Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-23
The Godolphin Arabian.

This celebrated horse, up to which every
modern horse that has any Pretenslons TO
purity of blood. must be able to trace his
lineage, has furnished, in the hands OF Eu.
Gene Sue Iha .matefials for history, or
rather romance, which we imagine must be
as fascinating to the lover Of the turf, or OF
a good horse, as is the modern novelto mul.
tiludes Of readers.
THIS horse was one of eight sent by the
Bey of Tunis to Louis the fifteenth in 1871.
They excited some attention on their arrival,
but as the taste oflhe King, and consequen.
.,ly OF his eour,ierss was fixed on the heavy
Norman horses, the lighter forms of the
beautiful Barbary horses were looked upon
y ith disdain. They were, besides, very
vicious and unmaIiageable, except in the
hands Of the slaves that accompanied them
from Tlnis.. They we're consequently en-
ployed In the most menial Offices. and were
soon disposed o. nj mere nominal prices to
ony one that would take them. Scham,
which was the Moorish name of the horse
that afterwards became so celebrated, after
passing through variety of il! usage from
numerous masters, was at las, rescued from
the brutal treatment, brute Of q driver was
INJECTING upon him in the streets of Paris.
by benevolent English Quaker, who took
the horse and bis mute attendant. who had
adhered to the fortunes ofhis favorile horse
through usage scarcely less revolving than
Scham had received, to bis residence near
London.
The horse had contracted "a fondness for
a cat while in Paris, and grimalkin was his
constant attendant in the stable, climbing
upon his buck and resting there, evidently
much to the satisfaction of both. Agba,
Ghe mute, the cat and Scbam, were ipsep-,
arabIe companions, and together took up
their residence in the Quaker's stables:
Here Scham manifested some Of appar.
emily vicious and wild qualities, refusing To-
allow nny one 10 mount him but Ag6a, and
aimos, killing DR.. Harrison, the Quaker's
son in law, who had attempted to subdue,
and ride him. The Quaker's benevolence
could not endure this ingratitude, and the
horse was sold to Rogers, Of the Red Lion
Inn, at London; Aeba having the Offer of
remaining with the Quaker or receiving a
sum of money. He chose the latter, and
followed the destinies of the horse and cat.
Rogers found Scham utterly inrtactable, and
a,,ribuiing this TO the Moor who OCCASION
ally contrived to visit him in the stable, had
him arrested on charge Of burglary and
committed to Newgate, from whence he was
only liberated by the efforts and influence
of the Quaker. The story coming to the
ears Of Lord Godolphin, he purchased the
horse of Rogers, and Scham, Agbs, and
the cat, were sent off to Gogmngog Hall,
the seat of Lord Godoiphin. Here he was
treated with about the same Indifference and
contempt that had attended him at the pa.
lace ofLouis the fifteenth. The celebrated
horse Hobgoblin was at that time the fav.
orite of Godolphin, sndhaving come in pos.
session of Roxana by Flying cbaders, he
flattered himself that he should found su::
perior breed from the progeny Of these two
horses. BY the. meress accident, the three
horses cametogether; a furious battle en-.
sued between HebgobEn and Scham, and
the latter, triumphant 10 love and victory,
was condemned by the sexed Godolphin
to be turned out on sn almost barsen com.