. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. A HACKNEY (hASTINGs yOUNG NOBLEMAN). from the machinists will ever take the place of my feel-ing, thinking, loving companion from Barbary? Notwhile the bicycle remains blind to your actions of kind-ness and dumb to the sound of your voice, nor whilethe horse is the delightful company he is, whetherin the stable, under the saddle or in the harness I Cer-tain it is that as far back into the ages as we can trace OF THE UNION StOCKYARDS 165 his association with human beings, the horse appears asth
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. A HACKNEY (hASTINGs yOUNG NOBLEMAN). from the machinists will ever take the place of my feel-ing, thinking, loving companion from Barbary? Notwhile the bicycle remains blind to your actions of kind-ness and dumb to the sound of your voice, nor whilethe horse is the delightful company he is, whetherin the stable, under the saddle or in the harness I Cer-tain it is that as far back into the ages as we can trace OF THE UNION StOCKYARDS 165 his association with human beings, the horse appears asthe friend and intimate companion of man. Hesteps down the ages decked with the flowers and wreathsof love, poetry, romance and chivalry no less than withthe stern trappings of heroism and war. ^Mans in-humanity to man and beast is justly lamented, but so. THE PERCHERON lA FERTE. associated with the sentiment and necessities of man isthe horse that bicycles, tricycles and motocycles com-bined will be powerless to displace him. Imagine thegallant General Miles astride a bicycle cheering histroops to victory with a sword in one hand and pump-ing his tires for dear life with the other I You may depend upon it, good horses, and especiallygood coach and saddle horses, will always be in demand. 166 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY The dealers say, It is not a question of money is a question of horses If we can get what our cus-tomers want in the way of carriage horses, they do notwant to know the price, and will pay the bill withouta question. If the result of this article is to create even an iotaof interest among the breeders, I shall feel amply com-pensated for having written it. And as the old ranch-man said as a warning not to harbor his runaway wife,A word to the wise is sufficient, and ought to workon fools.
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