The Republican journal., 1871-07-13
Sketches of Natura! History.
TIE HORSE.

I1OfSeS are OF various hluuS. Inc lllOSl
prominent are the race-horse, carriage
horse, truck-horse and saw-horsc. All are
very useful, though they differ in symme
try and quality. The saw-horsc has the
most bottom, and is esteemed because it
never has the heaves and isn't afraid Of
railroad train. For n steady going, econ
omical family beast, it can't be beat
If you want to buy horse, the best
way Is to advertise. We knew 4 man to
do it once. The next morning after the
paper was out they began TO light in front
of his ancestral mansion. AT early break
fast time, having put on his good clothes
to receive the distinguished guests, he
beamed upon them from his front door
He was confronted with n crowd resem-
bling the congrcgated haclsmen of . New
York steamboat pier ''liere you are,
square "-''Tve cot him for you'''-
BEST horse in the State - An Elegant
trade for ye !'-aceompanied by whips
and gesticulating hands pointing to a
double row Of horse calamtics. of every
imaginable shape, hue and rondi ion
He retreated, locked the door, and stood
the seige without parlcy. After the enemy
had abandoned the attempt, he took 4
memorandum Of the result. 1t amount
ed to his fence pickcts all pulled oft; the
bark gnawed from his shade trees, grass
| trodden down and his front walk lcilcd
As an offset he had q cord and 4 half Of
horse manure. That man still hires his
| horses of Parker.
We determined not to split on that rock
| SO when the lorsc-feycr caught us, we
| bought a horse OF n friend There is
| nothing like dealing with friend il YOU
! WANT 10 get square and honest trades,
| Our friends horse was Il Black Hawk,
| born and reared on the free hills of Yer
| mont lie was strong rs Il lion, gentle
az a summer zephyr, atrail OF nothing,
| stand without tying-and il short the SUI
pcrlor of anything Since the day of Mo
| hammeds favorite mare Our friend
said so He wanted 10 sell only because
| he wasn't going to keep a Horse any more.
AS a favor we might have him. Oul
| friends business partner took occasion to
remark that it was u r;-rc trade Oul
friends clerks dropped along, one attcl
the other, and echoed the remark We
launched out cur lucre. and had the ami
| NAL sent home We harnessed him to a
sleigh, and left linn in the street while we
| dropped into 4 store. When we came
out, a wild cry arose, and away down
| the street carerred that warranted horse.
| Pedestrians and those who conveyed
in chariots were inlnstriouSly getting
| out Of the way. The busy hum of COM
| merce was suspended, and his Wondrous
AT every leap the heels Of that gentle
charger went through the dashcr The
telegraph operator nj the next station
reported him rs still running ut last ar-
counts. An Industrious and patient man
was hired to 60 afte' the Sleigh, and III
| the language Of the lolvcs and fishes mir
| aclc, there were nj out twelve baskets
| full" Still we never lost confidence i'm
| our friend not even when il wa nptic-
ed that he got unto himself other horse
| flesh, and indul@ed in daily drives, even
to this day And we also get our horses
of Parker, in quantities proportional to
| the occasions.
| When the tllrec-Ayed Richard offered
! his kingdom for il horse, he wa probably
| in the jockey business and wanted TO take
in somo unwary Individual. But whether
| he found any one to dicker with or not, it
| lizing to native honesty as truck and
| dicker in horse-tlesh 1t has been remark
| ed that &. Washington wouldn't lie about
a cherry tree, but we shouldn't have dared
to take his sainted word about the pedigree
and performance of his t;lyorite charger
The first use which mankind ever made OF
| horse was to eat lin. The practice was
largely revived in Paris during the late
seige, when every summons II surrender
was answered by horse laughs
The first use Of the horse for riding
purposes, was in the Ark, where Shem
and Ham made them useful in carrying
Captain Noah's orders forward The
longest horse back ride on record was
taken by a young man named Mazeppl,
in consequences OF too much playing
checkers with Polish gcntleman's wife
When he got Off the horse he didn't bunker
so much after the game rs when he started
The shortest rides are taken by the boys
at the circus who try the clowns pony.
Some folks get much attached to Il horse
That was the case with the boy who tis,l
4 skittish horses halter to his waist in Il
us gushing correspondent say, 'yours
till death" Generally, a - hoss-man','
comparative estimate OF his earthly goods
is thls--iirst his horse second, his dog
third, his wife-fourth, his ,loubr-balrel-
led shotgun
One Of the most useful portions of u
horse is his tail 1t is useful to the ami
NAL during his life, rs an ornament and
II weapon of defence in tly-timc After
he is dead, it is Indispensable for fiddle
bows. But for the rubbing of horse tail
against the twisted cntrails 81 T. Cat.
Esq, we should never have heard OF
Paganinni and a great many other ninnics
This pretty much eNhaust4 what we
know about horses. What we don't know
would undoubtedly spread a great deal
more. The horse has remarkable half
brother, known rs the mule He is ccle-
brated rs n vocalist, having Il powerful
voice and a wonderful ear. His beauties
virtues, and loveable qualities generally,
are reserved for another article.
WANTED! Cash and a fair price paid for
three small dogs. Apply to John Smith at No.
| Main Street. WaterYille Mail