The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-07-25
THE MAN AND THE BEAST.
a STRANGE STORY.

| We do not vouch for its truth, hut Mr.
Lovell's address will be furnished to any
reader who wishes to put him under
| oath.
Last summer bought a horse. He
was warrantedsound and kind In harness,
but discovered that 1t was very poor
kind. He had an Irresistible propensity
to hack. He seemed 10 be impressed Will,
a convietioithat nature had put his hind
legs In front, and tiat he could see with
his tail. and whenever I attempted ID
start him he always proceeded stern fore-
most. until whipped him savagely, and
then he would 70 In . proper manner, hut
suddenly, and with the air ofa horse who
had a conviction that there was lunatic
In the carriage who didn't know what ls
WAS about.
Oneday. we while were ccmiag dnwn the
street the theory became 10 strong that he
suddenly stopped aud backed the carriage
through the plate-glass window Of
Mackey's drug stme.
Afier that always hitched him up with
his head toward the carriage, and then be
seemed 10 feel better contented, only some
times he became too sociable, and used 10
put his head over the dasher and try tu
chew my legs or 10 eat up the lap-cover.
Besides, the peculiar arrangement Of the
animal excited unpleasant remarks when
drove out, and whru l wanted to stop,
and would hitch him by the tailto y post,
lac had very disagreeable way OF reach
Ing out with his hind legs. and sweeping
the sidewalks Whenever hesaw anybody
that he felt ms II he would like % kick.
Hewas not much Of q saddle-horse; not
that he would attempt 10 throw his rider,
bu. whenever a saddle was puton him Il
made his nack Itch. and lie wonld always
Insist upon rubbing u against the first tree,
or fence, or corner Of house that he came
20, and ifhe could bark the riders leg lie
seemed 10 be better csntented.
The last time rode him was upon the
day Of Aleck Burgers wedding. I had
on my best suit, and on the way IN the
festival there wasa creek TO be fortird.
When the horse got Into the middle ofit.
he took drink. and then locked around
at the scenery. Then he took another
drink, and gazcd ngain at the
prospect. Then he suddenly felt tired,
and lay down In the water. BY the time
he was sufficiently rested. was ready To
60 home.
Tie next day he was taken sick. My
hired man said II wns tho epizooty, and he
mixed him upsome turpentine In bucket
OF warm feeed. That night the horse had
rlasms, aud kicked four ofthe best boards
out Of the side Of the stable.
Jones said that horse hadn't the
cpizooty, but the batis, and that the tnr-
pentine ought to have been rabbtd on the
outside OF him, instead Of going into the
stomach. So we rubbed him with tur-
pentlne, and the next morning he hadn't
hair on his body.
Col. smith told me that III wanted W
know what rally allied that horse he
would tell mo. II was the CHAMBERS. aud
n he wasn't dead lie would die.
So the Colonel bled him for me. We
took away lubful. aud thehnrc thinned
down 10 that his ribs looked as II he had
swallowed hoop-skirt. IL made him
hungry, TOO, for that night he ate the
feed,box. preaching strap and two trace
chains.
Then sent for horse doctor. and he
saId there was nothing tho matter with
the horse but heaves, and he left some me-
licine 10 patch up his wind"
The result wan the horse coughed for
two days as n he had gone into gailoplng
consumption, and between two Of the
coughs he kicked the hired man through
the partition. and bit our black-and-ian
tsrrler in half.
I Ithought perhaps little exercise nigh.
Improve his health. 20 drove him one
day, and he proceeded In such peculiar
manner that was afraid he might
suddenly come apart and fall 10 pieces
When We reached the top of White
House Hin. which Is very steep by the
road, no stopped. gave sort Of shuddsr,
coughed n couple Of times, kicked iiy of
his near shoulder with his hind leg, and
then laid down aud calmly rolled over the
bank.
got out Of the carriage before he fell,
aud watched him pitch clear down 10 the
valley beneath, with the vehicle dragging
after him. When we got 70 him he was
dead, and ile man at the farmhouse
close by said he had the blind staggers
1 sold him for eight dollars TO man
who wanted 10 make him up Into knife-
handles. suspender-buttons, and glue;
and since then, when we have wanted 70
take ride. We have walked. The next
time attempt 10 buy horse viii got q
mule.