The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-13

squire YOU Know 1t seems to me-
SAID /" there is something the natter with tn,
left eye" No. Sir" said he. and with tba
he pulled down the horses head, and. r,pid
ly crookinc his fore finger at the SUSPECTED
organ, said, see thar-don't wink bit '
" But he should wink" replied. Not on
less his eyes are weak" he said. To >atisf,
myself, asked the man to let me take ~.
bride. lie did SO, and, as soon as | too,
hold OF it, the horse started off in remark
able retrograde movement, dragging me will
him into my best bed of by brd roses Find
ing we were tramping down all the bes
pants. that had cost at auction from three
and-sixpence to seven shilings a piece, anc
that the more | pulled. the more he backed
| finally let him have his own way. and lam
med him stern-foremost into our laro.s,
climbing rose that had been all summer prick
ing itself, IN order to look as much like a
vegetable PorcupIne as possible. This un-
expected bit of satire in his rear chan,e,l III.
re'roSrade movement to a slclong bound. by
which he rted off half the pots on the bal.
listers, up>etti:S nv gladioInscs and tub,-
roses in the poi, and leaving great ,nla>bes
OF mould Seranlums, and red pottery in the
gravel walk. By this time his owner h II
managed to give HIM two pretty severe eur,
with the whip. which made him unm,narca.
ole, SO let him 90. We had plea>an. INN.
catching him again. when he got amonc the
Lima bean poles but his owner leo, him hack
with very self-sati>ficd expression. ..Pav.
tut amt he, Squire :" ] replied that |
thought he was, and asked him if il was ms.
ua' tor his horse to play such pranhS H..
>''n 1t was not. " You see. Squire. he feels
ms oats, and hain't been out of the >t,i,I,. fo.
month. Use him, and he's As kind a. =,
Kitten. With that he puts his .dot in the
>'irrup, and mounted Th,. animal really
looked very well As he moved ar,pnd ,hc
grass plot. and, as Mrs Sparrowcra>> seem.
'd to fancy him. took written rn,r,u,c.
that he was sound. and bouch, hun Wh,,
gave tor hlm Is a secret have no, even
tod Mrs. Sparrowgrass.
IL Is moo'ed point whether it is bcs, 70
buy Your horse before Won build your stable
or build your stable before Won buy your
horse. \ horse without a stable ;s l;k.
hishop without church. Our neichhor. who
Is very ingenious, built his stable 10 Fl, his
horse lie took the length of his horse and
little over, as the measure Of The d4n,b or
''~ stable" then he built it. lie had a place
beside the stall for Lis Rockaway carr;,,.
" hen he came to put the Ro.kawav in. he
found he had not allowed for the shafts III.
c"l'lnc was too low To allow them 70 b, crec.
t'd' so he cut two square portholr> in the
back OF his stable and run his shafts throncb
them, into the chcken-housc behind Or
course, whenever hc wanted to take out HI.
carriage. he had to un-roo>t all hi, fowls who
would SIT on the shafts, night and dav. But
that was better than building a new stable
For my part, determined TO avoid mistakes
Dv getting the horse and carriage both frs.
and then building the stable This ALAN
being acceptable to Mrs Sparrowcra<s. was
adopted as .lndcions and cxpc,licnt. In con-
sequence, found myself with a horse on my
hands with no place to pnt him. Fortunate
" was acquainted with very homes. man
who kept a livery stable. where nut him 10
beard by the month, and in order that h..
might have plenty of good oats, houch,
some. which gave to the oster for that nnr.
pose. The man Of whom I bourh, the horse
dId not deceive me, when he reported him as
good feeder lie ate more oats than all
the rest OF The horses put together in that
stale
1t Is good thing to have a saddle. borso IN
the country. The early morning ride. when
lawn and dew treshen and finish m. ,,ra
Scape, IS comparable to 10 earthly. innocent
pleasure. Look at yonder avenue Of ROAD
'N'''ns trees those marvclloust ruaks. vet
moist are ruddy as obeIi>k> of jasper And
ahove-see The leaves bu>hinc at the east,
iiark at the music interninable chains 81,
melody linking earth and skv with its deli.
'Iou> magic. The little, counties, wood h;rd.
are SINGING and now rolls IN from the mown
meadow the fragrance of cut grass and clo-
yer.
Look at the river with its veil Of hluo mist,
ana The grim, Saunt old palisades. as amiahl,
II 'heir orient crowns as old princes. ont Of
he direct line of succession. over III. ro,,l
'rad!e OF the heir apparent,
here Is one thing about early ridinc IN
he country; YOU find out great MANY
h'h9s which perhaps you would not bav,
ouhd out under ordinary circumstances
he first thing | found out was that nv borse
'ad the heaves. had been so wrapt Nm !,
he beauties OF the morning, that had No, ,
deserved, what perhaps eye:ybodv in ,b,, ,
icihi'y had observed, namely, that the new
'orSe had been waking up all the sIeepers on
'oth sides OF the road with an asthna,;c ,
'"'s''e' VI haif'a-m'le power. NV at:en- !
ION was called TO the tact bv the x;ll,cs
canister, old Dockweed, who came banona
tter me in bis empty cart, shouting ont nv a
anne as he came. lmust say, have dis. Ii
ked Old Dockweed's familiarity he pr.- ;
lmes too much upon my good nature whom
t calls ME Sparrygrass before ladies' q, tho +
epot' and by my Christian name always m I