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Show The Horse Blew First. (New York Times,) An Irishman who owned a sick horse went to see a veterinary doctor uptown up-town some days ago. "So you've got a sick horse, Mike? Well, what's wrong with him?" said the doctor. Mike described the beasts symptoms, "Oh, I can fix him up all right without with-out seeing him. Hero's some powder you're to give him; but he won't lick it up. Take a piece of paper and roll It up so Into a cornucopia. Then put tho end of that between his teeth and pour In the powder, and If It doesn't go down easily, Just blow In the other end." Armed with tho medicine and these Instructions, Mike departed. Next duy he was back at the doctor's office. "Well, how's the horse?" Inquired tho veterinarian, "hotter, I'll guarantee. guaran-tee. Did you do as I told you?" "Shure, an' Ol did sor; but the harso Is no bettor, an' Ol'm none too well ine-self ine-self sor." "You'ro not well? What's the matter mat-ter with vou?" "Viell, yo see, 'twas this way, 6or. 01 fixed tho pa-a-pcr tho way yez tould mo an' sthuck it betuno the harso's teeth. Thin Oi put me mouth to the other ind to blow, sor. "Yes; that was all right." "Och, but it wasn't sor." "What was tho troublo?" 'Tho harso blow first, sor." 1 ' ' 1 1 . |