Show The other da day r six horses were sold from lh the fire department of New Tew York City for the sum of They hey had served the fhe city for many years but belt had lost ost the spring action and strength needed for foI the place lace A storm of or i indignant protests were there ere sent to the nett newspapers rs The writers p pointed out that indifferent e n t men ien after aftel a few years' years service service are arc are retired on a pension penion pension pen- pen sion ion an and that it is a shame shome to turn those faithful servants over oer to the mercies of the truck vender cn ler We Ve think the rile protests protects were right An accomplished accomplished fire horse should be pensioned when too old oldo to o longer sel serve ve a common one should be mercifully r chloroformed After years rears of or regular food at certain hours loins regular grooming after so after so to speak speak his his habits had become fixed it is a shame shamo to turn such an n animal over o to the starving slow death which comes front from a heartless s |