Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26
How Iu PICK out a Good Hoss,
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

First-Let the color he a sorrel, roam,
a red, . gray, blsk, blue, green, chest
nut, brown, dapple, 8 spotted. q cream,
a buckskiD, or a sum or other good color.
Seck0nd.-Examin his ears; see that
/ he hsz got tew ears. and pound tin pan
cluss to him tn fud ont whether hiz bear
( ing il good. All hosses are dunn, but
def aud dun hoss are not desirable.
Third.-Look well tn bis eyes; see that
/ he has got a pupil in hiz eyes, and not too
/ large a one neither h0sses with too large
pupils in their eyes are Dear-sighted, aud
kant See oats, and hav TO wear green gog-
| giles, and green goggles make hoss look
/ tn mutch like a trakt pedler.
/ Fourth Feel ev his neck with the iu-
side ov yure right hand; zee that the
spinal collum IL well fatted, and runs the
whole length, ov him from fore 10 aft-s
/ boss without good phatt EpInsl Colum
/ from fore tn aft amt worth-tspeskin
sudden, ,-aint worth well defnd cuss.
Five-Put yonr hand on hiz breast
/ this i allowable in the case ov a Qusdri-
/ ped: see if his barte ken beat 20; tqueze
/ biz fore leggs tn see if be IL well muscled
/ lift up hiz before feet and see if there IL
emmy frogs in them-frogs keep hoss's
feet cool and sweet, just sz they do well
or a spring spring ov water.
Six-Look well tn hiz shoes; see what
number be wears-number eight il about
right.
Seven-Rnn yure hand along the divid-
ing ridge ov biz witbers tn the commence
ment ov hiz tail ,or dorsul vertibrs). snd
pinch him AZ you 90 along, tn see if he
knows how tu kick.
Eight-Look on bis bind legs for sum
spavirs. kurhs, windgalls, riDgbones,
skratches, quittor-, thru-b. grease-heels,
tborouQbpins, sprinRbalt. qnsrter-krscks;
see if be hsz got a whirl-bone; look for
sum pin-hips; hunt for strains in the
back tendens, let-downs, and capped
books.
Nine-Investigate hiz teeth see IL be
aint fourteen years old last My, with
t eth filed down, and a six -year-old black
mark burnt intu the top ov them with a
hot iron.
Ten-Smell of biz breath tn see if he
haint got sum CHAMBERS; look inst hack
" biz ears for signs Of pole-evil pinch
him on the top ov hiz withor- g a f-tuls,
and look sharp at both shoulders for
sweeny.
Eleven-Hook him tn a waqgon that
rattlea. drive him up tu an Irishm and
hiz wheelbarrOw, meet a rag-merchant
with cow-bells strung scrost the top ov
hiZ cart, let an express train pass him at
forty-fve miles TN the hour; when he is
swetty hesve A buff4lo robe over him tew
keep oph the col3, ride him with an um-
brel biqhsted, and learn hiz opinyun ov
these things.
Twelve-Prospekt his wind. sarch dill
gently fer the beaves. ask IF he IL a roar
er. and don't be afraid tn fnd out ef be
il whistler.
Thirteen-Be sure that he ain't kirb-
bitter, aint balky, amt weaver, and don't
pull at the halter.
Theze are few simple things tn be
looked at in buying A good family boss
there IL a great menny other things tn be
looked at lat yzre lezure) after you have
bought him
Good bosses ar sksrse, and good men
that deal in any kind of hosses, are
skarser.
Ask man all about his wife. and be
may tell yo. Examine him cluss fer
Sunday school teacher, and you will find
him on the square send him tu the New
York legislature. end rejoice that money
wont buy BIN lend him seven hundred
dollars in the highway without a witness
or note even swOp dorgs with him
with perfect impunity; but when you
buy q good family boss ov him,
young, sound and trew, watch the man
cluss, aud make up yure mind besides
that you will hev tu esk the Lord tn for
give him.
AN honest man il the noblest work ov
God; : this famous saying WEI written, in
great anguish of heart, by the late Alex
ander Pope, just after tuying good fam
lily hoas.