Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-20
ANECDOTES OF HORSES.
BY MRS. NJ. o. JOHNSON.

Is there one among the readers of
1.-The Children's Hour who does not
love a horse L hope not And oh. i
hope surely there is not one who ever
treats tins faithful, patient, afiectlonate
animal unklndly. Those of Won who
have made friends with fathers or
grandpa's horse know now easy it is to
DO So He has very retentive mem
ory and Is full of gratitude and love to
those who are hind TO him.
He has been known in repeated in
stances to recognize former master
after an absence of many years.
poor soldier was one day walking
along the streets of one of our large cities
when a dray horse suddenly started
out from the throng of vehicles and
trotted quickly up to him. He laid
his head on the mans shoulder, whin-
MED, paved and testified his delight in
every possible way. The soldier saw
that the animal was one he had owned
before entering the army. He caressed
his dumb friend even with tears, and
when the owner came mp, surprised. to
reclaim his property, handed him mon
ey enough to buy dinner of oats for
the horse, saying 1t was all he was able
TO do for him.
\ story has been told of an Eastern
monarch who used to disguise himself
and travel among his people to ascertain
whether his officers ruled Justly At
one time when he visited the Cali and
listened to the examination of cases
brought before him, one was that of
two claimants for % horse. There were
no witnesses, and the Cadi asked each
man If he should know the horse when
he saw HIM again among number.
He had been put into the Cadi's stable
70 await the decision. Each answered
that he should. of course. as the AMI
NAL belonged to him The Cadi took
them separately to tire stable, and the
next morning awarded the horse to his
owner and punished the thief. LIN n
private conversation afteryaTd the
guest said be supposed the thief
did not know the horse, but was an
swered:
''On the contrary be placed his hand
upon him imm ediately.
Then how BID you ascertain ~
My object was not to see whether
the man recognized the horse, but
whether the horse recognized the man.
When his true owner came he whinnied
and rubbed his head against him, but
showed displeasure on the others APP
proach.
Suppose, boys, the owner had been a
hard master, would he as easily have
regained his propertyl
1t is safe To assert that no horse kind
ly and wisely treated from the first
days of colthoed will be ill-tempered
or obstinate He is made so by cruel
or unreasonable conduct. Boys some
times teach colt various tricks In
play, and the poor animal sees no rea-
son that he should leave off, the mo
ment he is saddled or harnessed. the
very things which have won him ap-
provsl and petting. There is really no
need ever to strike horse severely, and
kicking, twisting the bit and squirting
him are. if anything, more cruel
The Arab can do anything with his
horse; and whyl Because he loves
him, and treats him so that the horse
knows it and gives love in return
arabian horses are famed for fieetness
and beauty. An extremely poor Arab
owned very beautiful mare. He used
to caress her and talk to her as If she
were child. She slept in the tent
With his children and fed from their
hands A wealthy man--if L remem-
Der rightly, the sultan or some neigh
boring prince her, was charmed
with her beauty and fleetness and offer
ed large price for her 1t was refus-
Ell. The offer was increased till II
reached an almost Incredible sum, but
the Arab, poor IS he was, did not long
hesitate.
"You are rich" he sail, land |
have scarcely sufficient food. You have
horses and camels, gold and silver,
Jewels and costly raiment, magnii-
cent house aud servants to wait on
You. Now you want my mare, but you
shall not have her for all your pos
sessions :" And mounting instantly,
De rode away at full speed.
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 steed's sagacitv and
obedience, and said he had no doubt he
would follow him up stairs II 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 Of his masters word
left his stall, followed him across the
grounds and MP stairs into his room.
Here WAS triumph, but it was short
lived, for no persuasion or force could
induce the animal to decend the stairs.
Anything In reason" was the Ian
guage of his demeapor; "but this alb
surdity is beyond me. shall not risk
my bones that way"
lie 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 ut 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 ssfety. s4
A warm friendship existed between a
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
aame way