Show 5 tA I i l The Black Beauty ANNIE ELL I I I II I i i Continued d from 1 l r Morning Il Haiti Ti Times I shall shah never er forget m my no new master hu ho ha had black black e eyes es a and 1 J a hooked e nose his mouth was us as full of teeth as an u a bulldogs bulldog's o s an and amid hf his imis voice olce was as harsh hanh as the grinding nS' nS of carl cart wheels over 01 gravel stones Ills name was Nicholas Skinner an and I believe he lie was the time same man that poor Seedy Sam drove roc for I have heard hear m men n say that seeing is lom believing ln but I should say that feeling Is b. b believing for fOl much as I ha had seen before I never until now the hue utter misery of n. n horses cab life Skinner had a low set of or cabs and amid anda amida a low set Jet of oC drivers cr ho lio was hard hm on tho thu men an and the time men were hard har on oum the lie horses In mm this place we ha had no imo Sunday un uj rest resl an and 1 It was wa In the time heat of summer Sometimes on a a. Sun Sunday a morning a party of or fast fasl men would woul hire the cab fur for the time day a lour hour of or them Insl inside c an and another with the tho driver rl an and amid I ha had to lake Cake them ten or fifteen miles out Into Inlo the tIme country countr an and back again agaTh never lle would an any of ot them timex get got down own to lo walk wall walkup U UI up a n huh hill let lei It il bo be ever aver so steep or orth orthe orthe th the day a ever er so hot hot unless unless In indeed ee when the time driver r yer was afraid I should not manage it II It an and sometimes I was to so o fc fe and worn that I could coul hard hardly touch m my too food How I used to lon lontor long for tor time the nice bran mush with nitro nitre In it that Jerry used to lo give I e us on omi Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day nights in iii hot weather that used to cool us down an and make us so com coin Then we ha had two an and amid 1 a da day for tor unbroken rest lest and amid on onI Monday I morning we were as fresh as young oun horses hones again but here there was no rest an and Iii my driver er was Va just as hard har as his master Ho Ito hil hila had hada a cruel cluel whip with whim something something- so sharp at tho tim end cud that It sometimes drew blood bloo nn and he lie would woul 1 even whip me under uner un un- umi- umi der er the belly and m J flip the lash o out t at atm m my hea head In Indignities liko like these took the heart out of ot me mc terribly but still I my did l J my best d dud 1 never hunt hung back r for r. r as poor it was wa J no use men Inca men are arc str My t life Ute w wit 1 now so utterly wretched wretch that I like Ginger drop down dead ct at m my pry wor work an and amid be out of m t n. n none one day 1 my I very verj lo to to pass s. I went on omi tho the stand at eight In the morning and n had I done le a g good ol share of or work we ha had to take a. a faro to the tile lil railway Ja A long tr Tn j just t expected 1 In fn so 50 o m my driver pulled up at the time back of some of ot the outside 9 cabs to take the chance chanco of ot a a. return fare It was a n. ner very er heavy train an and andas andas J as all ail the cabs were soon engaged ours was called for Jor There was a n party of four tour a n. noisy blustering man nina with lh a alady alady lady a a. bo boy and amid a young girl an and amid J a n great greut deal l al of ot lu luggage rime Tho lady and amI tho the tiO boy got gol Into Inlo tho ca cab an und and while whilo who tile tho- thoman tho man n ut lus- lus gage gagu the time young girl came caine nn and amid looked at nt me inc Papa sue she said I am aln sure this poor pOOL horse can not riot take us an and amid 1 all our lug luggage l e so so- o fur tar he lie is so very weak an and worn n up do tIo look hook at him Oil Ohm lies he's all an Ii right ht miss sal said my driver rl hes lies strong enough The porter who was pulling about aboul seam somo heavy meavy horses suggested to the time gentleman as there lucre was so o much luggage luggage lug lug- gage Kage whether he ho would woul not take talco a second caLCan cab caL Can your horse do it or cant can't he lie sal said the tim blustering manOh man mami Ohm Oh he lie can ean do O It all aU right sir sen send up the time boxes port porter r lie he could take more than that and amid n he helped to haul up UI a box so so he heavy wJ that thai I could coul feel feet Iho timo springs s go goo down Papa papa do take a n. second cab said the young girl gin in a n beseeching tone I r am sure ure we are arc wrong I am sure it Is Iser er very cruel Nonsense Grace nce get in at al once onee e and dont don't make all this fuss a pretty thing thins it would woul be lie if a man maim of business had to examine ec every cry cab horse hon e before before be be- fore foto he lie hired it It the the man knows his huis hison own o business s of or course there get II in iii inand and amid hol lucid hold your tongue My 1 gentle geulle- friend lI hat hail to obo obey an and b box after box boc was dragged dragged- up and lodged on the tIme top of tho time cab or 01 settled settled set set- lcd b by tho time side of oC the time driver At last all was r ready meady a au and amid with his usual jerk at the time rein an and slash of ot tho tIme whip he lie heroo drove ro o out of or the station The rhe load was very heavy an and amid I ha had ha had neither foo food nor rest since sluice mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing but I did l my best as I always al ha hind had done une iii spite of cruelty and amid Injustice I got sot along alon- fairly till WI wo we came Caine to lo toLu Lu Ludgate gate Hill Hili but there the time heavy load and amid my o 11 exhaustion wore were too mu h. h I was was' struggling tUn to keep on goaded 1 by y constant chucks of or time the rein and amid u C ot the whip when in hum u. u single sins moment moment moment-I Ican Ican camm not tell how how my my feet slipped from r m under ei mo me and I 1 fU h heavily to the ground on omi Ill iii my side tho time suddenness and amid the time force with which I hell fell seemed to beat to-beat beat all the breath out of m my bo body y I lay 11 perfectly still Indeed in indeed In- In deed J I ha had no power powei to move an anI and andI I thought now I was going to die lo 3 I heard heart sort a of confusion roun round me mime loud angry voices an and tho getting down o n of or the time luggage but it Il was as nil all like a n. dream I tho thought I heard that sweet pitiful voice saying Oh that poor horse horo It II Is IJ al all our fault faulL Some one 0 came callie un und amid loosened tIme the throat strap strap of or m my bridle lc an and amid ulI undid Jl the traces which kc pt Pl time the collar so ti tight light ht upon me inc Some Sommie one said Hes lies dead ea hell he'll never neel get Ct up UI again Then I could hear a policeman giving or orders but I did 1 riot not even open my eyes I could coul only draw a gasping breath now an and 1 th then lien n. n Some Sonic col cold water was thrown over m my mimy h head a and sonic some cor cordial lal was poured pOUr into nto m my mouth nn and something I was ere cO covered ered J over me mc I can not toll tell how lung long I 11 lay there but I found oun my life lire coming coining back au and a voiced kind man mami was palling me inc an and 1 encouraging ing me mime to rise rise After Afler some sonic more cordial ha lund had been given me an and after one one- or 01 two t attempt attempt- I st staggered to tv m my feet I Ian an and amid was gently led ell lo to tome stables which were weme close h by 13 Here Herc I was put into a 1 well littered stall an and amid some warn gruel luel was as brought to me which I drank thankfully In Tim the time evening I was sufficiently re recovered recovered re- re covered to lo be imo lc led back to Skinners Skinner's stables where I think they tI did d the best for or mo mo mao they coul could In tho the mornIn mornIng morn morn- In Ing Skinner came caine with a harrier farrier to look at inc me Ho lie examined me rue very closely l an and amid said said- This Is a caso case of overwork o more than dl disease mas and amid J if you could him hima a run off orr for dr six months monthS' ho he would woul bo lIo able to lo work worl again but now there is not an au ounce of strength th In fn him I IThen Then he must just go o to the tue dogs o S' S sai said Skinner Skimmer I o lia-o no m meadows s allo to nurse sick horses in ho In-ho ho might m get het well or on ho lie might not hot that sort of or thinS thing dont don't suit m my business my may plan is to work worl cm em as long bug as they'll go 0 an and amid then thou sell cm for or what they'll fetch retch at the knacker's or 01 elsewhere If he hue was broken S said th thin the harrier farrier you ou had better have hayo him him killed killed kill kill- c ed out of hand han but ho hue is not there Is a n. sale of oC horses coming coining off ort in lii about ten days Jays f if you rou rest iest him an and amid food feed him up ho ma may many pick up an and J you ou ma may get moro than his skin Is worth at nt an any ra rate rale tc Upon this a advice aice ice Skinner rather mathier unwillingly I think gave orders that I should be bo well fe fed and antI cared for fOl an and amid the thc stableman n happily for or me inc carried car car- vied ried out the time or orders with a a. much better better bet bet- ter will than his lila master had in giving ing them bern fen Ten days of DC perfect t rest st plenty of or good oats ha hay bran mashes mash s with boiled linseed mixed In them did more to get up uj m my con condition than anything else could have done domie those linseed mashes were delicious an and and l I began to think after all it might be better to Jive live than go so to lo p he e dogs When the twelfth lla day after aner the time accident came I Iwas Iwas was taken talen lo to tho time sale salen a few fe miles out outI I of Lon London olI I r felt that any change from my present place must be ai an all I improvement so I held up m my head and hoped for the best |