The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-03-15
3 6eud Story.


The noble beast that forms the sub.
ject Of our story had been a bay of the
richest and most glossy color, with a
lone spot of white hair in his forehead.
His tail had been allowed to Cow, uu-
curtailed by the mutilating knife, ma.
turally as those of the wild mustang
Of the prairie. The ample chest,
small ankles, and proud neck, and the
wide apart prominent eyes, and open
ears, denoted gentle blood; but at the
time I saw him, old age had whitened
his beautiful bay coat, long tufts Of
hair were growing behind each foot,
and hi. eyes were rheumy, and the few
long teeth h. possessed were loose.
had noticed the care and attention
bestowed on him by every inmate Of
the family. Not a day passed that
his neck ard face were not caresscd by
soft feminine hands, and if had been
surprised at that, how much more
was /, when Mrs, Morrison, who, like
myself, WAS staying there through the
summer, would frequently throw her
arms around his neck, and while his
soft no-e rested against her shoulder,
would call him pet names, and not un-
frequently her beautiful eyes would
I'll with tears while thus employed.
don Juan" received all these caresses
as If he had been accustomed to them,
frequently following one or another of
the inmates like huge dog. My Gu
riosity at length became very great.
I resolved TO become acquainted with
the reason why he was so honored with
the respect and attachment of the
household. Not many days elapsed
before became acquainted with the
reaeon, and ] assure you, gentle reader,
1 consider them sufficient to excuse
any amount of affection which it might
please the superior animal to bestow
apsa Ms fellow, the dumb one.
He had belonged to DR.. Moseley, of
Whisesiserc. Cor many years a practice
ing physician of that place, and "Don
Juan" had carried his master to and
from many beds Of siekness and death,
and Gre had fewn from his hoofs as
many times ~ his short, feet steps had
dashed aeross the Mohawk on the old
bridge, not needing the newborn in
fant's vail that greeted his ear in his
quit corner, awaiting his masters
paeasure-not that it was the vail for
the advent of a huma. ssai, doomed
to suffer its number Of years and then
die Ifhis master had acquired fame
-n he knew he kad-"Don juan
had also his laurels to be proud of.
The doctor had been called to Utica
on business connected vith his profess.
ion, and had been absent three or four
days. During his absence one of those
drenohing, warm, breaking up rains
had set in. Mountains Sf ice were
rushing doEn the Mohawk, sweeping
everything before them, overAowing
hanks and carrying away bridges and
dwellings. aud alarming many inhabi>
tants, and veii it might, for one must
zee freshet to understand ifs terrible
Importance.
One must hear the crash and roar,
behind the mad waters rushing head.
long and wild, eager for destruction,
seeing the floating wrecks of many q
dwelling. often thing of life. The
night was inky black, and Don Juan
picked out the way faithfully and
steadily, never stumbling. but with
the bride hanging slack across his
neck, and his nose close to the earth,
his master had little fear of the con-
sequences. They were approaching
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