Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
ANECDOTES OF HORSES.
BY MRS. NJ. o. JOHNSON.

Is there one among the readers of
"The Children's Hour who does not
love a horse2 I hope not. And oh, |
hope surely there is not one who ever
treats this faithful, patient, affectlonate
animal unkindly. Those of you who
have made friends with fathers or
grandpa's horse know now easy it is to
do so. He has very retentive mem
DRY and is full of gratitude and love to
those who are kind to him
He has been known in repeated in
stances to recognize former master
after an absence of many years.
A poor soldier was one day walking
along the streets ofone 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 up, surprised, to
reclaim his property, handed him mon
ey enough to buy dinner of oats for
the horse, saying it was all he was able
to do for him.
A 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 Caei and
listened to the examination of cases
brought before him, one was Ahat 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 a number.
He had been put into the Cadi's stable
to await the decision. Each answered
that he should, of course, as the ami
NAL belonged to him. The Cadi took
them separately to the stable, and the
next morning awarded the horse to his
owner and punished the thief In n |
private conversation afterward the
guest said he supposed the thief
did not know the horse, but was an
swered:
"On the contrary he placed his hand !
upon him INN ediately.
"ThGn 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 ap-
proach.
Suppose, boys, the owner had been a |
hard master, would he as easily have !
his property?
1t is safe to assert that no horse kind |
" and wisely treated from the first |
days Of colthood viii be ill-temperod !
Or obstinate. He is made so by cruel |
OF 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 saddles or harnessed, the
very things which have won him APP
oroyal and petting There is really no
need over to strike horse severely, and
kicking, twisting the bit and squirting
aim are, II anything, more cruel,
The Arab can do anything with his
horse and why} Because he loves
lim, and treats him so that the horse
knows it and gives love in return.
Arabian horses are famed for feetness
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 \ wealthy man-if / remem-
Der rightly, the sultan OF some neigh
boring prince saw her, was charmed
With her beauty and heetness and offer
d large price for her. Il was refus-
ID. The offer was increased till it
'eachcd an almost incredible sum, but
he Arab, poor as he was, did not long
hesitate.
lyon aro rich, he said. land l
AVE scarcely sufficient food You have
lorses and camels, gold aud siivers
sWe,s and costly raiment. a m3rnii-