TALE OF A HORSE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 185, 23 June 1916, Page 1 (Supplement)

TALE OF A HORSE.

A horse called .Jack was one among many employed at the erection ot W many employed at the erection of Waterloo Bridge. The horse was accustomed to draw the stone trucks along a tramway to a place where the stones weie required. A beerhouse was. of course, oiieiied near the works for the Mie.iel use of the navvies and other workmen. The driver ol .lack's truck was an honest sort ol fellow named Tom, who had one special weakness, an inability to pa.c the beerhouse without taking a little, -be k was so accustomed to this that, though a restive animal, he waited patiently till Tom came out of his own accord or until the appearance of an overlooker startled the matt into activity. On one occasion, however, when the superintendents, were absent, Tom took so long a spell at lire ale that .lack became lHstite, and the trace fastenings being long enough the animal put his head" inside the ale house door and, seizing the astonished Tom by the collar with hi., teeth, dragged the lazy man out lo lh« truck. Every man there understood the action of the I hoise, and gnat became the lame ot duck amongst the host ol workers. GEKVAXOEI.IN'E'S PROGRESS. I >Ls lb i<. <s mis no exception to ilm j „ene;al rule'. She believed iinplmiily ! j u the Heaven-s.'iu genius ol her olt- ' spun—end th-rc were five ol them. i Above all vas she convinced tnnc [ (leivan' i I'm v ' ; ~ '""'• , to ''harm the I best audit iocs in Lflldoll by her gilt for piau.-playing. So at the age ul I'll Gervallge.llie 1 „as mn iwivt-a week to tim expcii-ive i ;i,::dolllv I.l' Iferr Pojipaniizzel. ! Ai il'm ind o| the first term the j proud mother railed mi the great man ! j„ ~,,;,.;- , , ~ive bin, a..i opportunity m I holding bulb mi Gt uaiigo'um - gciiiI Us. S-'' " ! --• ' , ~, ~ I "Ni.w piole.sfr. how long will it pi.lU'ftl?" I :-.-,• |>,.|,|.iin!m/el ilmughi 1- r a few | niinni • Ai ' '-> : .|)„l din: imbnssibl- to dell, said ! he. How's thai ?" -aid Mrs. Brigg., m ' n mother-hehiing-for-her-young sort of ; car,.. •• I'm Mir-- .he ha. the necessary i CjUalilii ale-e.s. ha -n t she new':" | - Veil, matam." said the professor,