Year: 1874

make the TOO common mistake of irwin;
10 get more ont of than there ia in him
uou VIII find him q true blessing. com
ing fuily mp to my Recommendation anc
Son,riout'ng every day directly to Won,
n1altn, wealth, siccess and happiness
dance. se"" "oon-


The steed which present is essent;
ally a working horse. To develon hi,
e1ceiiencles you have only to Give him
plenty of work and food. Feed him az
am informed my horse was fed -on
sawdust, given copiously each day and
with your OWE hand, and however 70.
pulsive his gaunt frame NAV now an.
pear, he will soon grow beautiful in
your eyes.


he never goes without buckinp: and
that you may have no excuse for moi
trying his gait, send you a buck saw
You may with perfect safety dlaw this
instrument never SO rapidly forwards
and backwards over his backbone. and
small as he is, he will enjoy it as tran.
quilly as my horse seems to eniov the
sensation of being spurred,


The people of Seattle, who know your
habits SO well. will doubtlessly be as
much surprised to zee you in possession
OF a work horse. as those of Olyr pia
have been to see me the owner of q sad.
die horse, and whilst the thing is vet
novel you will undoubtedly have to an
swer many particular inquiries concern
ing your new acquisition, Such, al
least. has been my experience, and up
to the present time the whole town
seems dying to know the full pedigree
and exact age of my horse. As for the
pedigree OF the animal which send you,
my kno Wedge extends no farther than
the damn horse which you sent me-
Probably you will hereafter be able to
remember how and by whom he.w
got. There will doubtless be great So
heltude among your friends in regard to
the age of your horse, and in this mat
ter you have the advantage of me, for
whilst cannot with propriety refer the
curious to the mouth of gift horse, you
can answer all questions upon this point
by proudly showing the teeth of your
saw, where the number of days you
work him will be registered with won
derful exactness.


Let me again impress upon your mind
the importance of remembering that
this is essentially working man s
horse. Do not be afraid to work him,
but above all, do not fall into the fatal
error of imagining that you can ride him
rough shod over the corpse of the Occi-
denta! Brotherhood into Office in King
county.


As drausht horse YOU will find him
q perfect success. He will draw the
whole town, and hs is not only always
dry himself, but, like the dunn horse
you sent me, you will find that every
person that looks upon him will get dry
also. That your friends will be as kind
about helping you to water him as my
friends have been to me in that busi-
ness,


l remain, gratefully and truly yours.


FRANCIS HENRY.


At the conclusion of the reading of
the letter, and after the mel riment had
subsided, Mr.. McGilvra responded as
follows:


Mr.. Brown, and Gentlemen of the
Occidental Brothe rbood:


In response to the letter of my friend
Hon. Francis Henry, SO eloquently
read upon this occasion by you, sir,
(Mr. Brown) and by way of acknowl-
edgem ent of the receipt of the horse Cor
colt) and saw so kindly presented, in
return for the riding horse referred to.
and now in my friends possession, al
low me to say that / am happy to know
that the horse presented to my friend, in
the name of the Occidental Brotherhood,
was safely delivered in his usual condi-
ton, and is holding his own. as well as
becoming somewhat notorious. May
my friend and his horse ever continue
to prosper, is my most ardent desire.


l may say, however, that am greatly
surprised, not at the receipt of the work
horse (or colt) from my friend, but that
it should prove to be the offspring of the
horse of my friend. Whether my friends
horse is sire or dam, or whether my
horse (or colt) has more than one pa
rent. does not appear. Perhaps my
friend will explain hereafter.
But, genoer and parentage aside, one
thing is certain, and that is, that an an
imal SO young as the one you present
me, still needs the lacteal fluid provid-
ed by nature for the sustenance OF
his delicate frame, and as you, Mr..
Brown, are a mutual friend, and well
provided with the essential material,
leave the animal for the present in your
charge. knowing it will be safe and well
cared for.


The animal is entirely too Young to
need other drink than before referred
to, and think will attract less attention
to be disposed of as indicated, than 9th.
erwise. And besides. my friend is en-
tirely mistaken in attributing to me any
political aspirations; but if I had such
aspirations. should not attempt to ride
over the corpse Of the Occidental Broth
erhood, but rather by the aid and assist
ance of that noble order.


Hoping again that my friend and his
horse may both prosper and yet be hap
py; am, gentlemen, your most Obliged
and humble servant.


At this stage of the proceedings, Mr.
McGilvra very mysteriously disappear
ed; bnt the horse was well taken care of
as requested.