Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-09-05
BeeCtHer Catching Horse in q
Twenty Acre Field.

| In the latest of the Star papers in the
Independent, (Beecher's second summe
letter. we find the following:
Yet, amid this tranquil, dreaming, ga
zing life, one cannot always be quite as Sc
rene as they would. For example, thi;
morning, while tie dew was on the grass
word came that "Charley had got away
| Now, Charley is most important mem
Der Of the family, and as shrewd horse a.
ever need be. Lately he had found Out
the difference between being harnessed b.
a boy and man. Accordingly, on sever
al occasions, as soon as his haltar dropped
from his head, and before the bride could
take its place, he proceeded to back boldly
out of the stable, in spite of the stout boy
pulling with all his might at his maae and
ears. This particular morning we were to
put passenger friend on board the cars
at 9:3o-it was now 1880. Out popped
Charley from his stall, like cork from a
bottle, and 10. some fifty acres there were
IN which to exercise his legs and ours, to
say nothing of temper and ingenuity.
First, the lady, with measure Of oats,
attempted to do the thing by bribing him
genteely. Not he. He had no objec-
tons 10 the oats, none to the hand until it
came near bis head, then off he sprang.-
After one or two trials we dropped the
oats and went at ii in good earnest-call-
ed all the boys, headed him this way,
drove him out Of the growing oats, drove
him into the upper lot and out Of ii again.
We got him into the corner with great
palms, and he got himself out without the
least trouble. He would dash through a
hpe of six or eight whoop:ng boys, with as
little resistance AS if they had been So
many musquetoes! Down he ran to the
lower side of the lot, and down we walked
after him. Up he ran to the upper end
OF the lot, and up we walked after him
too tired to run. Oh, it was glorious fun !.
The sun Was hot. The cars were coming
ard we had two miles to ride to the depot !.
lie did enjoy it, and we did not
We resorted to experiments, opened
with the great gate of the barnyard, and
essayed to drive him in, and we did it, too
almost; for he ran close up to it,-and just
sailed past, with a laugh as plain on his
face as ever horse had! Man is vastly
superior 10 horse in many respects; but
running OH hot summer day, in twenty
acre lot, is not one of them! We got him
by the brook, and while he drank, oh how
leisurely, we started up and succeeded in
just missing our grab at his name! Now
comes another splendid run. His head
was up, his eyes tlashir g his tail strcamed
out like banter, nd, glancing his head
this way and that, right and left, he al
lowed las to come on to the brush conner,
from whence, in few moments, he allow
ed us to emerge, and came afoot after him.
down to the barn again. But luck will
not hold forever, even with horses. He
dashed down the lane and we had him !.
But as soon as he saw the gate closed, and
perceived the state of the case, how charm
inoly he behaved allowed us 10 come up
and bride him without movement of re-
sistance, and affirmed by his whole con
duct that it was the merest sport in the
world, all this disobediencc; and to him
we have no doubt it was. We had but
seventeen minutes before car time; but we
made the best use of it that we could.
The very best method Of catching a
niinble and roguish horse, in twenty OF
fifty acre lot, is not to let him get away
from you!