Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06

hardly raised by tho winds low sighinG;
Long bright locks in the air were waving,
Brow and cheek Of the other having.
vuE MIDNIG lit RIDE.
ga number of years ago. gentleman
in Clydesdale offered me situation rs
hcad-groom, which I accepted. He had
one horse which was kept i'll stable
by himself, and was without exception
the ugliest and most savage animal OF
his kind had ever seen.
There was not a single point of a
strong or a fast horse about him. He
was black as charcoal; he was named
Satan, and richly did he deserve the
name. He would fly at you like a
dog, with his teeth; attempt to beat
you down with his fore feet; and strike
round the corners at you with, his
hind ones. He had beaten off all the
rough-riders, grooms and jockeys in
that part Of the country.
After being in the place a few days,
/ was asked by the gentleman, if
thought could make anything of Sa-
tan. I replied, that if he would beat
me, lie would be the only horse that
had ever Done so; but still consider
ed him to be by far the most savage
had ever seen: eIiy him tomorrow at
one O'clock said he, as he turned to
go away: Il will have n few friends
to sec how you succeed
l determined, however to try him
that night, and without any witness
to sec whether I succeeded, or not. My
room was over the stables, and as the
moon did not raise till eleven O'clock,
l threw myself upon this bed cloths,
and, contrary to expectations, fell
asleep. When I awoke, it was twelve
the moon was shining brightly, and
rendering everything visible as if it
were day.
I went. down to the stable with a
bride prepared for the purpose, and
= heavily loaded whip in my hand.
knew it that would be impossible to
saddle him; and indeed, should be
safer on his bare back, in the event of
bis throwing himself down. Iopened
the door gently, and there he was
prone on his side, his legs and neck
stretched out, as I have often seen
horses after sore fatigue. clapped
my knee upon his head, looscd the
collar that bound him, slipped the bi,
into his mouth, buckled tho throat
band, raised him to his feet, backed
him out, lcaped upon his back before
he had time to get his eyes right open
ed. But open them now he did, and
that with a vengeance; he paved and
struck the wall with his tore-feet, til
fire flashed from the stones; and Their
he reared till he fell right back upon
the pavement. was prepared fo1
this, end slipped off him as he went
down, and then leaped him again us hi
rose. / had rs yet not touched hin
with whip, bride, or spur: but now
gave him the curb and the spurs a
the same instant. He gave one mac
bound and then went at a rate tina
completely eclipscd the speed of the
swiftest horse had ever ridden. II,
could not trot, bu, his gallop was I'm
approachable, and consisted in sue
cession Of leaps performed with pre-
cision, velocity and strength, abso
lutely bewildering.
He fairly overturned all my prccon
ceived notions of a fast horse. On h
Numbered, till we camo under til
shadow of a fir-wood, and then
whether, out Of mischief or dread Q
the darkness, he halted instantaneous
y, his forc.feet so close together tina
you might have put them into buck
ct. Owing to the depression of hi
shouldcrs-for he had no more wither
r than an ass-the way that he jcrke
down his head, and the suddenness {
the stop, 4 monkey, although he ha
J. been holding on with his teetl
). must have been unseated. For me,
was pitched a long way over his hea.
but alightsd upon a spot SO SO
and messy that it looked as if SON
= kind hand had purposely prepare
II ~ 1OA Alc. AAdu OcGll ia lIlC SIlt,nIC
! degree stunned, or unable to regal
my feet, that instant he would ha,
torn me to peices with his teeth, an
v beaten my mangled body into the cart
with his hoofs. But at once spran
to my feet, and faced him. I coul
have escaped by leaping into Il
wood; but my blood was up, my brai
8 clear, and my heart gave not one ext
hind-legs nearly upright, beating Il
!. air with his fore-feet, his mouth ope
his upper lip curled, his under 0,
drawn down, his large white tee
: glancing like ivory in the moonligl
As soon as he saw me on my feet,
gave yellsuch as I had never hea
from horse before, save once, al
u which believe is never elected fro
that animal, except when under Il
9 determination ot.tran,ic rage or fear.