The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-02-17
sIA9=aR BOB ON ANIMALS.
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HorsesS isa animal. They wear four
legs and four feet, but don't wear any
toes. AS they kant tie on their shoes,
they have them nailed on to their
feet, SO they needn't take 'em of, and
they ainE no bother. Their feet are
SO heavy, that if they do clog dance
they needn't to bring any wooden
shoes. Horses is got i pretty big
mouth and a orful tongue, and VERY
big teethsl look VERY funny. When
ever he goes out ridin he has piece
of iron put in his mouth to steer him.
He chews this iron and makes frotll
come out of his moath. I wish
could go out aridin as much as d
horse. Horses is got a nice big tale,
Wade. Of horse hair, which he swings
against the flies. I wonder how he
makes itFwing. @FC}
Horses is helthy cos they are SO reg
ularoI They don't often git-drunk, and
l I,ueXer saw . horse smoke, except az
ter he'd been running pretty fast
Their grub, however, is VERY poor.
They don't git nothin but straw and
such orfdl stuff Their bed is made of
straw, and when they git hungry at
night they chew their. bed. You
mustn't fool with a horse, cos he might
kick you in the belly, and if he does
give you a square kick, you must
double yourself up right away, and
WON'T fool with a horse any more. Is
Sum horses git borky, and won't
move. Then they git licked like thun-
der, and then they won't move yet
Then they get tied to another horse,
and git6 pulled home, and 1on't git no
supper that night. gs nsa7sauea
Sum horses gifts the blind staggers.
Phis is putty hard. They shake them
selves orful, and take a rest ON the
ground. Then somebody puts. a5bet-
tie Of brandy in their throat. The
horse swallows it, and makes out it
didn't do him no good. Cos horses
is putty smart and he wants some
more. But he gifts fooled on that, cos
when they see it didn't do him any
good they cut ont a big slice of. his
tongue, and he bIeeds so much he gifts
scared, and soon gifts over il, and he
kant never lick out his mouth again
after d plate of straw, becos his tongue
is spoiled. Horses mostly always
wears the same clothes. He has got d
putty big nose, and he makes orfuI
noise when he blows it, but don't use
no handkerchief. '7s1 4.''s.'t'. - { g
,sSums horses can run a mile in less
than 2 minutes. Sum kant. Most on
'em kant. ,@e @ - aa.asa
Car horses is got smaller mouths nor
other horses, cos they don't git steered
much, SO they don't git the sides Of
their mouth pulled back much. q liez
1T is nice to go horse back ridin, on
the top Of q horses back. If he didn''
go quick enuff, you can kick him on
the belly with your heels, and he kant
kick you back, COS he kant reach up
high enuff. s'si '.'i.i7 1s'5.'='
ssButiif you make him mad he kin
chuck You off pretty good. Taint very
nice TO be chucked off, cos he can Kill
youiif he knows how to chuck yoI
alIright4 IF l had to be horse I'd
be circus horse, cos they can go te
the circus every night and don't pay
nothin.. They git fixed up putty mic,
andsgit good grub. 7 bet you the.
aine satisfied to eat straw They dom
have to work much, only to, carry
young fellers and nice gals, which is
putty soft thing especially the last
But there aint no roses without thorns
and the circus horse is.got a thorn il
the person:of an orfnl big whip, which
the man always sIaps at him. III
"A coal cart is the worst business
horse can get in. When horse kan
run emmy more he is put in coal cart
which is ruff job. s5.4 IS :. 'ss - .s'. &
- Stage horses amt very putty, bu
theyr good. When they git tired the.
trip themselves up, and full down an,
have a little rest. They are prett,
smart. 5.3 52'se. 2 - &.
.saIeLEftss -, DOGS.
Dogs is littler than horses. They i
the most faithfnllest brute out ther
is. They stick to you more than en-
nypther brute, 'cept muskeeter.: Ev
~ one likes dogs, but for my part
don't see what, they was made for 'cep
to ketch fleas and bite you in the leg
Dogs amt got no first name. The
only. got one name and they amt nor
than six dogs names altogether in tn
dikshunnary. The man wot invente
dogs names didn't have much to dt
1t is a very funny thing that all mizs
bul little dogs wot kant run, and We
amt got any teeth, is called DANCE
Lion, Tiger and such like heay
Names.
Dogs must have good stummick
cos they're always eatin when the
git chance. I never saw dog r.
fuse to eat, even between meals. =
Dogs is pretty smart, but they ain
got no brain. They only got instink
For instance, if you chuck your boz
at a dog, he will run away before I'll
boot meets him. Those is instinkt,-
1t is VERY funny thing. So is
dogs tale after it's been cut off clos
There is a little dog called Kin
Charles. He is a nobby dog. e
don't associate with other dogs and
is washed and ironed every day.
The ladies luy him and hug him a
the time. I'd like to be King Charl,
sum times.
Dogs is good to run after sticks
They won't run unless you first sp
on the the stick. wonder why the
won't.
RAMS