Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
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An amusing incident occurred some
time ago in England exhibiting the
docility of favorite horse His owner /
was entertaining his guests at dinner
accounts of the steeds sagacity and !
obedience, and said he had no doubt he /
would follow him up stairs if told to
do so. The guests were somewhat in /
credulous, and the host resolved to put |
the question to tial His friends ac-
companied him to the stable, and sure /
enough the horse at his masters word
| left his stall, followed him across the /
grounds and up stairs into his room !
Here was triumph, but it was short |
lived, foe no persuasion or force could
/ induce the animal to decend the stairs.
! Anything in reason" was the Ian
guage of his demeanor; "but this alb
surdity is beyond me. shall not risk
my bones that way"
I He passed the night in the richly
furnished chamber, seeming quite well
suited with his accommodations. In
the morning renewed efforts to get him
down were as unavailing as the first,
and at last an opening was made in the
wall, a load of straw placed beneath,
and the horse compelled to leap
through, which he did in safety.
A warm friendship existed between
horse and a small dog kept in the same
stable. The dog usually slept between
his companions fore feet. The master
would bride the one, put the reins in
the others mouth and tell the dog to
take the horse to water. Away Caesar
would trot, his friend following, and
when satisfied they would return in the
same way.
A cart -horse which had been several
times cured by certain farmer was
taken sick one day while at work with
other horses His master had gone to
dinner He went off with the cart
through the crowded streets, turning
several corners without injuring either
cart or harness, and stopped at the far
rier's door. The man at first supposed
the owner was near by, but on looking
around concluded the horse had come
of his own accord He took him from
the shafts, and the poor animal imme-
diately lay down and showed signs of
pain. The usual remedies were used,
and the horse was soon relieved and
sent back to his master, who was
anxiously seeking him.
Still another was known, when his
shoe was not well set, to return next
dav to the blacksmith, hold up his foot
and in his dumb way plainly demand
attention. When the shoe was reset
he trotted quietly home.
A doctors horse would invariably
stop on the road if any one called him.
She would hear quicker than he, and at
first he did not understand her stop
ping, but supposed it a mere caprice. !
If he compelled her to go on, she would |
trot few steps and stop again, and he
always found that some one was trying !
to overtake him. He learned to respect |
her opinion and to look out for bust !
ness whenever Kate stopped of her own !
| accord.
! My grandfather was q country ply
stefan, and as he had long drives into
! adjoining towns he kept SIX horses
That was of course many years ago
when six could be bought and kept for |
about what two would cost now. !
Among them was one named Romeo,
very fleet and handsome, and, as he was |
perfectly gentle and excellent for either
carriage or saddle great favorite with |
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toned to go the rounds Of the stalls |
and put every horses allowance of grain
in his crib. One or another was almost
always out at tho time. 1t was soon
found that when the absent horse
came home his crib resembled Mother
Hubbard's cupboard, and grandpa
thought the man neglected to put the
supper there He said he did not and
held to it, and after a while resolved
TO know what became of it, hid him
self and watched. Soon he saw Romeo
Slip his head out OF his fastening, walk
quietly into the vacant stall, eat all the
grain therein and return to his own
place. Repeatedly, too, the gate of the
corn-tield was open and Romeo feast
ing gayly in the corn. Again and
again grandpa spoke to the man about
it, thinking he must have left it so,
but he declared he had not
One day grandpa was sitting by a
window that overlooked the field, and
he saw Romeo, the rogue, go mp to the
gate, push the latch up with his nose,
then reach his head over and draw the
gate back till he could walk in, and his
master. laughing heartily, told him he
was welcome to all he could eat that
time.
But the sagacity, courage and affec-
ton of horses and ponies have in many
instances been of untold value to their
owners and others. A little girl of
three years was playing in her fathers
grounds and fell into the canal whic
ran along one side. No one was near
and she would certainly have been
drowned but for pet pony which was