The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-03
Vol, 10. No. 10, Whole No, GAO.

ofthe Two. lilo 10 destitute Of all proper
TKUUWiTrtEU " TtIU HUTTHt VIM ''iEUDwUIiI MS
owncr,' and should DO beaten with many
stripes himself
ihiB foot iHIthu colt should be- treated VIII
uHNhrying kindness, except when he 10 man
iieHIly vicious, contrary 10 lih own knOwl-
edge, after having been fairly taught When
lac Is taken zap lor breaking no should hf
kept hungry aud thirsty, aud be fed ifom
The land Orllis MASTER white an The tirItd To-
kens Of praise, ionduess, and appreciation
winch are ~ gratifying 10 horse a. 10 n wO-
man. should DO literally bestowed upon hiin.
No net ofrudenoss or uukiHdHesH should ia.
iHpire him with imri-hHd IN u short Time ho
viii come 10 his master, M 20 his best friend.
! Lot him feel HAT he II safe in the hands aud
care Of man, and lac VIII place confidence ~
| that attention which IL bestowed, aud with a
! ligln heart will exert himself to please his II,
! der. lieslow upon him Ihs whip, aud Jerk
him about with the halter aud tuidie, aud
his temper will rouse 10 resistance or sink to
Islupidiiy,
| A horse may bo taught like child, by
| those who have won his affections; but tho
method nlteaching h 10y showing distinctly
what you want him 70 do, not Toy bcHiing
him because be docs not understand md
| perform At the outset. Judlcious manage
ment h required Ia the course Of institution,
for these creatures, like men, have very diff
iercut intellectual capacities and teinpera,
bat NIL may be mastered 10y kindness, while
The best, tho most high-splrilod, the most
generous, Will be ruined by bentiug.
/. 10 Illustrate thigpoint, which We mean To
enlarge upon hereafter, wa will relate little
circumstance that occurred during n tour TO
the Willie Hills. Having n horsc,--a fue
light gray saddle pony,-we undertook, with
q friend, 10 ride % the summit Of one of the
mountains. Fedonl-lhHt was hir name
and he belonged to Nles-would have dohe
anything for me, for lac and had become
we'll acquainted, aud ho VAS most noble
heHCted fellow. Federal cnmbered up ne
eording oImy directions, thought could
see The best way, and guided him according
w." We got AZ last upon the peak, where
was aloscl Of some yards square, aud Fcde.
raj, who never had been up 40 higlCfn the
world hrtnrcHs we slnckencd the rein turned
three times round to look AT the prnspect,nnd
then set up scream Of delight. II was not
neigh, nor whinRy, nor any common mode
of talking for horse, but II was n regular
hufrah, n much ~ TO say 10 thunder aud
lightning Amt this gloriousY"
Afcr u willie, we turned to descend, and
gave Federal his own way IL seomeh Mt
times rather ,icLlsh job; but DO managed
u well. The liulo rascal stopped now aud
then and made n survey ms carefully rs could
bc done 10y civil engineer. lie turned aud
lacked aud worked ship, like IN old snilor
among the breakers aud being careful aud
surefoUled, lio came down NJ snfs as a tor
toisc. But we brought up nj last against n
icncc-lmving tnscn different direction
Rom ihHrtpy which we assembled. We rode
nj the fence ihirly.but Federal stopped short.
"1ou fool said l. "caH'l you Jump" Tried
II nEU1il no go. stopped moment. eHd
thinks to myself This horse has never leap
ed fence IN his life. felt sure be would
have tried his best for mo az my time, and
would have broken HE neck sooner than
have refused if hc had known exactly
what to do. talked kindly TO him-coaxdd
hm-paucd his neck; mud ms soon MS | saw
his head raised about Two or three inches, !
and his cars prickcd up brightly, and fclt the |
muscles of his sides swell under The saddle,I |
knew hu had caught the idea: that was all /
he wnrltcd' gave him the hint to try il, and |
over he went like n swallow, nj least two fccl |
higher than was necessary.
The little scamp ipennt TO make a sure Job I
ol II, lie was no sooner down, than he |
wheeled about, looked q, the fncc, and star
led, Us much as 10 say, "Whnt do you think |
It that ~ aud irolicd on. Ever afterwards
Turing our Journey, Federal was on the look
oni for some excuse for lcaping. A log, n .
run of water across the yond, even a stone
bridge, he uniformly pricked up his cars at
md leUped ncross-giyng a snort each time |
o announce his JOY al having discovered n
INV feat
Tho niornI oT thus matter T6s tnCcH srBruTr :
It the outset. Federal onIy needed to under
lOnd what we wanted to do all ia his power
or ats accomplishment. lie was only hired
lorsc but we understood md loved ench
,tlIer. lie was tiule, but high-spiriicd, no.
llc. gonerousi no whipping on enrlh would :
ave managed tia, horse So readily as kind
Sess aud encouragement Pulling, krkiug,
and squirting, might have been tri-
ID IN vain to make him leap the fence; with
rnotnrnt 10 thiHk shout u, aud a nice dose
# tlnuering applause, lac iew>ovor it like an
hunlor- Boston Times.
From the Paris Corr OF the Jour. Com.