Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-04-26

mum quiet in that attl.udr, permitting you 20
walk round him without ;ltemp. .lng 10 rise.
| Do this Ill he is used to II; then, whel he
! is on his knees. 90 20 Il had TOO, ai''i
make him give that % you. When IN t'ia;
po, OF. ask for the other hlnd loot; ahu
down he cones on his side. Perhaps (ii
he J. timid n!nlai) he will be alarmed a
his new ::OSlon, and r!st up n'sian'y; pu'
take care to pat h,m as he COS down.
and while he is on the ground; but IS C
rises. and is fair y oil his tccl, YOU mus IT,
tire, and give him Il sigh, ad'nont'on Win
tie lash, that he is dong wrong to Se' up
so soon. Go again and again through Tue
same routine, he viii soon understand "!i''
YOU want him to do. And 4 horse taugil'
thus, will do for YOU a.iy ;:I,S iiiat IL; cali
10 when he understands you; and, gen
tlemen, he is not slow Of understanding.
The horse is naturally Il veryobservng, sa.
gacous, and sensible animal. doclIe ana
obcdcu:, when once thoroughly Convinced
of the superior powers OF man. And ms
intellectual powers, if ! may say so With
out offence, arc like those or man. muc''
improved by proper exercise or ccuca'lon'
with this remarkable lltfereiicc:
"a man convinced against his WILL,
Is of the same opinion still.
Not so with the horse. llcncvc: IS OF
the Same opinion after the drSHmentHm al
cGu,tna las once cCnrinced HIM. Inc lcs-
son Of punishment al Il distance rom you
and teaching tina; near yoH Is t:Ic p'dce OF
safety and peace, vi tnc co9s>queI toll
lowing YOU in he Stable ;tni onf OF :, is
the first step always, and HE key oi ,lc
whole system. The first lesson must DC
made cilectua, by perseverance, and cour-
age. say courage, for some horses hight
brdvclv in the frs, lesson; never alter
wards, if sub ducd. If they merely kick
and back towards you, the size of the
room enables you, by keeping your eye
constantly on them; and sdcIing round, to
avoid their heels as you apply the lash'-
The horse will soon be tired of present
ing his hind legs to you. Bat if the horse
be Il s:rong, high.spirilcd stallion, of some
age, who, badly managed bya timd groom,
has had his own way, when he turns his
head towards you then comes the tug Of
war. In such cas"s, gentlemen, | make
mysc.; ugly and ouiandish in my appear
ance before | enter his presence cham
Der; and do enter in very bold dash
ing style. (for horses are very subject TO
panic from sudden unusual aprearances.)
Before he RECEIVERS his sclf.posscssion,
and can wonder at my audacious impu-
dcncc, fall aboard of him Ike five and
forty wild cats, and before he is sufficient
~ ssit:posscsscd to front on, lie is inspI-
red with some considerable respect for his
new customers courage and prowcss.-
But after a while, he begins 10 think the
Joke is carrying too far. He turns and
gives YOU look, which plainly says,
who are yon!' | am sorry TO make the
noble horse swear on even SO provoking
an occasion; bat assure you he is MOI so
much addicted to 1t as jackaSscs, and some
other inferior animals, and he may at least
plead the excuse Of :cviI communications
corrupt good manners for this bad habit.
Now he SURVEYS YOU, Notwithstanding the
sharp lash necessarily applied TO the hind
legs, fixes his gaze on You, lays his cars
close to his head, draws back his lips, dis
closing his teeth, opens his mouth, raises
his fore feet, and dashcs right at you.-
Woeto the timid braggart, who with wall
dcring eye or daun:cd breast, is not ready
with hand and heart, and heels, and eyes
for this crisis. Perhaps his time come!
Poor Johnny Raw, what madness, could inl-
SO rum a fiat to face so prime swell
Let none such presume 10 exercise the
art Of mastering even, much less the NO.
bic science Of subduing the horse. Bot
the fearless and practised hoise teacher is
ready fov the encounter. His eye was fix
cd upon him, lie forcsaw ihc coming storm,
aud as the opcn-mouthcd and high-raIscd
hoof Of the indignant and cnraged ami
NAL appsoach, he seems 10 meet them:
But when the shadows o'er his brow he slips
aside,
So nlmbly Slips, that the VAIN roooer past
Who dealt the stroke came laundering to the
ground;
Nor rests, nor pause, nor breathing time is
given,
Blu, rapid as the rafting hail from heaven,
Beats on the house top, showers of "horse-
mans shot"
Around the '.Stallion's legs fly pcppcring hot"
From this to the finish is all "tweedle dee,
You now have my secret; SO hand me my
fee"
We did hand Jonathan his fec, and
have no reason to repent i, for | believe
this method has more than once saved my
life, although am no Jack Myiton to throw y,
myself under a horses heels, or ride luil
tt oycra rabbit warren.
JOHN LEWIS.