The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-17
The Uorsc-Ifi> Memory and SagacIty

An aged and venerable friend, residing IN
one OF the cities on our eastern Sc'""'' - =
gentleman OF character and worm, o'r'
taxed 10 me the following a!ncIo'' oi '"r ,
horse lllls lrating in Il r"nar"apie li''!"'i
the >agaci,y and memory OF ms an.iII'
AZ thu close of the revolutionary war, MA"h
everything was unsettled and III uisor''f' ~!
or, ,i',in..,,ra residing ON the Boston road,
SOM. thirty or forty miles from ne" lOtN'
lost = valuable young horse" stolen from ms
-tu,hla IN thp night. Great search ana lnqnlrN
,,..., ,',dn Tor him, but no tidiugS Of hiul
rnula no heard and no trace OF h!lu could
ever he discovered.
IA. recollection even of TIA" lost animal had
early faded from the mind. "A lhis period Il
rntlem;,n from the East III the course Of hu-
smr-s was travelling on horseback on TIM,
road ON his way to Philadelphia. When
within four or five miles Of 4 village on the
road the traveller was ov"ririieu by :; res pect-
abb" looking gentleman on horseback, Il "rs!-
dent OF the village returning home from Il
short business ride Riding along side by side,
they. soon engaged III a pleasant. dcSultury
conversation. The gentleman was iIumc-
dlatcly struck wiki the appearance OF The ira
vcl"r's horse aGG every glance OF the eye cast
toward him seemed 10 excite an interest and
curiosity 10 luonat him again, amt TO revive
Il recollection Of something he had seen before,
and soon established IN nts mind The impress
sion ihLt 10! all the world he hooked lII, The
horS" II" had lost some siN years ago. This
soon became SO rrrsIs.ibiy fixed i'll his mind
that he remarked 10 The traveller:
You have Il lin" horse, sir
- Yes, he replied. ''an exceedingly valu-
able and excellent auimai.'
- w hat Is his age, SIR. -
Well, suppose HIM to be about ten or
eleven wears old
40" did not raise him, them
No; | purchased him OF II stranger q ira
Weller, nearly SIX years since"
70 ufc>!Cc IL .hIS part OF the country :? -
NO, reside III the Say State aud am on
my way to PhiladriphIa on business. How
lar l. IL TO New York. -
"Wrll, sir, | really regret TO interrupt YOU
"' put you 10 Inconvenience, but | am con-
STRAINED l" say believe yOu have IN your nos.
session i horse that must claim
Ia" traveller looked with surprise aud
"'itHeinrnt, ana replied.
NAT do yot mean sirq,,
- believe The horse Won arc ~, =, ,r,,h
ionSs 70 M: rive years ago The ua,1 an,
-, ,'A"So'e young horse was ~tulrn frnr,
NV, ~, N'r"t search WAS made for him
'"' no ''u!u|s OF h!m ever came IN hand
color, appearances, and movement !, III
20 III" ne was III" exact couutrrn,rt -. ~
norss you are on. II would b.. har1,,. ,,. '';'
"ie' lhl"k, for iH:o 10 be 50 near ,Iil,g a.
,!iiN ' "'S an unc"!niuuhly Intelligent -,
s'c'o"H animal. And l viii MAKE. a nronn;
tion 10 You that WIN plac. the mnt,.r IN 80
Posll"h mat III" result VIII be coucIn-ir,
"iI" satisfactory, / think, to bot! of us W.
are no" "itiSi mil" OF my res idrucp which
= On Inc road IN the centre OF lhr ,iIl.,,. t
to'r Us NArH we arrive III nv house yor,.
" Si'''4i az t!c'i 10 the east post IN front of
'nS "ooi-li" horse | am on 10 III. wrsr nnst
49, H'"!lHIH2 Il short time, the bride O, y1ur
horse shall b. taken off and If H.. DOES ,, M
:" - P'i' oi btfs on The vest side OF the housr
'' PISS over ana 20 round 20 the east sid. al
,,';,,'i, -" pun Out Il pm, and open III.
iHiau!r stable doc! and en- ter | win mon cI,ir, |
'''1' - nc ooes' l WIZ furnish you conclu.