Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-09-28
Anecdotes Of the Horse.

In the story we are now about to relate we
hardly know whether most to praise the intel-
gence of the dog or the docility of the horse.
Dr. Smith, of Queens County militia Ireland,
had beautiful hackney, which, although extreme
ly spirited, was at the same time wonderfully do
Gle. He also had fine Newfoundland dog nam
ed Caesar. These animals were mutually attach
ed and seemed perfectly acquainted with each
others actions The dog was always kept in the
stable at night, and invariably lay beside the
horse.
When DIR. Smith practiced in Dublin, he visit
ed his patients on horseback, and had no other
servant to take care of the horse, while in their
houses, but Caesar, to whom he gave the reins.-
The horse stood very quietly, even in that crowd
ed city, beside his friend the dog. When it hap
pened that Doctor had patient not far distant
from TheE Ehse na ii dree BIZ l he he would call
horse and Caesar, and both instantly obeyed, and
quietly remained opposite the door where he en-
tered, until he came out again.
While he remained in Marlborough, Queens
county, the horse seemed to be as implicitly ODE
dent to his canine friend as he could possibly be
to his groom. The Doctor would 90 to the stable
accompanied by his dog, put the bride on to his
horse, and giving Caesar the rens, desire him TO
take him to water. Both understood what was
wanted, and off trotted Caesar, followed by the
horse, who frisked, capered, and played with the
dog all the way to a rivuet, at the back of the
town, about three hundred yards distant from the
stable, and after the horse had quenched his thirst
both returned in the playful manner as they had
gone out
The Doctor frequently desired Caesar to make
the horse leap over this stream, which might be
about six feet broad the dog, by a kind of bark,
oO1 To |,
he wanted, which was quickly understood; and he
cantered off, preceded by Caesar and took the lean
in fine style. The dog was then desired to bring
him back again, and it was speedily done in the
same manner. On one occasion Caesar lost hold
of the reins, and as soon as he cleared theleap,
the horse trotted up to the dog, who took hcld of
the bride and led him through the water
White, in his Natural History of Science,
proves the sociable disposition of horses by the fol-
lowing anecdotes, and adduces the first as exhibit.
ing striking instance of an association between
animals totally dissmar in their organization
Even great disparity of kind does not always
prevent social advances and mutual Fellowship
for an intelligent and observant person has assn.
ca me that in the former part of his life keeping
DuI one morse, he happened also, at one time. 70
nave Dut one hen. These two incongruous ami
mans spent much OF their time together in lonely
where they saw no creature except each o.
Their. BY degrees an apparent regard BEGAN N toto
place between these two sequestered individuals .
the fowl would approach the quadruped with
notes OF compacency, rubbing herself quietly q.
ganst his legs, while the horse would look down
with satisfaction, and move with the greatest cir.
cumspection, lest he should trample on his dimin-
utlye companion. Thus, by mutual good offices.
each seemed to console the vacant hours of the
other.