Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-08-22

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II must have gone up the street. He
turns up the street. He turns up Royal
street, and stopping a short time at the
Library Depot, and several other places,
he goes to the Waverly. There is no
use of going farther in this direction, for
he knows | seldom 60 above that point
becomes uneasy; turns back again, much
excited; his ears thrown back, his neck
arched. his nostrils flattened, and starts
INTO fast trOt. AS he passes the Man
sion House, he is in round gal!oP,
wildly throwing his head from one side
Of the street TO the other. If he sees me,
he will stop or como up to me. l get
into the carriage, and without saying
word to him, or touching the rein, he
takes up the first street leading TO our
| home.
Here is narrow lane, leading TO the
gate; and to make clean turn through
it, is necessary to keep 10 the right, near
the fence. John knows it and steps at
the proper point; Iget out, open the
gate, and pass through. He wheels
round, describing quarter circle, and
sees all is right before him; the gate is
narrow, there being but FIVE or six
inches tospnre between the wheel and the
post. John knows it; and in more than
FIVE hundred times passing through that
gate, he has not touched the post more
than three or four times; but when he
happens to do so, he will Immediately
back, sheer off Of his own accord, and
pass through, never failing 10 his second
attempt. There are many instances of
his having locked his wheels with 9th
er carriages, when endeavoring to get
good shade, and disengagng himself in
a'similar manner, which have been noticed
by Gen. T. D. w. and others. But for
the odity Of it, Icertainly should not use
either rein or bride. In going TO the
city, or back but especially, would trust
him sooner than professed watchman.
Not the slightest injury has ever oc
cured to the carriage, by any fault Of
his.
But he has also mode of communi-
eating his wishes and wants by signs
looks and actions, which is as perfectly
comprehensive by me, as if expressed
in the plainest language spoken by man.
He not only uses language to express
his ideas, emotions &C., but he has clear
Iy invented that language himself, as l
think | sEalI prove. A portion of the
year, the stable being left open for that
purpose, John is allowed to come to the
house and kitchen when he likes. A
bout l2 o'clock, one night, heard a
heavy knocking at the kitchen door,
The knOccing continued so long and so
loud, that got up and went TO the wins
dow, when found it was John creating
the disturbance, His hind feet were on
the ground. and his fore feet on the up-
per step. Lifting his foot, he would
strike the point Of his hoof against the
door, ten or fifteen times, repeating it
every few minutes. From many other
fsats Of his saRacity, ,Twas well convinced
of its object. Icalled up the servant,
and charged him with negIscting to feed
The horse, but he StOutIy denied the
charge.
It 10 certain did not believe him.
But The same thing happened several
times afterwards, and had SO often cal>
led up the servant, who still asserted the
horse had been fed.
One day I happened TO hear the old
negro talking TO the servants in the kitch.
en-, laughing heartily, and repeating.
'John won't lie and master knows it,
A laugh. 'He believes John land won't
believe me- Another laugh. Il won't tell
any more lies about feeding John. Its
no use.' They all laugh, and laugh!-
When he wants water, he will 60 to the
well, and knock against the curb or the
water tub, in the same manner. OF late
years, the servant gets up at the earli
est knocking, for he knows that no sleep
is to be had on the premises until Johns
demands are complied with. often de
rect that he should not be fed in the
morning, for the purpose Of inducing him
TO adopt some other mode Of commu,
nicatiug his wishes. After exhausting
his patience in his usual efforts, he would
come to the house aud walk BY the door,
stepping short and quick, and wheeling
abruptly around. After practicing in this
manner for some time, he would give
one of the queerect squeals ever heard,
as much resembling the yell of Cho c.
tsw as any thing else, although he can i,
il he likes, squall in very good Euglish!-
In November last, the house sevant came
10 me and said John would not let her
90 to the kitchen. We went out ON III q
galIery,ahd saw thatJObn had planted his
heels directly opposite TO the kitchen
door, looking very savageiy. / ordered
l the girl TO drive him away, which she at
tempted TO do with stick. But not
John would not move an inch.
With his, head near the ground, his ears
7 backed, Stamping violently, and shaking
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