
lump sugarhe last tme perhaps he would carry his
When the powerful charger his side nosed
the pocket for his lump of be whinnd delight totally
unconscious of the misty watching him.
Il don't know what I'll do without you Hurricane, Bert
murmured sroking the glossy neck 1t will if He
stopped catch his voice. and then silently placing his
against horses he sighed Hurricane shook his
and prancng around him. 1t clear invitation for
a wild ride the
YES ready n minute" the boy answered. But it's
the last ride, Hurricane-the last one for me-"
Black Hurricane seemed almost intelligent human
being his head dropped his masters
Bert bis back and him the
that he recovered bis spirits Then like black streak,
boy and horse the prairie toward the rising
Bert put inevitable until the last Since
day. month BEFORE when Henry Billings the horseman and
owner of the Star Ranch a for
five hundred dollars for the superb ANIMAL Bert
would with his best friend Five hundred
much for the Fosters just then perhaps
life Mr.. Foster and of mind for his wife,
There that cumi-
physical breakdown for Berts father and with doctors
spring purchase and winter supplies to lay
imperative Bert had struggled hard the cal
all, his suggestion that Black Hurricane be sold
Neither mother had such possibility but
the Mrs Fosters when he told her
Billings would him five hundred dollars for the horse
ample reward for the sacrifice.
Bert had Hurricane In prosperous days
pony presented him by his father birthday gift
that the had been nseparabe
They had together and Bert loved him dearly almost
brothers. Hurricane his devotion
Bert a beautiful thing.
Black Hurricane had to
ridden him Bert and he only bareback Hurricane
depd the saddle he despised all who attempted mount his
nearly wild and free the wind and certainly
swift and enduring People who the play of the wonderful
beneath the black admired and peed the beautiful
charger take the risk of riding him. With Bert
different. Black Hurricane meek and docie
child with him.
Straight prairie rising
Ranchhy rode boy and horse floating speck the
landscape green Hurricane trembling with the joy of
vng Bert shaking inwady the of parting with
his pet
When they rode in the corral Star Ranch the
greeted them with of admiration, for Henry Billings
only successful horsebreeder. but lover of horse flesh
Have you sell Hurrcane?" the asked, smiling
up al the rider.
Does offer still hold Mr. Bings" Bert retorted his
voice little shaky.
Yes. I'll give you that any day." Then a little
surprise, Are you really considering SALE Bert?"
Yes. sir"
Billings reached hand and shook of the boys
Pm glad to hear Bert I've wanted Black Hurricane than
any Tie him here house."
But you he saddle BROKE" added, wish
deceive the purchaser The nodded and Bert
And nobody else has his back Pm afraid you'll have
trouble mounting him. I'd be careful"
Il will, Bert IN treat him kindly and break him the
saddle gradually. l want him for personal USE"
shook his head for he knew how stubborn Black
was; but he said
Half hour later he left the ranch, with the money
Hurricane his pocket. Mr. Billings had offered
him back home in his buckboard and Bert had
That night Bert lonely restless His sumber
by Dreams which he alternately flying
prairie Hurricanes back aud taking fearful farewell him. In
the he walked his favore knoll and for hour
there watching the changing landscape
Rising finally, with SIGH he returned the house 1t
hard for him forget his loss long enough become
The following day of the first Then.
day, when the pain had ased little by the
he startled by something that brought him his
with exclamation of surprise