Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-03

interfere with the foreman. Among
HAT gang Of human wrecks ana cut
n.rontS IL WAS every man for himself.
and the survival of the fittest. / had
two beautiful black eyes. and my nose
felt like Il football.
/ went up on deck. The moon and
stars were out and the twinkling lights
4 or New York harbOr were gradually
fading into the distance. Leaning over
tie rail were the foreman and the
veterinarian. doc" Casey. by name.
The foreman was talking. Snatches
OF his conversation reached my ears
Load horses? Why. that bunch OF
scum they wished on Inc couldn't load
lump sugar one lump at time. How
Brown expects me to deliver 1900
horses into Bordeaux with this scurvy
| outfit. l don't know. We're lucky, I'm
thinkin. il I'VE hundred q them don't
die. Why, there's not one o. the
! bliGhters knows which end Of n horse
cats hay. l tell you. Doc. your work
Is cut on: for YOU. If. in few days.
you don't hive couple of hundred
eases of collie on your hands, then I'm
Il hloomn' liar"
DOC" Casey answered.:
''Wcll, III tell you. Mr.. Guorty. this
y Is my third trip over and l have seen
some tough lunches. but this one is
the limit and l sure lave n Job on nv
! hands. It's too bad that PinerO let out
on that young fellow. because. in my
! mini, that was pretty cownrdly blow.
lie seemed to know how to handle
, horses. What do you say If give him
the job of assistant veterinarian? He's
! had six years cavalry experience"
Tho foreman answered:
Throw him over the side, if YOU
WANT don't care. But guess you'll
need someone to help you out. so 20 to
! it,"
! | was ovcrjoyed. Just then pinero
! came aft. The horse doctor turned to
! HIM and said: Look here. Pincro,
I've seen lots Of dirty work in my life,
! hut that exhibition of yours on the
dock is about the filthieSt I've seen in
long time. Now, just take tip
from me. That young fellow from now
Oil is working for me, and you lay your
Mlnds Off of him. If find you med
ding with him. I'll push that silly grin
OF yours down your throut until it
chokes you. Now, that's all got to
! say, lay off Of him. Do you under
, Stand!"
! Pincro started to humble excuses,
but the doctor shut him up with. II
! don't wan! to hear any more. I'm off
| % you for life, hut remember what I
| tell you. Steer clear from the two O
! US. snbc?"
l guess the second foreman "sabied"
| all right, because he vouchSafcd no
answer. My heart warmed tn doc"
! Casey and 1 slipped away unobscrved.
The next morning the doctor fixed
mc up with court plaster and I was
! Installed rs assistant veterinarian ut
! S''o for the trip. i was to sleep in
! doe CaScy'S StatprOOm, where he
| lad his medicine stock, but before en-
tcring the room "Docr told me. Take
! this bucket Of water; put Il few drops
Of creosotc in 1t. and 60 aft on the
hatch and take good bath, and throw
! your underwear away"
| asked him what for. He answered:
when YOU take your shirt off. take
II good look at 1t and you'll see why"
began to feel itchy all over but mi
nutcly followed his Instructions.
Upon taking my shirt Off, one look
, WAS enough. 1t was alive, and over
the rail it went. Doc loaned me Il
! white suit and took charge of my
outer clothing. What he did with
them I don't know. but that afternoon
he returned them to me. They were
Shrunls Il size smaller. but were clean.
l was satisfied. SO was Doc.
Five days Otit we ran into n squnll
and our work was cut out for us. We
even had horses on the decks in
wooden stalls. The ship was lurching
and pitching, and huge seas would
| burst over the gunwaleS.
Several of the wooden stalls gave
way and the horses were loose on the
deck. With every lurch OF the ship
n couple of horses would fall, and,
kicking and snOrtiDg, would slide down
the inclined deck, hitting against
winches and the hatchway, scraping
their hides off. 1t was worth q mans
life to get into that mess.
Then | hac more or less respect for
the foreman and second foreman.
INTO The midst of that struggling and
Kicking bunch of horses they went, as
sisted by Doc Casey. -Four of the
horses received broken legs, and Pin
Gro. instead Of shooting them. cut
! their throats with IL sharp dagger he
/ carried.
One Of the negroes from the lower
hold staggered to the upper deck with
n