New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-18
LETTERS OF AN EXILE. No. XXxv.
Arabian and Turkish Herses.

Cousperesnes Of The N. T. Inb1ne -
RAY MAR OGLOU. Juae lts.
! had taken up my quarters al Ansora Ia 'he h"uSs
OF Greek lady the widow OF Doctor from Coftu VINO
after much travelling IN syria and Asia MINOR had e.
tabl,hed himself and bis family at Angors IN hope tue
Other Doctors being much known and little liked by the
public Of getting all their patients and making fortune
But tie poor had forgotten that Doctors are not
ryuneIabe ard that bad one may De as dangerous 10
good OF any other mortal man. Shortly after ma
arriv Al al Arg be seized with yphu; fever and
treated for sd Inflammation of the brain Being derous
be could neither protest against this diagnosis DOR change
the false dire elton OF the When some hours De-
fore his death recovered his and sas HE arms
bandased, bis sheets bloody, ard heard what med
icues had been given to him. he exclaimed, On. my
"poor wife oh NY poor children, IL is too late,
and soon after expired HIS widow told me over and
over again the pitifu tale She was left without re
sources Icept ne dresses furs coaks jewels and
such things that she tried TO sell as well as she could
and clever enough she can certify. But the most
precious articles OF her Inheritance were two Arab
horses which the famous Emir Beekir of the Lebanon
had given 10 her husband after he had saved ms son
Ii was the frst time that had ever behed any OF these
celebrated animals and thought them far superior 70
al lad ever beaId or imagined. mounted them, and
thouQh found ny rather unpleasant though they
had Lot been out for months ana were grOSn quite
wild SO wild that the gentleman who rode the bay while
mounted the gray and vice versa, was tnrown from
each Of them | should have felt very happy 10 make
the nv own But the clever lady would only sell them
for she price she could get for them at Constantlsope
and vas going to a country where / should hnd as
uaDy a. nj. BIT wsh for q much lover one SO re-
ssted the temptation and you shall see was iuiy re-
DIT i lear YOU may deem me rather voasuul Of my
bOrsemaDsiip when tell YOU the Two Arab horses which
threw their cavaliers did not throw The cause OF
the exception Wa. nor. however, 10 nay skill 1t
in the very kabe prediction those Intelligent
animals fee toward individuals Of the weaker Lst
the widest, the hercest Arabian be mounted by
map ard you will see him grow suddenly mild aud
81, f.r,.h bat NIL V,fa N
make the experiment and ID my stables there is
beautiful gray Arab which nobody dares 10 ride, though
he is NY daiy bearer. He knows me my wishes the
degree of fatigue eau bear without ncOhvenlence, ana
behaves in consequence 1t is really curious TO see him
axe to quicken his pace sthOut shaking and the
different OF steps be has invented 10 realize these
contradictory purposes. Horses liable to forget
fuhess any other organized being and my lnc0mPar
able gray sometimes when other horses threaten To pass
HIM, or in advance Drgets every consideration
and starts If more ike whirlwlnd than anything else
No to me it, in such circumstances, were To cOnhde
in the strength Of my arm or of the bride But knew
BE- tier. Leaving hand quite loose aud abandoning all
thoughts OF cOmlulsiOn, | take to persuasOnpat him
Oh the neck call him BY his name-beg hun to be
quiet and to deserve the piece of waiting for him
at home Never have these means failed. Instantly
he will slacken his pace prick up bis and come back
to soft smbe while with gentle neigh he seems 70
crave my pardon for his documentary otense Such in-
stabce OF tender yenohdnt Arab horses the weak
eI part OF creation quite common, aud generally
explained mot pOetiea explanation after a by the cir
cLmstance that the Arab women ale the natural and
only grooms their lords stables When the horse is
s c.t he is reared Id the back part OF the tent, the
movable Harem OF the Arab La the third year OF
bic lite be is raised 20 the honor OF carrying his mas
ter When be brings him home, he is instantly dellv
cred the wonens hands, who wash his eyes walk hun
I'D and down til the fam is fallen irom his mouth aud
the Precipitation from his limbs 1t is the masters wife
that disc ncumbers him of the heavy saddle, the cOmpi
Gated and adorned bride, the embroidered aud glded
covering She fastenns cord 20 his foot and takes
him fret 10 drink aud then TO feed himself with tse
best Bit of grass TO be found in the barren country
This puts in mind of story which was related TO
ne BY a Bedoun OF Galee, very fond and very proud,
not only OF bis horses, but OF the whole Arabian
breed young chief had precious mare, and plenty
Of enemies Once he went place three days distant
from his residence fetch some money that was
to HIM lis enemies were aPprlsed OF his purpose
aid determined 10 take HIM al least Mil him Know
ing, however, the ssness Of his mare, they divided
themselves groups Of ten persons and tOoA their sta
OILS three hours distanc, from each other The first
group to pursue him during three hours aud when
he Louih t himself cate then the second group of ten
would siaTt and begin fresh race aud ~ on tll hIs
would fail from exhaustion All was done as they
Lad desgLed but the never gave way the three
days dssnce Travelled in aday and more than forty
eight hours before he expected his Old bind father
who smoking the entrance OF his tent recognized
the well known tramp OF his sons mare There Is my
ron coming back, sad the Old man. and he had scarcely
sGld the bis son dsmOunted aud throwing the
I,lIs bis wife, Laid his bag vi gold dust &C hts ID
tl,Ts feet. Bot the Old man thought more o the mare
a. au Of his son himself Why did YOU fatigue the
mae" exclaimed be in reproachtul voice. bring
her 10 mt" IL done, the Did pated her head
and said quite aLgriJ There Is blood all over her
mouth Aid tue il war. The son explained that
nearly driven despair by the obstinate chase OF his
I'll, mes be had hurled the rather had allowed
le hurry hcs.f that her oreiOOt came IN contact
with LeT month aud scratched il TIL lt was ali bleeding.
! tat Dil ut the travelling chief lay down upon his
cloak in a corner of lis tent to rest himself as We'll
he could, but women, young men slaves, and even
LleI ds crowded around the mare wing her strength
eLna beverages and rubbing her limbs With sOtenIng
Emmett; quiet restored 10 the tribe TIL the
mare had eaten again. and shown herself in iu posses
sion If her limbs
Tie horse is the most interesting individual OF the
Arab's family as have learned IN more than iu-
s6nce. But tits he moment to refer TO them We
It'll ia the very center Of Auatols, Tar from the
Arabs bId their coursers. We shall come ID time 10
both but though 10 speak OF Arab horses H is
Just The moment give their due to other breeds which
sGe scarcely ever remembered alluded 10 by Travellers
Though inf ror 10 the Arab breed, the TurkOman,
the Kurdish, and the plain Ana oian horses are
verify Of record. The Iurkoman reminds ule Of the
Norman horse strong powerful. high upVa his lnbs,
al roundy nodded His arched neck small head,
tlch male and flowing tai correct what wOuld else be
rttLer heavy IN BE appearance aid give him Very
duned SIR. He l. bot swift IN the race, but bears heavy
ioIcf. TIE kurdlsh boTSe much resembles the ARAB,
tough smaller, Lot perfect in Lis proportions wilder
AID lot quite strong These two last differences are
lie result Of education and habit There no stables
Tor item but they always left loose IN the vide plain
W,odl hills 30 feed aid play, Till he calls
slth particular whistle scream, which the h0rses
6iree.! obey, They are very fiery but their strength
tts! gives way to fatigue and II must be since they