| Show 1 I The Black Beauty I mil ANNIE Continued t from Yesterday Morning lorl c It I was sette ett ete eti that a as soon oon ns as Jerr Jerry was well weB enough thc they should remove to tho the country and 11 that the cab cb and hor horses es should hould be sold old as soon as ns possible This was he heavy for news me mo for I 4 wa not young oung now and could not look for any n Improvement In Jn my condition Since I left lell I had never hen been sa happy as with wih m my dear master Jerry but hut three years ar of cab cah work work even oven under the best hest conditions wi tell on ones one's strength and I felt fell that p J I was wan not nol the h horse rs that I had been r Grant said raid at once that he would U t lake Hotspur and there were men menon on the he stand who would hay have bought me mel hut lut Jerr Jerry said ll I should not go to cab ch work again with just nn anybody bod and l fL the governor promised to find a place Sor or me where I should bo ho com comfortable L' L The day came for going away Jerry hall had not been allowed to go out yet et and i I 1 never saw him after aCer that New Years Year's v- v eve Polly Folly Poly and the children care cane came to hid bid me good goodby Poor old Jack i I wish we v could tal take e you with us she raid ald and then la laying her hand handon handan on an my mane she put her face close closeL L to to m my n neck ck and kissed me mc Dolly Doly was t cr crying and l kissed l d me too Harry stroked me rae a great deal but said sid noth- noth C 0 f I Ing only he ho seemed ver very sad and so soi o or IT r j i I 1 was WiS led awa away to m my new place ft J PAHr VI r Cr r I Jakc and tho tim Lady T I 3 I was sold to a corn de dealer le and baki bak bak- i or er whom Jerr Jerry knew and with wih him he tho thought ht I 1 should hould havo have good food and fair Call work In the fr first t he wa was wash h quite right and I if it m my master had a al always always al- al I ways been on the tho premises premise I do no not think I should have been overloaded but hut there was as a foreman Coreman who was ns al always always al al- wa ways s 's h hurrying urr and driving every et e one and frequently when I had quite a n full ful ful load he would order else els to be taken on My Iy carter whose name was Jakes Jake often oUen said It i was wa more than I ought to tal take e. e but hut th the theother theothor other othor always overruled him Two no use going twice when once would woul tb do and he cho chose to lo get business for for- ward ard Jakes e like the other othe carters carter al always always nl al- ways had the rein check up which prevented me from drawing easily and by hy the time I had been there three o or four months I found mind the work worl telling er very much on m my strength One da day I was loaded more than usual and part par of ot the road rOc was a steep uphill I u used ed nil all nI m my strength hut I could not get on on and was obliged continually to stop This did not please m my driver and he laid lai his whip on onh h badly dl- dl Get Gel on you lazy fellow lelow h he said or Ill I'll make you Again I Il started the tho heavy load and struggled on a I few feu yards yard nrc again the down lo again I r struggled forward rl The pain of gr great at cart crt whip was sharp but m my mind was hurt quite as much mitch as u m my poor sides sides To Tobe be hc punished and abu abused cd when I wa was 4 doing my very best hest was so hard It tool took tho heart hert out ont of me A third time he ho was flogging foggIng me cruelly when a alad alady lad lady stepped quickly up to him anti and said alc In Jn a n sweet earnest voice Oh pray pm do not whip your our good hor horse c any more I am ant an sure he Is If doln doing all ni he can cm and the road Is Js very steep sleep I 1 nm am sure he is doing his best het If 1 doing his best wont won't get this load 4 up he ho must do something more than thai hr hI his best het that's all al I 1 know maarn maam sail said Jakes James But is It not a heavy hea load she paid mId Yes yes too ha heavy ho said but that's that's not my fault faul the tho foreman t came Just jUl as a wo o were starting and would have throe three hun hundredweight more moro put on onto onto onto to sine save SA e him trouble and I must get geton geton on with it a as well wel a as af I can n lie He Hea a was raising the tho whip again when th the lady said said said- J Pray stop slop I think I r can help you ou will let me mc The Tue man laughed you see ef ee the she said you do not give d c him a fair fall chance he cannot use all ni his hig power with his head hed held back n as It Il I is with wih that rein check If I you woul oui take it off nit of I am sure gur he would woul do belter better do do try tr it I It she Mid persuasively I r should hould be ho very ery crr glad ad I If Ii you would Well VeI well wel said ald Jakes Jales with a n short laugh lugh anything to please a lad lady of off f cour course e. e How far tar would you OU WI wish h It I down maam ma'am Quite down lown give Ie him his head heat al al al- together The he rein was taken off of and In a moment I 1 put m my head down to m my very wr knees What a comfort It J was Th Then n I tM toured ec It up and lawn down severa several erl c times to get the aching stiffness s out of or orm m my neck neel Poor fellow that Js Is what you ou wanted wanted want want- ed said al she patting and amI stroking me with wih her gentle gente hand and ane now If tf you ou will wi speak peak kincl kindly to him and lead him on on I believe he will wi he able to do 10 better beter Jakes took tool the rein Conic Como on on head and Blackie I 1 put down r my threw my whole weight against the collar I spared no rio str strength the load lod moved on and I pulled it I steadily up the hi hill nn and then stopped to take toke I breath fh The rhe ld lady had walked along the footpath footpath foot Coot path and now no camo across Into the road She stroked and anc patted m my neck as I had not been patted for forman man many a n long tn day r You see fee he was quite willing when you gave him tho the chance chanco I am nm sure Fure I e lie he he Is is a n tempered fine creature an anI and andI I dare say Fay has hac known leown better beter days das You Vou wont won't put TUt that thai rein on again will sili wi you cu 1 for he wa was just going to hitch I on the old plan Well Vel 1 cant can't clen deny that having haying hay hav ing his head hend has ha helped him up the ther r hill hi and Ill I'll Il remember It i another time If It he went j anti thank you ou maam ma'am but without a I should be the tho tho L stock laughing of oC nil all al the hc carters cartr it Is the C fashion you ou see Leo Is it I not better beter she fhe said to lead lend leada L. L fashion than to follow a bail bad badone a good ba many mam gentlemen do not one A great carriager carriage use check rein now our r horses have not worn them for fifteen fatigue fatigue fati fati- work worl with much less years nn and wIh i j year gue than tho those thoe e who have them besIdes besides be be- sIdes sides she sho ho added in a very ven- serious I voice we have have no right to distress I. I d L tI 4 4 lr l tr 1 I Cn any of or Gods God's creatures without a aol very vor ol good reason we call them cal dumb ani ani- mals mais and so thc they are for tor the they cannot r I tel u us how hc they feel hut but bu the they do not I suffer ufer less because e they have no word words But nut I must not detain you ou now aim I thank you for Cor trying m my plan with wih your our good horse and I am sure ure you yoi OU will viii wH find it far better than the whip Good cIa day dab and with wilh another soft pat paton paton paton on my ray neck she he stepped l lightly acro across s tho ho path and I 1 her saw sa w no more That was waR a real lady lally Ill I'll Il be bound hound I for Cor It H said saM Jakes to himself cl she spoke Ju just t as polito polo as If Ii I 1 was a gentleman gentleman gen gen- en teman anti and Ill I'll Il try her plan uphill at al any rate and I must do him hini the ju to Fa say Fay that he let m my rein out several holes and going uphill after that he alwa always s 's gave Kava mo my head but the heavy henvy loads went went on Good feed and and fair rest will wi l keep up ones one's strength under full ful work hut hilt ho no horse can cn stand against overloading and I 1 Iwas Iwas was WS getting so thoroughly pulled down don from this cause cuse that a n younger horse was bought hought in m my place I may n as well wel mention menton here what I 1 suffered at this time lime from rom another cause T I had heard beard horses speak peak of or it H but had never myself melr had experience of the evil evi this was a a 1 lighted badly stable there was only one er very er small smal window at the end nd and the consequence was that the stalls were almost dark Besides the depre depressing elTe effect Ct this had on m my spirits it very r much weakened weakened weakened weak weak- ened m my sight and when I was wac suddenly sud sud- ud- ud denly brought out of or the darkness into the glare blare of or daylight it was very painful to m my CY eyes C. C Several times I stumbled over tho the threshold and nd could scarcely arcel see where I wa was going I e bele believe had Imd I stayed there very long iong I should have become purblind and that would have been a great misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune for I 1 or have heard men sa say that that a stone blind horse w was wa safer sater to drive than one which had imperfect sight as it J generally general makes them very vcr timid However I r escaped without without with with- out any arty permanent Injury to m my sight 1 anti and was sold old to In large la-ge ge cab cb owner I Continued Tomorrow Morning |
