Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-06-29
Miscellany.
A Double Team TrOt.

A Double Team TrOt.
[From lecture on HASH )" delivered before the
Merchants and Travellers Association of Chicago,
by its president, G. F. Welch.l
We have been asked, said the lecturer,
and some of you doubtless have wondered
what the spirited pair of horses that ap-
peared on the street posters had to do
with the lecture? Well, we hardly know
unless it was our admiration for that no.
blest Of animals.
To city people the horse is certainly one
of our greatest health-preservers, and is
we'll worthy of place here and in our af-
fections The love for the horse usually
commences in early life is most universal
among boys, and good share of our youth
(when born in the country is spent among
the calves and colts. AS soon as our
boys can ride, their highest ambition is to
own pony. Then comes manhood, with
its cares and business, which so engrosses
our life that our affection for the horse is
well nigh absorbed.
We live at lightning speed and our
health fails, and many are glad "to return
to their first love again." and to this
alone can many broken down business
man attribute his recovery.
A pair Of horses are family blessing.
A pair Of fast horses are not bad thing
to have, provided they are not just fast
enough to always get beaten. Personally
we are no lover of horse racing, as it is
usually carried on for money. Never bet
cent on horse race nor never SHALL
But we know of no recreation equal to a
ride along Michigan Avenue behind u
certain pair of sorrels that claim us for
their master. We think we have met
most OF you there, and hardly thirk any
of you will say you ever beat us in a fair
race. We shall never forget the ride we
took in company with noted lawyer be-
hind them last Spring.
Our friend always takes the cars and is
opposed to horse racing. Is a good Pres
byterian, and Of course it is against his
creed but consented to take a ride with
us if we would consent to drive slow. The
afternoon was balmy; roads in the best
possible condition the horses felt in good
spirits, but of course we started at slow
pace, intending to take full hour to make
the six miles.
One after another of the thousand dol
lar-spankers one sees on the road passed
us, and it was with difficulty that we
could resist the temptation to let them out
for we believe with Henry Ward Beecher
that if the maker of the horse had not in
tended the horse to ego" he would not
have put the ego" into him.
"These horses seem to 90 by you with
out much trouble, !" said my friend.
"Yes,' Ireplied, "but | must keepmy
word with you and forego half the pleas
ure of the ride to me for your safety and
pleasure"
sis the buggy firmly built and staunch?'
he inquired.
II think So"
care the horses gcntle?"
'eWell, yes; | think so."
"Never run Off"
"Never, to my knowledge, but then it
is safer to 60 Slow"
81 am aware of that" said my friend.
81 do not like to endanger our lives, and
yet it is rather provoking to be left behind
when the horses are so anxious to go, and
can lead. / like to lead in everything |
undertake"
"Well," said l, eff you say SO we will
let them out"
At that moment there came alongside
of us a pair that were worthy of our
s. eel.
| 4,
"Can that pair trot much y asked my
friend.
"Yes," / said. "Shall we keep them
compahy2''
"l am little afraid" said my lawyer
Presbyterian. care you quite sure the
buggy is firmly built?"
81 will hold up, if you say so.'
II do say SO +; but confound it, don't
like to be beat. The buggy is--"
"Yes," said /, "warranted for year.
"Life insurcdW
"No. Buggy is, not nine. How is il
with ycu2"
81 have but $4,000. Was intending tc
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