The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-18
DON PIArT BEHIND DEN FER.
BOnner's TaIk About Grant.

BOnner's Talk About Grant.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Not being strong on 'hoss,' 1 fad
lack the words to express my emotions
on seeing the king of trotters. l car
only say that the com binatiOn of speed
and endurance are visible in the stall.
The lungs are large enough to pump
the blood through the body with ease
and the muscles are distributed and de-
veloped in way to astonish a horse.
man. His hair and skin are exceeding.
ly fine, while the eye is the most re-
markable eye ever thrown away on a
horse. 1t is human in its beauty, and a
DEVILS In It's expression. Dexter had a
bad character in his COltship. He was
handy with his hoofs and sOrely dis
posed to take the bit between his teeth,
and make off. There is the life OF a
hundred horses compressed in one. and
the consequent ugliness to the square
inch cannot be calculated.
They say, Mr.. Bonner that you took
thu devil out of Dexter by Kindness
Partly true, but mostly false. l con-
vinced Dexter that was his friend, but
I taught him, too, that was his mas
ter. Watch him.
Entering the boX-stall, he struck the
animal q smart blow with his open
hand and said, sharply: Come, sir,
move round.' The horse moved quick
ly around the stall. Now, come here,
sir lie said pleasantly, and the horse
nut his head kindly against his mas
ter's arm, and received with evident
satisfaction the caresses given him.
We were soon seated in the trottlnR
buggy, and Dexter moved over the
stones quietly Us an old family horse.
Little boys ran after US, shouting 'DeH-
ter and men and women turning, gaz-
ed earnestly at the celebrity. We talked
In hQt talked
GRANT.
Mr.. Bonner was telling me of the
warnings given the President by
posed to, drive him out behind Dexter,
when 1 asked his opinion of the Cen
eral.
I believe him to be good man, and
as a soldier q great man, but as Prest-
dent he lacks training. He went into
office undertaking it and overrating
himself, He had the mistaken idea
that he could run the Presidency as ne
commanded an army. Wind Is good
muscles are good-but both, when OF
the best, require training. A good man
without preparation may make hit In
a new position, but tho rule Is that he
makes a fallure.'
You consider the President, then, a
failure7'
80 far, certainly. He should have
gathered about him practical men OF
the world-politicians we call them.
Instead of this he has excellent gen.
tlemen, as much out of training as
himself. But believe he has power
like this of Dexter, that will enable
him to retrieve the past, and come in
all right at the end
II wish Won had given him some ad-
vice. 1 felt better when l saw Grant
associated with you and Geo. Wilkes.
regard Wilkes as one of the most re-
| markable men of the day.
so do l. said BonnerS earnestly; he
writes with wonderful power and clear
ness. When you want TO try mans
capacity put pen inH his hano,
But, 1 doubt whether Grant advised
with Wilkes; he certainly did not with
me- o
'Talked 'hoss,' mostly did he not :?
well, yes. But would as soon ex
meet Grant to advise with his friends
about the movements OF his army, al
the policy of his administration. II IL
his way
| o1oor.headed. practical man into his
Confidence, he would not now be brood
| mo in wrath over his unhappy comPli
cations and disappointments.'
Rnt we were now in the Central PARK
and over the smooth road, along WnlcI
the gorgeous equipages were rolllnH 2
aIperb pHaseb P head, looked another animal
He trod the earth with the ease an an,
elasticity OF steel springs, while VIII ut
his head slightly turned he kept ~ ~
right eye on his master, awaiting 10
the signal to be off. But It IS agSi;,ns gai,ns
the law to drive rapidly, and pores
man on the main drives, at every rev
hundred rods, enforces the law. onc nc
out upon the central road, beyond IN
park, and Bonner said "go," and ava!
he went. The fences flew by; the roaI
beneath seemed to spin into a rlooon
horses and vehicles which we passed
seemed for an instant to be still, ant
the power with which this glorious an
imal did his work was only equal t
the ease, elegance and beauty Of hi
movements. They affected me lik