The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-01

conpcls him, 10 the midst Of the doaert, she
stands wabhfil over him, aud ncigla aud
ro,ises him II either man or beast aPproachc.
An old Arab had a valuable mare that hal
carried him for fifteen years n many a hard
fought battle, and In many rapid, weary
march at length, eighty years old, aud una
blc longer 10 ride her, be- gave her. and
scmitAr that hal bccn his fathers, lO his eld-
cat son, aad 'old him 60 appreciate their val
zee, srsl nsVer tie down 90 rest until he had
rubbed them bath ~ bright NJ a looking-
gla--. In the fut Skirmisii In which The
young man was engaged, he was killed, and
the mare fell into the hands Of the enemy
When the news reached the old man, nc eN-
claimed that life was no longer worth pre-
serving, for thar he had lost both his son and
hs mare, and grieved ior onc much as the
other" aud he Immediately sickencd and
died.
The following Anecdotc of the attachment
Of an Arab 10 his mare has often hcen told
but it comes home Ia tho bosom Of every one
possessed Of common feeling The whole
stock Of an Arab of the desert consisted OF a
mare. The French consul offered IN pur.
chase her in orlcr to send hcr9o the sovcr.
cign, Louis XIV, The Arab would have re-
icctcd the proposal at once with indignati n
and scorn but he was mi-craby poor. lie
had no means Of supplying his most urgent
wants, or procuring the barrst ncccssarics or
life. Still he hesitatcd he had scarcely a
rag TO cover him-and his wife aud children
were starving, The sum offered was great
it would provide him and his family with
fool for life. At length, and reluctantly, he
consented. lie brought the mare TO the
dwelling of the consul --hc dismounted-hc
stood leaning upon her he looked now at
tho gold aRd then NJ hi- i-vori,c he sighed,
he wcpt. ITO whom is IT," said he, II am
going to yield thee up? To Europeans, who
will tie thee cosc--who will heat thcc--who
will rcpdcr thee miserable, Return with me
my beauty, my jewel, aud rejoice the hearts
Of my children" A. he pronounced the last
words, he sprung upon her back, and was out
Of sight in moment
The next anccdotc is scarcely less touch
ing, and not 80 we'll known. ll,rahim, n poor
but worthy Arab, unable 10 pAy n sum of
money which he owed was compelled 10 al
low merchant of Rama TO become part
ner with him in valuable mare. When tho
time came. h. as-s,l,l not redeem his plodge 10
'Ihis man, and the mare was sold. Her pcJiis
gree could he traced, on the side OF the sire
aud dam, for full five hundred years. Ibra-
him went frequently 10 Rama, 20 inquire az
ter the mare he would embrace her, wipe
her ewes with his handkerchief, rub her with
his shirt sleeves, and give her a thousand
bcnedctions, during whole hours that he re-
manned talking to her. MY eycsT would
he say to her, 'my soul my heart must
be so unfortunate as TO have thee sold to 10
many n tors and not keep thee myself?-
am poor, my antelope | brought thee up
in my dwelling, as my child. i did never
beat nor chide thee; | cNresscd thee in the
proudest manner. God preserve thee, my
beloved Thou art beautiful, thou art sweet,
thou art lovely God defend thee from ell
vious eyes 90
Sir John Malcolm gives two anecdotes TO
the same purpose, but of more amusing ma
turc.
when the envoy, returning from his for
Irrur rrisyiiurri rrrvanrrri near H1gvi1riI
Arab rode bright bay mare, of cxtraordina-
ry shape and beauty, before his tent, until
he attracted his attention. On being asked
-,rt,ttlti seth herlwhat will you give mU.'
was the reply. That depends upon her age;
| suppose she is past five Guess again, said
I he. -Four = look at her mouth said the
Arab, with smile. On examination, she
was found to be rising three. This, from her
size and symmetry greatly enhanced her val
ne. The envoy said, Il will give you ffty
tomans' Ga coin nearly of the value Of five
dollars) ~ little more, if youplease,' said
the fellow apparently entertained. Eighty
"a hundred lie shook his head, and smil-
ed. The offer at last came 10 two hundred
tomans Well said the Arab, YOU need
not tempt mo further, it is Of no use. You
are rich elchee (nobleman.) You have
fine horses, camels, and mules, and ! am told
you have loads of silver and gold. Now adj
ted he, 'yon want my mare but YOU shall
not have her for all you have got"
THE EAST INDIA HORSE.
The horses of the East Indies are the
7'oorLy, which is said to be beautiful in form,
graceful in action, and docic in temper: the
france well limbed, but cars large and loose
and deficient IN spirit; the CoDakee, patient
and docile, but with an unsightly head; har-
dy, and calculated for long journeys, and Sc
we're sorSice; the 9fojmnisS, spirited, beanti-
full, fleet, and persevering; and the Td-see'
hollow backed, and therefore deficient in
strength irritable in temper, yet sought at
ter, on account of the peculiar casincss OF hrs
pace. A general remark applies 10 all tho
native horses throughout India-thAt they
want bone below the knee
THE PERSIAN HORSE
Is next in estimation, and deservedly so, TO
the Arabian. The head is almost equally
beautiful, the crupper superior. Ee is equal