Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-02


oLD-FAsHIoSED HoUsE AT GUfLFoKD por,-
TIE BOSTON PREACHKR As a RIEaNAsrNR
TON PATcHEN's WONDERFUL rKRFoRM-
A delightful ride OF about four mJles fromrh.
town brought us % what was Que OF the 49,
isshioned houses OF this section, whloa has
e. spge has been allowed There stands the
cid punch bowl, with IT. couutcous Iadle, he
open hfeplSoe, eFsss fender and irons. sH
bright, anc Mr. Murray, = DARK bruletls. with
lsrge eyes. and larger hospitality, max ns oar
litJe psrty OF isdtvs and gentlemen welcome
and st home. Mir. Murray, says shc. is m ais
stgoy an the barn, and viii -ce ycu pres-
entity "
Socnhe came ont. and sfter little chat Alsut
The old place he sOOk us ogt to his deer para
aud started up dock ot halt dozen, wh5
seemed 6niy ltttle less Wild than iu tse PINE
taken.
Then over 10 he 6sh pond. Tor s.r. MURRAY
has done something beside inspiring q love ~
the culture Snd training u tue hlr>ls la CON
necucut. lie, With Others. has been a. U5rk %
stock tie streams Cf the state with several valu-
able varieties o. fish. and he has aue .,hla..s
tass IN his pond with other ktnds IRON whIc5
MS table is well supplied. lf Wa not IulE. Ro1-
ever, before ne or0ught the parry, iaIies sod
All, arsUnd 20 the sfsni,s. Ahe arst coir we saw
belonged % MT. y urIay, JNo wears g.d, gentle
anC playtul ss p EIiteu-yAiutd 81 90 nIl.
In another stable near By sss snora-r valued
~ - ,tOU. Then be took us over o. see
Perfect Horse % Mr. Murray save h4 L. no
perfect, hut-it bis uCCk Wss ,U1 iUctt- la4Ee
lie thinks he v0u.d bt-uea.ly 70. THfs - th
hoTsv fFUm which BE It-ture wss watr tn hi
work on the horse. A few dvys b.forr y,s were
there they ArouALt A'm check foT tlI- horse
signed and n.ieJ orr Tor -lU..lI. tl- tr walld
lake Three um,s tlat auu-u- 10 art This hoTs
away from the Boston preacher
MT. Murray hsFdlgd sud trained al ot thess
horses himself. and They seemed 90 lose him
~ obey Inn, aua ,fTe>s lfIu. a. Ii tury kueg
Lc Sas their best iu ma.
Live Oak had been driven hard, AT vas no.
IA tTim Ia 9e seen, but he took M over % sn-
other stable aud led ont the most bg lutiful
horse ever saw, called the star ot the SOUTH
an Engiisu racer, kITt ~ n cfil O, aud none
raslly IuaueEtU, Dat SUCH \ gul lIru -l1-z, aud
such move Cmeifi such "A perfect grace tn &C.
ton, ease IN motion, such . carriage, 4 never
Saw OF hOOfs before.
Nr. Murray sdds that horse can be- trained
ana driven 20 - 90 hide IT. defects. 80. De
says, IN order 70 determine whether OF nor tbe
animal i perfect iu movement, bs must he
turned loose, and then, if he has defects. ne viii
show them.
90, one after another, these horses, after he
ing shown 10 the Psrty, were turned loose %
run AZ will within an enclosure OF two acres or
such matter, and just here was tae point
where We had an exhibition not only Of the
horses but OF the Boston preacher himself.
he stood In the center OF the ueli bare
headed, broad bro Eed, and broad shou,dered
with profusion or black hair slightly tinged
Win gray, straight snd erect A. an Indian, a
Jockey velvet cOGt-a slight riding wh.p, with
which be controlled the movements OF the
herses.tsnned slightly, his eye full, aud his
whole being kindled 70 a glOw, tue horse Ani
MS master bOth m the very prime OF life, the
ore looking scarcely less in power and beauty
and expression than the other. IL Wss worth q
trip % GuilfOrd 20 see this splendid impromutu
exhibition or beauty snd skill.
Tom PatcbeD Was the last one OF tue fast
horses We we're shown, ana Mr. murray told
the party in quiet, modest way. that ne "had
never asked anything OF Tom pAtchen.n he
was perfectly kind, aud gentle and willing. I'm
I4ct, ali the stud, comprising some thirty on
forty stations, brood mares and colts were
gentle and KIND net one OF them had ever been
struck Win whip since be hsd owned them.
but ON Batcheu was fact. He did not know
how last, he had never dared 10 let him 20 a.
fact as be could. he had never asked ANYTHING
OF Tom Patchen; he only held on % him ava
iet bin 60 a. EAST a. he dare aud not throw the
sToAes out OF the tire and huh=.' That l. the
oEly test that has ever been pat on Tom Patch
en-, and Tom seemed - understand Just what
was being said. - GEIf0rG Point ,Coaa) Cor.