Show vai n baito 3 ale el ZA A BOIER THE FARMERS HOP HORSE SE ill buy your horse for or it a good price said tile man to the farmer fanner 1 I 1 linte hate to part with him film said the farmer lie ile Is such a good horse and tile the children love him so much ot of course lies a good horse that Is why I 1 am willing to pay pas plenty of money for him sold sald tile the man now the farmer was not rich he really was quite poor and lie needed the money more than the horse well lie he sald said fit at last ill sell him to you 11 hols hes a good horse all right said the man lideh ill him to alie lie had bah of my wagon ill take him right along no sat said the farmer you en cant nt take him now alt all tho the children are not here they would want ft ant to sa say cooil by to him fond of him tin very fond of hi him in lie he lins bits such a nice way with tile the cill children adren well when can I 1 have him asked the man rather crossly ill bring him to town tomorrow sa said I 1 d the farmer fanner all right said the man and ill buy that little wagon I 1 saw him with yesterday tomorrow said the farmer after the price imd had been arranged a very good price the man drove off oil daddy d addy sat said the children who had heard the talk between their father anil and the man you arent going to sell are you and the two youngest ones began to cry it was nil all the older ones could ilo ila to keep back the tears and the farmer acted ts ns though hed like to cry a litt little lebit bt himself children C ildren lie he said 1 I need that hat money I 1 must sell no other horse will bring so much to roe me anda tile lie children urge their nav more for they knew it was haul bard for him too soon the rest of came along with their mother and when they heard that was to be sold they were all so very ver very ery very sad come over oer here If they callad led I 1 horsle walked milked out of the gate which led into the field and camo came across the rond road to the farmhouse ile he stood by b the front porch and a all ll 11 the children put their lie lieada ds on his r soft oft head and neck and hissed kissed him as the tears streamed down their faces here said the mother sugar for lI orsie I 1 but did not want the sugar ile he weighed neighed n thank yu ou but lie was vaa very sad for he knew something was ns wrong have hae some long grass said the lite farmer hut but florale seem to MIA to ent eat the children sat up tip until very ery late that night they got on of llois Ifor ies back and rode him up and down domi along tile the path behind the barn and through gh tile held field then lie he would come come over by tile the porch to be petted the next nest morning very ery early the former farmer got up find and tile the children sold said their good bys b s to with tears in their eyes which they tried to keep back herslo hors 10 lo gave gae a low whinny heliin whinny I 1 and licked ills his masters masi hands ar T P h b 11 II 0 r s I 1 e d dont t do that said nis his master half choking with tears 4 they started off the farmer holding the reins so I 1 loosely boosel io A as it if lie he coul dat bear to guide to the man to whom lie he was going to sell him horsle horde walked and every few out of the gate mi minutes n u t e s horsle turned ills his head fiend around and with his pleading eyes begged not to t 0 be sold the farmer could not resist the took look in Ilor sies eyes and the thought of his bla lonely children 1 I just cant sell you ion lie said ill tell the man so sol I 1 and back went to the farm oli oil what happiness there was ft as when lie he came back baak to |