The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-31

else, should be arrested and fined for
endangerlng. the lives of those IN
their charge. 1t would seem that an
appeal to mothers upon such an i'm
portant subject as this was wholly I'M
necessary; but facts cannot be ignor-
ed and, the daily evidence of our eyes
| tells us how much, those who, have
chill need a conscience n this
Imatter.-N. Z, Mail j. .-. ~
THE HoRsELHIs MEMORY AND
SAGAcITYl-An aged and Venerable
friend, residing in one of the cities
Ion our Eastern seaboard, a gentleman
| of character and worth, once related
TO me the following anecdote of the
horse, illustrating in a remarkable
manner the sagacity and memory of
| this animal:
| s AT the close of the Revolutionary
war, when everything. was unsettled
and disorder, al acquaintance resId-
ing on the Boston road, some thirty
| or forty miles from New York, lost a
valuable young horse, stolen from his
stable in the night. Great search and
inquiry were made for him, but no
Ptidings of him could be heard, and no
trace of him could ever be discovered.
/ 3 Almost six full years had now
Ella. ed, and the recollection of even
i the lost animal had nearly faded from
my mind. At this period "a gentle
man from the East, in course of bust
ness, was travelling on horse back on
this road, on hisway to Philadelphia.
| When within four or five miles of a
village on the road the traveller was
overtaken by a respectable looking
gentleman on horseback, a resident
of the village, returning home from a
short business ride Riding along,
side by side. they soon engaged in
! pleasant desultory conversation. The
gentleman was Immediately struck
with the, appearance of the travellers
horse, And every glance of. the eye
cast toward, him seemed to excite an
interest and curiosity to look. at him
! again. and to revive a recollection of
something he had seen before, and I
| soon established in his mind the i'm
preston that for all the world he.
looked like the horse he had lost
some six years ago. This soon be-
come so irresistibly fixed IN his mind,
that he. remarked to the. traveEer:sf {
20" You have, fine horse, sir2'" 9sgol
IstaS"aYesI heTeplied, : an exceedingly
va uable and excellent animals, snalHi
+ s'aWhat IS his age, sir? a9ae..s 55a /
II We'll, lgsupposek.hlm to be about /
ten or eleven years old, I s.5s4 -aaI
I r4eu did not raise him, then PIE
mo, / purchased him of a. s'ran. |
ger, a traveller, nearlysix years since.' 5
Do you reside IN this part of. the {!
country?''
- No; Z reside in the Bay State,
aud am on my way to Philadelphia, |
on business. How far is it to New
York;" eles s
Well, sir, | really regret to inter-
rupt you, CT put you to Inconvenience.
but I am constrained to say, / believe
you have IN your possession horse
that | must claim. H
| The traveller looked with surprise
and amazement, and replied:
s" What do you mean, SIr?'' baia
II believe the horse you are on, in
truth, belongs to me. Five years ago
the past Autumn a valuable young
horse was stolen from my stable |
Great search was made fer him, but /
no tidings of him ever came to hand
In color, appearance, and movements
1t seems to me he5was' the exact coun-3
terpart of the horse you are on 1t /
would be hardly pessible,I think, for 4
two to, be so NEAR alike. But my
horse was an suneommonly IhJel-
bligent, .sagacious & animal And J.
will make a proposition ito ayou, 1
that will place the. matter In such
position that the result will be lcon-
elusive and satisfactory, | think, to
both MnF y1 Fl Ma Marof now within n
mile of my residence, which is on the
road in the centerEof the5village berfI
fore US. VIII en- We arrive a my house. /
your horse shallibel tied ito the east
post in front of my door, the horse I
am on to the Yestpost .Afterstand7
ing a shortgtime,. the bfidie of your |
horse. shall be taken, ffatpd if be /
does not go to a pair Of bars onJthe
and go round to the east Side Of the |
barn, and pull out a pin and open the
middle stable door and enter. will !
not claim him. IF he does, L Will fur,
nish you with conclusive evidence
that he was bred by me, but never
sold-that be was stolen from me lust.
at the conclusion of the war. about
the. very time you say you purchased
him. ''''''''a y t.l3 e9a E5aHa3
The traveller assented to the trial,
The horse was hitched to, the post as
proposed, stood a few minutes, the |
birdie. was then taken off. he raised
his head, pricked UP. his ears, looked
up the street, then down the street, 4
several times, then deliberately and
/ Slowly walked past the, house and
over the bars, and to the stable door