Show I Th The e 81 Black ac k B Beauty I BY I ANIE ANNIE SEWELL i J I r- r front from 1 There hero was one man I t thought if ho would buy Lu- mo me i would I Luh h bu bo happy happ lie Ie was not a 0 gentleman no nor yet et one of or tho the loud 11 h sort that called themselves so 80 o. o He lie was wan rather caled r. r le u a small man mon but well made mad and quick In all his hie motions motion I fn ih aJ knew a tao mo- Il a mOi by the way ho handled me that ho he was u us used d t to horses ho lie oke and hi hig Bok ant gray bra eye had a kind kind- n t Iy ly cheery cheer look hook In It u It I may seem com strange to say say but but 8 but it I is true all aU the same me that the tho clean fresh smell there was wae about y him made mado me take to him him- no HO smell of ot old beer and which I r hated but bul tl a a froth frosh h smell as If J ho lie had como come out of or a n hayloft Ho lie HoI I offered twenty throe pounds for tor mo- mo but hat hat liat was vas refused and ad ho walked away I 1 look Jool ato after him him but ho he was vas gone gOllO and n a n ver very hal looking hard loud loud- voiced olce man came 1 I was dreadfully afraid ho he would woul have me but he lie also walked off elY One Ofle On or 01 two I 01 i more mare moc came who dl did not flot mean L men business Then the no lie hard faced man came care back again Stud and o offered te twenty three pounds A very er clo close cioe bargain was being bargin W driven i for or m my ny began to think ho lie should hould not get Jet all aU he ak t and mu mutt must come down but I Jutt then the town jUtt gray gray- ga- ga ocd eyed man came caine back bael again I could not help reaching out m my head hent toward him He lie stroked my face kindly r Well ehi e old chap he ho said I think c wo wu should suit each ch other othor Ill I'll IJ give twenty four for tor him Sa Say twenty five and f and you ou shall have him JUlO Twenty tour ton tell said sid m my friend In a a very decided tone and not another another an nn- I other sixpence yes or 01 no 10 t Do Done no said sid th the tho salesman anti and you ou may depend upon it theres there's a 8 monstrous deal of or quality in iii that horse and ant If It you rou want him hlin for c cab 1 work lIes he's a n bargain The rhe money wan WOH aK paid on tho the spot and m my new now master took nut matt l m my halter hatter anti and ant led Jel me out of or the Hie fair Call to an mi Inn nn where he lie had hal a n sd saddle Jo an and bridle ready He lie le gave O J me mo a good gool feed of oats oat and stood b by whilst t I ate ato to It H talking to himself anti and ant talking talking- to me Inc Half an hour later we wc were on our OU p. way to Lon London on through pleasant i lanes and country road until we wc came caine i Into the tho great London thoroughfare on 01 which we WO traveled tra clelI steadily until In the twilight ht wo reached tho the t 1 great 4 el city The gas Kas lamps were already r l lighted there were streets to th the right and streets street to tho left lef ant and nOI 4 streets crossing each other othel for mile mil mie upon mile I thought wb wo vo should nc u or ir come to the end did of or them At Il last lart t in lii SI passing through one ont wo we came to toa ton a n long Jong cab stand when JonS 1 my ny 11 rider 1 Cl 4 called cled out ii Jn II a cheery voice Goodnight Good Goot I night nigh t Governor Go Halo Hallo cried a voice Have c you ou got rot ot a good goot one 1 I 1 think so replied 0 my owner I 1 wish you ou luck Juck with him Thank ye Governor and he rodo roda rodo Go ant c I ton on Vo Wo soon turned up ono one of or the Side streets and about half way up t. t that wo We turned Into a very er n narrow now t with rather poor poor-Io poor looking f on on onon on l' l il elde iland and what at cc n d t 1 fr tobe to bo be houses coach arid and stables on tho the other My ly owner milled d t up at nl one ono of or the houses and whistled The door flew lew w open and a young oung woman toor followed b by a little girl and boy ran rm out out There was vas wai a 0 lively greeting as my rider rIde dis ls- ls mounted t Now then 1 Harry a m my bo boy open the tho gates and mother will wm bring us tho lantern The next net minute the they were all aU standing me in a n small smal stable yard at yardIs atIs Is i ho gentle gente father r Yes Ye Dol Dolly as gentle as a your own owr i. i kitten conic como and nl pat him Let mc me get him l u a bran mash while you OU rub him down said the mother I Do pon Polly Folly Its It's Just what he wants and nud I know youve you've got sot a mash ready redy for 01 me Sausage dumpling and apple turnover turnover turn turn- over o el shouted tho the bo boy which se set j them all ni laughing I was led lcd Into a a comfortable clean clean- clean smelling stall with will wih plenty of ot tr dry straw and after a n capital cap cap- cp- cp Hal ital supper I 1 lay Jay down town thinking I was wasI going to be happy I s.- s. A At Cab Cah JO Horse C. C My ly new Ia masters master's name was Jere- Jere r Darker Barker but as c ce every e r one called cled I.- I. him Jerry JOIr I shall do the thc same Polly Poly his wife was just just justas as good goot a match matchus as us a n man could have ha e. She was wa a ai n i plump trim tl tidy little wo woman nuU with smooth dark darl hair hall dark eyes eye and a amerry 0 mell merry little mouth The boy was nearly near ner- ner ly Iy l 12 years cors old a n tall rank frank good good- L' L tempered lad and HUlo Dorothy DolI Dolly Dol Dot I ly 11 the they called her Iler was her mother over again at 8 S years er old oll Thc They were nil zill ul wonderfully fond or of each cacti ech other I lo el never knew such a happy happ merry family before or since Jerry Jerr had acab a n t cat cab cab of ot hut his own am and two horses hones which ho lie lo drove O anti and attended to himself Ills other horre borro was a n tall tl white rather large hemmed called caled Captain He Ho was as old H now itOw W but bul when I he 10 was was young o ng ho must have o ha been splendid Ic he h hind had d a proud a way of ot hOl holding lug his head and anti archinG arching hl his l neck ck In fact tact ho was a high bred mannered line tnt noble oi old ott horse horse every Or O Inch him Ho lie le tot told mo that in his hil early carl youth he went to the Crimean war IU ar he ho belonged to an r of or the cavalry and used to tea tea-a the C mont I will 1 t tell 1 more moro of tIC t that here hero C after The Tho next morning when I was wel wel rehl groomed Pol Polly lolly and ly Do came camo Into I the yard ird to see sec e me and ml male make e friends Harry larI had been helping his father fathe the tho early morning and had stated stated stat stat- ed eel his opinion that I should turn ou oua out outa a U regular brick Pol Polly lolly brought brough nn me u a 1 slice of ot apple and Dol Dolly a piece o ot of bread and made as 08 much of or me mo as I it 1 1 had been the mack Black Beauty of ot oldIn old- old n c-n In time It I was a a great grent treat to be beT T petted again and bl talked taked kEd to In a u gentle gente voice and I let them see sec as w will l as asI I J could that I wished to tl be bo friendly Polly thou thought ht I was very ery l al r und a great deal too good for tor a cab it if It u was s not for Cor tho the knees I Of or course coure theres there's no rio ono one onoto to tell tellus J us whose fault fautt that wu was bald Id lf Jerry Jerr Jer- Jer Jer Jer- r ry TI and as ns' ns long as I dont don't know I 1 hal give gl him tho the benefit of ot ther the r doubt g t. t Z for a firmer F. F neater c CI f I never ne rode Well We'll call cI him Jack after the old one shall one shall one w we PoJ Folly Do she he he said sid Tor for I 1 like Jc to keer a 0 goo good name ome going Captain CaprIn went out In the cab Cb all al the morning Harry Harr came In after school phool to feed teed me and give me water In the time afternoon I was put into the thc cab Jon Jerry Jorry took as a much pains to see co II U the time collar and bridle fitted comfort comfort- bl bly a o. o If It he had hat been boen John Manly over again When hen th the crupper was 09 let out outa a hole hoJe or two it Il all al fitted wel well There was no no check rein no lie curb nothing but a plain ring suate snaffle What a 0 blowing that was WM I After driving driving through tho the Fl elde a Street tNt we wo came to the time largo large cab stand where Jerry had said Mid good On ono one side ride rde o of this wide street were high houses with wonderful shop fronts front and ant on 01 time the other oIlier was an nn old church and churchyard surrounded b by Iron palisades Alongside those iron hon I rails a a number of or cabs were drawn up jp waiting for 01 passengers bits bis of e hay my were lying about on the ground some ome of ot the tile men wore standing to together to to- gether talking some were sitting on their boxes boe reading the catin newspaper au and one or two were feeding their hor s wih bitsi of ot ho hay and giving gl thorn them thor a drink of or water We c pulled up In the tIme rank at the back bach of ot the last cab Two To or three men came camo round and amid began to look at mo mae al and pa pass Pa remarks Very cry good gool for COI or a funeral said sid one Too smart looking said MId another shaking his head hec In a 3 cr very wise Wa way you'll out something wrong ono one of ot these tine fine mornings or m my name namo isn't Jone Jones I Wel Well Veil rl raid er Jerry pleasantly t I Suppose I need not rInd fInd out until Jt JI finds me mo out eh eb And if it so so Ill I'll IJ keep I up tip my spirits a a little JLe longer longcr Then there came up a n faced broad man Qun dressed tret in a great gray coat witheat wih with great eat at gray gry capes an and great reat white buttons but but- tons torms a n gra gray hat and a blue comforter comfor- comfor tor ter loose Joose loosely tied around his neck his hair hall was wa gray too but hut he was wa a Jol- Jol Jolly Jolly- looking fellow clow and nl the limo other men made wa way for or him He looked me all allover al over as S If It he lie had been going to bu buy m me and then straightening himself up wih with with- witha a grunt ho lie said Hes tho right sort for you OU Jerry I dont don't care what hat you ou gave o for or him hell he'll hel bo be worth It It Thus 1 my amy character was a ae e on the tho stand This mans man's name namo was Grant Grut but he lie heWS was WS cale called Gray Gry Grant or Governor Gover nor Grant Ho lIe lo had hat been boen the longest on that stand of nn any of or the men and ant he lie took it i upon himself to settle feUlo matters matters matters mat mat- and ant stop disputes disputes He was general generally gen gen- eral a U l good humored oo sensible man but if IC his temper was a n out as a It I was Sometimes when he had land drunk too much nobody liked to come como too loo near his fist fiat for Cor he could deal a aCI avery CI very heavy blow The first frt week eek of or m my life Ce as ns a 0 cab horse was wa er very ery I had never been used use to London and the time noise the burr hurr hurry the crowds of horses carts cart and an carriages that I had to make 1 my way ay t through r n made Jn me f feel e anxious and cn d harr herras herra cd lut but butI I 1 s on found o n that hat hatI ft I i could perfectly trust m driver and then themi I 1 made myself easy and got ot used ud to tolt it it Jerry was as good a C driver as a r rha I ha had ever er c known and what whal was better better better bet bet- ter he took as much thought for tor his horses as he did for himself He le soon found fount out that I was willing to work and ut do 10 ta m my best Lest and ho he never ncr laid the whip nhip on me inc unless It was wa gently drawing the end of It I over ovel m my back when I was wa to go o on but generally I knew this quite well wen by Ufe way in which he lie took up UI the reins relus and I believe bellevo his lila whip was more frequently stuck up b by his hla sl side sido o than In his han hand In Iii a a. short time I and 1 my master mater understood each other as well wel as I horse hors and man can do In Iii the stable too loo he did all al that ho he could for our comfort The Tho stalls were the old- old fashioned style too much on the slope but he had two movable mO bars bar fixed across the back of our stalls so that I at nt night when we were resting ho lie just jUHt took toot oft off oc our halters and vu pu put up up the bars and ant thus we could turn about and and stand whichever way we pleased which Is u is l great gleat comfort I Jerry Jerr kept us very er clean cen and ant grave gave us much as change of food tool as he lie could and always s plenty of ot it Ili am and not only that but ho he always ahva's gave sac us plenty of or clean fresh resh water which ho al allowed allowed at- at lowed to stand by us u both oth night and nd da day except except of course courso when whon we came In warm Some people say ray that a lioi horse so ought not to drink all ho he l likes es but I know that that if I we e are arc alOve allowed to drink when we WO want it we drink only a 3 little at u i time arid and nd It docs duos us a great deal moi-e moi good oud than swallowing down half hiatt hat a bucketful at Qt a time because because be be- ru cause o oe wo we e have havo lavo been left leet without till un une we C e arc are thirsty thIrty and miserable Somo Some grooms will go bO home to their beer and leave us for hours hOUS hOU'S with wih our dr dry ha hay hayand rind and oats and nothing to moisten them then of ot course coure we pulp gulp down own too much at t once which helps to spoil spon our breathing and amI sometimes chills chis our stomachs stomachs But nut tho thu best bes thing that we wc had hat here was our Sundays for tor rest we worked so hard In tho the week that I do not think wo we O could have ULC kept up to It I but for tor that lint tn day besl besides vo wo hail had then time to enjoy each cacti others other's com company pan It I was on these days that I learned my companions companion's history Tomorrow |