Show HAS NO USE FOR HAY hone that prefers meat to any other kind of diet the most extraordinary appetite known in a horse belongs to billy a handsome bay owned by A decour dieux son the butchers of the pacific fruit market horses are frequently known to show a liking tor for sugar and instances are related where they would drink beer but nho ho ever saw a horse that was fond of 0 meat and fish billys duties are to draw the firms delivery wagon and his stand is on oil merchant erchant Af street in front of the shop hero lie he is often on exhibition eating with avith an apparent relish steak liver tripe and in short almost any variety of meat handed him some times after having had his fill of oats and hay he be refuses to munch meat but this seldom occurs occur billys appetite developed several months ago no one knew of it until one day he was seen to reach into a butcher cart that was tied just ahead of him and calru I 1 ly y began eating a steak after that ile he was often fed with the firms wares and many a bet has been won ivon and lost on his appetite the horse formerly varied his carnal meals by purloin purloining in fish but he was cured in a manner that was ludicrous to the spec spectators but very painful for the equine phenomenon no menon ile he reached into a fish wagon ont one day when his ol factories detected the odor of his favorite smelt but an active and belligerent crab took offense at the intrusion and promptly fastened to his lower lip billy shook his head frantically and whinnied tiled in pain but the crustacean held on until he h was crus crushed lied by being banged against the side of the wagon since then the horse has kept clear of fish billy is the favorite of the market and a strange teamster who had bad the temerity to lay his whip across hla his back one morning to make him give room was nearly mobbed by indignant but butchers chere and fishmongers ile he is also the pe I 1 sleek of his owners family and his kleeh hido and general evidence of good care show that ho he does not lack attention san francisco call |