Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-25
The War Horse and the Pack
Horse.

Horse.
The war horse. The gaudy, proud, pran-
cling steed, which bears its burthen with
an ease and grace calculated to win the ad-
miration of the multitude. Who has not
looked upon it, and wondered that SO much
pride could be developed by the brute
creation? An ornament to the battlefield,
an exposition of pride and vanity in the
peaceful walks of life.
But then the poor pack horse. The
drudge of his master. Thelean. lank, bony,
ugly faced, sorrowing pack horse.
He moves off with his burthen obedient
to his masters commands. His feed OF
straw is imprinted upon his sides, and his
uncombed foretop tells the tale of neglect
that adds so much to his ungainliness.
Poor, faithful creature. Who can help
but look upon it with pity?
Take the proud, self-conceited war horse
and the humbled, shaggy pack horse and
construct tandem team.
What a contrast. Place upon the war
horse his rider, with spurs and whip, and
military attire, and upon the pack horse
his load of plunder, and what contrast
again.
Reader, have you ever beheld such pic
ture? If not, look at HAYES and GALLO
WAY. Look at the decorations and bur
thens of the free born of the tandem team.
and then look at the decorations and bur-
thens of the rear guard, and you have it
HAYES is provided with all the parapherna-
liza of the war horse.
He bears the flag in advance inscribed
''I'm War Horse" whilst poor, lean, lank
GALLOWAY brings up the rear, bearing the
sable African and great bulk of Manhood
Suffrage platforms.
HAYES is prancing. He has had oats
GALLOWAY is sad and his load is dropping.
He has had straw.
HAYES face is brilliant with hope. He
mistakes the cheers of the rabble for shouts
of the people. GALLOWAY is sad and des-
pondent. He hears the jeers of former ad-
herepts and attempts to play the donkey in
order to free himself from his burthen.
''He does not think he will stand it," and
makes another effort. But "the man of the
sea-" preserved his equilibrium. See how
he scowls at the mirth-making boys. His
spirit is aroused. He wins the trot, but the
bumps of his burthen settle him quietly
again into the pack horse pace, whilst the
Methodist grin and the Presbyterian frown
of his countenance portray the mental con-
test of II will and 1 won't' that is going
on in his mind. On they go. The war horse
fags and the pack horse stumbles. The
official in charge of the former pours in his
angling ear the magic ''eats," and as if by
inspiration he springs to the work again
But poor pack horse is still disconsolate.
The olfactory nerves were not suscepti-
BILE of gathering so fine scent. The sable
rider, initiative of the charmer, clips from
his classic head the emblem of the sublime
"manhood suffrage" of the disciples oil
Ham, and with man and brothers hand
applies the wad. This time the oltactories
respond, but the head, as if animated with
the tickling sensations OF hornets nest,
indicates the only muscular movement OF
that sturdy form.
Slave race and wicked. The damning
shame of defeat is shouted, but in vain.
The toaming war horse with distended
nostrils and and broken spirit, upbraids the
rear with cries of "donkey," whilst the
rear reminds the leader of the want of time
of "plug."
The race is near its close. The war horse
neighs for help, the pack horse grunts for
relief, the sable Africans that line the way
with sect up, SAMBo, pull up HAYEs"-add
to the chagrin of the humble horse of the
mack = y
The race is over. The sables have lost
The war horse is cursed, the pack horse is
bruised. Both are crest fallen. The war
horse smokers for oats, the pack horse for
straw.
Take them home. Put them up. Rub
them down. Pickle your sable. Bury your
platforms. .eh
Poor SAM may revive again. Try him in
the lead and war horse in the rear, and try
their bottom. Train well. Be sure of
wind. Take picked sable, take platforms
and emigrate to Africa and try your luck
again, An Equatorial breeze will
strengthen you. Your country will be
gratified witch your trip, and if you are
successful and remain there, will vote
you all pension in appreciation of your
absenc ce,