Show i I Hecks Heck's Horse Balked on o Him m He Heck k P Piper r from Snake Bend who alms allus likes like to show off in public come coine dt driving ing ving into Bingville Bing day split behind a new horse he had swapped for recent re nt Heck down Main street et with his head h d up in in the theair theair theair air the cynosure of all eyes until suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly denh the horse hone one balked right in front of Hen Weathersby's store where ere several several several sev sev- sev- sev eral of our most citizens was setting out outon on the front pi piazza watching the performance Heck was wasa a good eat cal took do down at first but he struck str ck the horse hone with the th whip and then the animal t began to fo ki kick k in the shafts shaft Heck put up the whip and got out and tried to tend lead him but the horse would not budge Then Heck Keck got back in the die buggy bugg and tried to coax the horse along but he wouldn't t coax worth wortha a cent cent he he just stood there with his ears ear laid back stubborn as a mu mule e. e By this this' time quite a a. a crowd had collected collected col cot and was laughing at Heck and making all manner of fun of him and andas as for Heck he was wa humiliated ted and du dis disgraced graced in the extreme Finally Heck got the buggy and leaving the horse standing there went into Hen Weathersby's store ore and and bought some cigars but he hadn't any any more than lit one until the horse hone turned around and started for Snake Bend on the run As a 9 result Heck had to walk back home amid the jeers jeers' of the entire of Bingville who had turned out to see the fun and to joke Heck until he was town Ve We presume Heck will avoid Bingville in inthe inthe inthe the future w |