Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
Our Ministers Purchase.

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 "Are these all you Have for sale ' said Mir. Hale, as hs stood in the yarc before Debray's stable, while the sales man walked about low heavy-buil grey horse, and strawney large>boneC racksr.
 Yes sir, these are all we have to-day except a young mare, that don't think you'd like.-Jim lead out the black 6lly." and the Clumsey ostler proceeded to pull out with jerks and twitches. . small. rough coated animal, whose bleed ing mouth and scared Hanks showed that she Lad been unmercifully treated
 She resented the ostlel's rougl handling with spiri', still sbe did no I look vicious. There was no fiery. ngl. gleam of the eye, but on the contrary. l pleading expression. as if exposlula,in! ! with the coarse creature, who giving he f fa-.blow- and . kick, to nuke her show off. brought her up with jerk of the halter, that almost broke her slender neck.
 "We've sold her twice, but had her returned" said the sal. sman. She's gentle as lamb. unless she gets her temper up, then she's regular devil, and for all she's SO small. she's strong ] and fierce as lion, when she's reused" '"
 "I I guess Bill Smith n have her, and he'll break her or her neck"
 Going up to her. Mr. Hale spoke kindly, patted her neck, which was still qnivering with pain from the pressure of 1, the halter. passed his hand caressingly over her nose, and flung back the heavy mane that was tangled and knotted about her eyss.
 The poor creature seemed to know at once that he was of a different nature from her old tormentors, and with gen> tie whinny, laid her head con6dingly on his shoulder, while her la'ge hazel eyes filled with something very much like tears.
 She was not such horse as he wanted. Her spi.it seemed broken. except when sngered, and she had been abused and neglected till she was anything but a beauty. sill her head was we'll formed. and her eyes almost human in their ex. pression. It her coat could be made 10 lie smooth. she might possibly pass without exciting remark.
 Mr. Hale liked to drive good look ing animal as we'll as any one, and he hesitated for some time, but he could not resist her pleading look, to be taken from her brutal owners.
 "I think I will take her," he said at length. .--" " i'll send for her this after> nooa." and paying the price asked, which was not large, he left the yard. followed by the implorihg gaze of the poor beast, whose instinct readily rec ognized his Kindness and humanity, out did not comprehend that he was to be her future master.
 It was not until quite dark. that MT. Hale dispatched his Irish boy for his new purchase. and fot several weeks she was allowed to femain quietly in the stable.
 During this time, Dennis worked assiduously under Mir. Hale's direction. in clearing the knots from her luxutianl mane. and brushing iis full waves 10 shining gloss. Het rough coat yielded readily to high keeping and care. giving in it's jetty blackness, and silky softness, sure proof o: good blood.
 It was evident that she had always been ruled through fear, but she was peculiarly susceptible to kindness. and Mir. Hale thought what time he could spare from duty and study well spent in teaching her to love and obey him. He called her P, sche, and the name seemed very appropriate, for her slender form, and ietty blackness, united with capri> cious grcefulness. made her much more beautiful than her kind master had anlic- Iipaied.
 Dennis had been very indignant when she first came home. He had boasted to the neighbofing boys, of the 'splendid creature" his master was about to purchase, and his fiji sight of "lhe little black devil," as he called hef under his breath, had sorely vexed him. But he soon became interested in her. and as she grew in beauty under his hands. his pleasure and pride knew no bounds.
 He would follow her with Ii. eyes, as Mir. Hale drove away, and fai,ly capet with delight as after little playful car4coling, wilk many toss of her beau tiful head. she would spring of. throw- ing the miles behind her in fine style. He learned her many tricks. She would follow him. and come at his call, and would carry and fetch bis coat when ordered.
 One day. when her provender had moi been given her as usual. to his great de- light he found her patiently lngging at the string of the oat bag. He was never weary of recounting her exploits to bis master. who. for his pat. found the exercise and excitement of driving hef wonderful ladyship very agreeable and beneficial. after the confinement of the