or driver of the bystanding horse. Owner or driver — we don't 

 know which ; and in his present state of mind probably Mr. Nemo 

 doesn't know either. Brother True, you observe, is leading the de- 

 bate. He is the gentleman on top. Notice with what force he is 

 driving home his arguments. No ; it is not a discussion on Astron- 



omy. The morning stars ricocheting about Mr. Nemo's caput are 

 merely to indicate that the light of conviction is dawning in that 

 gentleman's mind. Brother True's "reminder" is apt to abide with 

 the worthy Nemo. The latter is likely to remember his whole life 

 long that "a young shade tree is NOT a hitching post." 



Now we cannot approve of Brother Everett True's method of 

 disputation; but we can and do emphatically endorse the theme of 

 his argument. Owners and drivers of horses should be reminded, 

 and should continue to remember that a street tree is a TREE and 

 not a hitching post ; neither is it set in its place to serve as luncheon 

 for horses. Please remember, gentlemen : it is unlawful to tie any 

 horse or other animal to any tree in any public highway, or to 

 allow such horse or other animal to injure any such tree or to stand 

 where it can injure any such tree. Allow us, also, to remind you 



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