The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-03-01
FOur-FOOted Hypocrites and Criminals.

was driven in a direction which he happened,
/ from some cause or other, not to like. lie was a
/ good-tempered little animal. very pretty, and
would have been n favourite. but for this per
verse habit. His pretended lameness appeared
so real and was so distressing to witness that
/ every one felt ashamed of driving him, lest by
any chance it was no longer make. believe, but a
nail that pricked him, or else that he had spran-
ed himself. Yet no sooner was be put in the
/ field than he was all right again. and would even
frisk about as if delighted at the success Of his
artifce. There we're two roads, however, that he
never liked one to the mill and the other to
village 10 the opposite direction to Downham.
| But as there was another pony besides himself,
/ he was generally excused from those two object
iOnable roads. IT, however, after an interval Of
six or eight months. or even more, he happened
to be driven towards either Of them, he again
pretended lameness, dropped into walk, and
feigned SO completely a state of suffering there
was nothing for it but TO excuse him and turn
back He had been beaten. poor fellow, for his
| falsehoOd but it made no difference and it was
thought probable that be had, on some former oc-
casiou, before he came to the farm, been ilLused,
either at the mill or in the village, and never be-
ing able to forget it, had hit upon this device to
save himself from ever going there again. He
might, it is true, have been taught this trick for
some purposes by former master or groom, for
both dogs and horses are capable Of being made
the accomplices and even active eo-operators in
crime, as several instances on record prove. In
the first place ! mention that Of the highway
mans horse, which has been cleyerly illustrated
by Mr.. Harrison Weir Between 1850 and
100, Scottish lawyer made journey to Lon
don. At that period such journeys were usually
performed with horses, when the traveller might
either travel post, or if desirous Of studying
economy, buy a horse and sell him at the end of
his journey. The lawyer in question had chosen
the latter mode, and accordingly sold the horse
on which be had ridden to London, as soon as he
reached that place. When the time for his re-
turn arrived he went to smithfed, then horse
market to purchase hackney for his journey
Not finding one at first to his mind, he waited
till towards dusk, when a handsome animal was
offered, but at so low price, considering his ap-
pearanee, that he Immediately suspected there
was some secret blemsh or defect which would
not bear the daylight. However, after much
careful examination none such being found, and
be being himself good judge Of horse, be con-
sented to become its purchaser. The next morn
ing still better pleased with the appearance Of
his bargain, he again commenced his journey.
The horse had excellent PAGES, and the lawyer,
~. c. e. eli Il
road, and observing that his horse was admired
By almost all lie met, did not fail to congratulate
himself on his good luck in having obtained SO
admirable steed at so low price. BY this
time he had reached Flinchley Common, then
uoted resort Of highwaymen, and, coming to one
spot in hollow which lag between two slight
ascents, he met clerical looking gentleman
driving to town in onehorse chaise. The road
was solitary, not a creature was in sight, when
the horse astonished its rider by making sud-
den maneuyre, by which be brought his hind
quarters close to the chaise, and SO stopped it,
proving at once what the profession Of bis former
owner had been, as well as his own completely
in the higbEayman's art. The clergyman, be-
lieving Of a certainty that highwayman. as well
az the horse was at hand, and fortunately not
having pistol to defend himself, or rather as ap-
peared, being Of a peaceful turn, produced bis
purse at once, assuring the astonished lawyer
that it was quite unnecessary to use violence, as
he was not about to offer resistance. The law
yer spurred up his horse, with many apologies to
the terrified clergyman, and went on his journey.
In while, however, they met stage coach on
another solitary part Of the road, and again the
horse perpefrated the same extraordinary naneu-
vre 20 bring /; 10 a sudden stand. Butbere dif-
ferent reception me: him a blunderbuss was
leyeIled from the coach-sindoS, with denuncis-
tons Of death and destruction against the luck
less rider, who was now in his turn more terrified
than the Hnresisting Clergyman had been.
So it went on through the day. Wherever an
opportunity Of robbing occurred, the horse offer
ed it 70 his master, and did the best in his power
to aid him In short. after bis life had been re-
peatedly endangered BY the suspicious which the
conduct Of bis steed naturally gave rise 10. and
bis liberty threatened BY the peace officers, who
we're about 10 take him up as the notorious high
sayman to whom, Of truth, the horse had for
merry belonged, the lawyer was obliged to part
with nm for triae. and to purchase at high
cost one in bis stead which though far less beau
iifal, had not been traoed to those criminal
habits in which the other had become perfect
adept" Ny second a1ecdote, related by Sir
Walter Scott, Is Of shesp-dog which bad been
trained 70 steal sheep BY its master. The case
came to trislin 1873. "Msrdison and MilIar were
a sheep farmer, and bis shepherd, who, having
settled in The vale Of Tseed, eiimmeBced and
carried on an extensive system of devastation on
the fscks Of their neighbors. A dog Belonging
70 MilIar was 20 well trained that be had only to
shov him during The day the parcel Of sheep
which be desired to hare. and when dismissed At
night ior The purpose, Yafron-sseh was The
dogs nams-went right to the pasture Where the
aOck fed, and carried oG the quantity shown him.
He then drove them before him. BY the most se-
cret paths, TO the farm, where the dishonest
masters we're 10 readiness 70 receiTe the booty