CHARLIE GIVING SURGAR TO THE HORSE
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ne day, seeing before my window a balky horse that would not budge and inch, I told Charlie to take a piece of sugar and give it to the teamster. Charlie got the sugar and went out."Mister, Mister!" I heard him say, "here is some sugar to sweeten that old horse, and make him go. Give it to him."
"My horse old horse is sweet as honey, now," said the man, laughing. But he took the sugar and gave it to the poor animal, who was so pleased with it, that he rolled it over and over on his tongue, and licked his mouth and seemed to enjoy it greatly. When the man had waited until he had finished it, he got into the wagon, pulled the reins, said, "Gee up," and then the horse went on, nodding his head as if well pleased.