A GENTLE-LOOKING HORSE.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 74, 25 December 1875, Page 3

A GENTLE-LOOKING HORSE.

“ Yes,” {-’.aid u driver of the oar to the man who stood on the steps, “she’s a mighty nice marc for cur work—leastways to look nt. Kick? Well, rather. Since I’ve had her she’s removed the insides from two horses hitched in with her; she’s eaved in her stall times enough to make one carpenter rich, and ’] i vened up morc’n one passenger. ’Memiter one case in particular; nice old gent with youngsters —going out for a ■picnic—had a basket of lunch covered up with a table cloth. Just as ho was get tin’ off, the mare worked round wdien 1 was not lookin’, and she fetched that basket one clatter with both foot—l don’t rightly know hut she got in all tour —anyways there was lunch for within ten rods, whether he wanted It or hot—the news boys mostly did. Think the old mart saved the knuckle bone of the bam, and the cork of one bottle. Sich a nico-lonkhi’ boast as she is too. Why, that marc has been bought out of the stable not less’u three times acause she wavs seek a. gen ticlookin’ lady’s horse; Well; it’s good for the doctors, and the'waggon makers, anyhow.' .Always staves up the family, and gets back into the team’ll loss than a week." Kevor was broke, she wasn t —and never will till she tails ofi a hdtise.'