Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-09-27

Cur;osities in the Horse Trade. N
There are some curiosities in the horse
and among them is that of the peculiar
manner in which some horses are kept,
and the value placed upon them by the q
owners The horse market is always up- II
permost in some mems mind. They give 3
heir whole attention to the subject and boz
come acquainted with all the qualities Of \
horses, and where they may be found. At
the late State Horse Fair in this city
beautiful, supple. well-formed, high-spirit-
ed horse was upon the ground and much
admired for his fine fisure and easy action.
This horse was found by the present own
er upon farm ia the interior, where be
was misunderstood and abused, poorly
kept aud badly managed. The owner re-
garded him as vicious and gave him poor
| feed and many blows, which the high
spirit and pride of the horse resisted and
and kicked back in defiance. His Leading
points we're discovered and the horse was
\ purchased by a man who understood hia
nature, and who was disposed to develop i.
The lean. hungry and defiant horse in the
hands OF his new owner has become MARI
vel of heaniy aud gracefulness, his pride
fully gratitied and his powers developed -
symmetrically as to make him one of the
most attractive of animals, and almost fit
ting him 10 associate with human inteli-'
gence His market value has increased
from two to three hundred to that Of more
| than thou and dollars.
In one Of the towns not many miles
from this city, IN aged farmer has horse
that is seven years of age and which has
never yet been shod or been bridled. This
colt as lie is still called, is the old farmers
pet. lie has good feed and receives all
the attention that he requires, aid is led
out in his playfulness, and a 1.-THE action
by the halter He is glossy. gaatir md
graceful hn.-rs yet the owner has not felt
I like undertaking to prep're him for labor
and hardly seems conscious that any time
is wasted by the neglect. Many offers
have been made to purchase the horse,
but the attachment is 80 strong for the
colt, that the owner cannot be tempted to
part with him at any price.
In town somewhat nearer to Angus
ia, on farm where the buildings are poor
and in some aspects seem TO Indicate pow
erty in the inmates, there are two horses,
one six and the other seven years. These
horses have never been shod and only ons
OF them has ever been bridled- They are
animals Of great beauty, and have attrac-
ted the attention of many dealers in hor-
ses, who have in vain offered large sums
for them. The property is owned by a
widow, and one man who offered her six
hundred dollars for one Of the horses and
was refused, said to her: My good wo-
man, how happens it that this good price
l offer you for the colt is refused?"
Why, SIR she replied, I" that was my
son Johns colt, the dear boy who was
killed in battle, while bravely fighting, Al
his kind captain said in his letter, for his
country; how could sell it Z"
8. But from the appearance Of your
buildings you do not seem to have much
money. and the SUM offer is a large oos
and sufficient to pat your buildings 10 good
/. repair"
sOb, we have no difficulty in getting
living. We keep good flock Of sheep
, my only living son and !, and we have |,
thousand pounds of good wool which W,
shall sell when we can get good price
We do not care to make great change.
sirce my son was killed. and all the prop
, erty, the colts and the sheep, SO remind u
6 of him, that we cannot part with them .
, any price"
The flock Of sheep, equally with tn
/, horse, were narvels Of beauty, and ar
eagerly watched by butchers and other
but no temptations Of money have sue
ceeded in effecting change Of ownership
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