The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-08
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THE TWO HORSES.

Listen horses" said Jenny Horse,
Gerry and have been quite famous"
The horses were in n stable and they
were neighing aud chatting.
Yes said Jerry Horse. I'VE have.
but it was very. very foolish" =
Dear me-" said another horse. 'you
two horses are a great addition TO the
stable, To think that you have beth
been famous and that you. consider
fame foolish thing.
Zone would think that to be famous
would be everything in the world. like
| being In history for example, like being
George Washington or some great
creature"
| There, there" said one Of the
horses. that is going rather far. You
begin to imagine things and then you
imagine more and more. One day you
were making-believe so hard that you
almost believed yourself you had been
the horse who had been ridden by Paul
Revere"
That's So" said the horse who had
been speaking. well. fame always
seems very wonderful 10 me-"
You have been famous for having
been always In the one stable. That is
quite unusual ia these days of selling
horses and buying motor cars" said
another horse.
F, True" said the horse who thought
fame was so fine.
There We're many horses in the stable
for the master loved horses and so did
the mistress. and SO did the children.
They wouldn't have given up their
horses for anything, as they enjoyed
u riding and driving.
T what were you going TO tell us?"
one of the horses asked Jenny Horse.
!. She was the new white horse who had
u just arrived.
;, "Oh yes. l was going to tell you how
y famous Jerry and / have been"
d I'm Jerry" neighed the other new
t, white horse.
ID Tell Us" nelghei the horses.
y TELL US" they urged.
CT you tell the story" said Jerry. nod
= ding his head at Jenny.
u NO. you would tell II far better,
Il said Jenny.
,ui "Ah no, that is modest of you but 4
Is not so, you would tell II better"
st pray tell it." the other horses urged
h "Well," said Jenny. Jerry and
r. were two horses who were once in al
I opera. Now an opera is a great must
- cal play. There is huge orchestr
or big band or whatever you want I
N call 1t. Then there are singers an
before them are lots and lots of peopl
on who clap their hands and who seem I
nd enjoy it very much"
ae "They say" said Jerry, "that II
~ costs lots of money to go to operas.
" "Now Jerry" said Jenny, don't b
snobbish!"
on "Well, I wasn't snobbish. I was onl
telling that as q matter of interest"
nut I'VE were in the opera" continue
TO Jenny. There have been horses VII
oy have appeared in other operas and ais
IT. plays from time to time, but ~
are two horses you actually see an
know who have been in a great, gre:
Italian opera called Aida
sb- Did you sing:" asked the 9th,
INT horses.
M "Oh, gracious no." said Jerry. "v
Ter weren't asked to sing. and our voie
a weren't even tried"
nd 1--WE were dressed up with bells al
OF handsome harness." said Jenny. al
st. VIC brought in q fine wooden cart. Q
is the stage had every color on ii imagi
ed ablei 1t was q glorious scene.
an And | nudged Jerry. and shook n
,ut head at him and said:
Aren't we pair OF pretty sIna
horses TO be in great opera like thi:
"'Why yes Jerry answered, but ,
, q don't understand the beauties of mu:
,ho Ike the JOY of eating hay
ON flush said TO Jerry. let no 0
ze. hear you say such thing al the opcr
70 | Isn't that q fine story e