The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-09-07
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aver co ountess---an Indian exile. Her
last letters are from Asia. From. the
last Of them we cut the following in
teresting chapter on horses:
But fear you may d en- me rather
boasttul of my horsemanship when |
tell you the two Arab horses which
threw their cavaliers did not throw
me. The cause. of the exception was
not, however in me or my skill. 1t
was in the very. remarkable prediIec-
tion those intelligent animals feel to-
wards the individuals of the weaker
sex. Let the widest, the lierccst Ara.
ban be mounted by woman, and
you will see him grow suddenly mild
and obcdient as q lamb. ] had
plenty Of opportunities to make the
experiment, and in my own there is
Il beautiful gray Arab which nobody
darcs to ride, though he is my daily
bearer. lie knows me, my wishes,
the degree of fatigue | can bear with
out Inconvenience, and bclav, in con-
sequence. 1t is really curious to sec
him manage to quicken his pace with
out shaking me, aud the different sorts
ofstcps he has invented to realize
these contradictory purposes. Horses
are us liable to forgctlulncss as any 9TH
cr beings; and my Incompatible gray,
sometimes, when other horses threat
en- to pass him, or rush at once in ad-
vance, inrgets every consideration and
starts off more like II whirlwind than
anything else. NNo to me if, in such
circumstances, were to conGdc in the
strcngh Of my arm or the briIlc.-
But knew better. Leaving my hand
quite loose and abandoning all thought
OF compulsion take to pcrsuasion-
pat him on the ncck-caIl him by his
own name-beg him to be quiet and
to deserve the piece of sugar waiting
for him at home. Never has these
means failed. Instantly he will slack
ell his pace, prick up his ears and come
back to q soft ample while with gen
tic neigh he seems to crave my par
don for his momentary offence.
Such instances Of the tender pencil
ant of Arab horses for the weaker part
Of creation, ere quite common, and are
generally cxplaincd(not poetical en-
PLANTATION after ally by the circumstance
that the Arab women arc tue natural
and only grooms of their lords, sta
bes. When the horse is colt, lie is
reared in the back part of the tent; the
moving lIarem of the Arab. In the
third year Of his life, he is raised to the
honor of carrying his master, and when
he brings him home, he is instantly
delivered to the women's hands, who
wash his eyes, walk him up and down
till the foam has fallen from his mouth
and the pcrspiration from his limbs
1t is the masters wife that discncun,-
bcrs him orthe heavy saddle, the com
plicatcd adorned bride, the embroid-
cred and gildcd covering. She t;.stcns
IL cord to his foot and takes him first
to drink, and then to feed himself with
the best bit of grass to be found in the
barren country.
This puts nc in mind of story
which was related to me by q Bcdoun
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