Our noblest friend the horse by Ware Francis M

Author:Ware, Francis M
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horses
Publisher: Boston, L.C. Page & company
Published: 1903-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

I thought it was all over for old Fan and Doll and Kit, S'posed the horse was- up and done for.

But he

ain't went

yit

When the bike craze first got started, people told us right

away, As you probably remember, that the horse had saw his day. People put away their buggies and went kitin' 'round on

wheels; There were lots and lots of horses didn't even earn their

meals. I used to stand and watch 'em with their bloomers, as thesr'd

flit, And I thought the horse was goin'.

But he

ain't went

yit

Then they got the horseless carriage, and they said the horse

was done, And the story's been repeated twenty times by Edison;

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Every time he gits another of his batteries to go,

He comes whoopin' out to tell us that the horse don't stand

a show. And you'd think to see these chaffeurs, as they go

a-chauffin\ it Was good-by to Mr. Dobbin.

But he

ain't went

yit

When the people git to flyin* in the air, I s'pose they'll say, As we long have been a-sayin', that the horse has had his day, And I s'pose that some old feller jist about like me'll stand Where it's safe and watch the horses haulin' stuff across the

land; And he'll mebby think as I do, while the crows above him flit, " Oh, they say the horse is done for.

But he

ain't went yit"

CHAPTER VIL Driving Tours

TO explore intimately the byways and the hig'hways of our country, and to enjoy in leisurely fashion the beauties of nature, and the frequently successful attempts of man to harmonise with or to restrain its exuberance, no more satisfactory method can be imagined than the driving tour; that meandering peregrination which, starting with no definite objective point in view, continues in the same delightfully irresponsible fashion until vacation time expires, or funds run low. The pedestrian, either singly or in flocks, finds his advantages in economy and in wholesome exercise; but his venture demands the possession of good health, physical ability, and youth, which unfortunately are not perennial attributes. The bicyclist is hampered by his inability to transport more than the barest

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necessities for cleanliness and decency, and he, too, must be able-bodied. The automobiUst is, as a rule, restricted to the more beaten paths in his wanderings, from the facts that he dare not venture far from the essentials of the hardware and stench-producing fuel necessary to ensure propulsion for his contraption. He is also, possibly, aware that, in the eternal fitness of things, his coughing, sneezing, evil-smelling monster is totally out of place amid the solitude of the g^een wood, or beside the mysterious murmoir of stream or sea.

What horse-users and admirers for years neglected to attempt, the bicycle enthusiasts effected in short order, and for this to them be every praise. They brought about throughout the country a general and increasing improvement, not only in the maintenance but also in the construction of our roads, and the peripatetic may to-day comfortably and safely travel thoroughfares which, a few years ago, were left in the most primitive condition,—morasses in winter and ash-heaps in summer.

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