, 1869-04-18
DEXTER.
A TEftp Behind Him.

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The control that 3r. Bonner naa acquired over
Dexter Ia truly wonderful 1hose who have been
acquainted with the horse would not believe In the
ehAnse Without seeing Il As = Men known De1-
playful mooda bordeIet on the vicious, and be has
had faehidn OF lash4n4 out somewhat s2vn9ely
this frason, strangers hare viewed MIN al re-
speEdul distance, and trainers have handled him
with the rtnoH1 caution Notwithstanding he was
tured take any liberties with him. for 1t Is to b.
presumed that horse 30 strongly muscled can
kick with unusual foIce But Nj. Bonner Is
Always good At eIpcHmenta, a1i BY kind ADl
tIIn measures he has made himself master Of the
eitunttou. On Saturday Last We saw him pinch Dcy-
the thighs, ahd then wind up ~ crawling under
dazrd 70 be 80 familiar With his kingshlp for lis
playful moods were generally In the aseendatlty.
and At such times he WIS cont1n naliy on the qni
rig TO land a foot in somebody's breaAhasket
"{nu have Mamlltouized him, hare Jou notI' We
the horse sPartiaiiy,' Was nc briei but smiling
teply. Look at hts head; see how broad he Is
between his eyes Dexter Is norae Of sense, and
appealing 10 lis leaso souna ue ,aeo9y ie simps sin IL
as r1ne- When hooking him 70 a wagon, Dexte1
one loot and then with The other very often to The
1ncony yenience Of grpoma and damage Of wheels
But NJ Bonner hAs thoroughly hrok ken him Of this
the traces were fastened. And viewing these
Things, occurred to u6 that no horse il Naturally
when you and an nnlula seemingly vfclous, the
snrtat way to conquer him Is by gentle measures
which appeal 70 his understanding:
Bonner. and u driving up the avenne 10 the rarf,
and through the Park Dexter lifted his head with
spirit; nothing escaped those bright eyes Of bis
Rlnce the bF Idle waa bllnslless huu he moved FOR
wArd with The utmost confidence and gen&leness
sNesvtng neither to the right nor the left Some
fIbG1 1f haN
a. much a. to say, my place ia III trout" " but i
soothing word from his owner and he was quite
again.
SAB IT. MeCoeh, the President Of Princeton Col
leEe remarked. to see how narvelloslDty Dexter Is
musSled you must s!t behind him. Such Immense
Woas & eeQas ana a9s Se
. great sfnrer OF the horse, and Justly 50, since
hts father was large breeder, and tho youthful
spent on the farm, amonR the colts Of pure lineage
Hptntng day after day into naturlty-a maturity
q bone, muscle, endurance, spectl and greater
work al winter consequently his muscle Is more
prominent now th1n eSer before At this season Of
the year; and his nesn Is armer Since tnern is no
Aration, he would Be ready to tzot = severe rare
:, As We drove through the park Ar Bonner sa,d:
aSow, ~; 3 Jou zee there Is no danger in SIT
Grant WIS out wth nc, stsns Ia he seas eat yo4 s now
occupy. Just after brush on the lane, the Cen
people DO not understand Dexter. Would you b..
neye H. had = scort ox more call On me- tn Addi-
ton t. tn.ss1a gsEaE me not to
They argued be VIA vicious hoosa; and tried 10
R5es; ~ ape9 ne tne greas calamity That would
cepuns the o1aee Of President 10 III
! replied: You do not know the horse a.
Nell as do, hare been behind him before, and
] hssurr ron have passed uusca,hed Though
hotter places. And then, - continued Nj. Bonner,
!" " told the General thai numerous gentlemen 30
lkitous of h1s welfare had called upon me- shas
morning, sEJing to convince me th1i i was enda1.
the President elect 70 rhle 6sdind ~ RUNWAY
fofse Dexter. But a1enced them all by the aim
heart the lnterests or General Gran; a. any Of you;
esoua sSs sst I'm 70 ssf + Vtn ns a
erideuee of the conndeace rtpose Ia the horse;
ALLOW me to expia!n that take out
r III ,oa se Il e. Il, .'tssf ssss .s e
Ia no runaway brute.
, @, q sc s9a Eesa ana re xsrs s.ay with the
urge Dexter to a nscak that he might demonstrate
e us the ease with which he could take him up,
mottoaI 10 friction, but a. smooth snd noiseiess
- the most delicate Ani lseshly-olied machinery!
nov sr9fuy = Y. Me % Eos over the ground! Isls the
der. AT no time we're the lines tightly dravn. DID
you ever Zee Dobte drive the maryelY TAkl44
nm ,1 a hold "a On The lines tne trainer you'd brace him
EtAke- And you could not realsr tho thought that
,a9.a;s. 1nonld 7ts2a stteng.h gtve way should NE
be away, mad, terribly WICK wicked. md I'D uneon- msae
tsntlable in h!a might and fury. You who nave
seen him In such times as this, look now and marx
Jet he i n,ng along nj the top Of his speed 4
wave OF the whip and sharp cry and he 4 Oh his
fsel apparently a ans1y and irrcsiAsthle as tho
the lines and soothing word and he ms seEa1ned
his stride-a horse full Of seni1=ness and power.