Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-28
Some Wonderful Ponies.


ponies for her, but with Instructions
not to bring any over forty inches
in height. After six months he re-
turned with Lucy, Rebecca, May En-
sign and Jessie; he had brought
fifth, which died ON the passage; but
it was thought very fortunate that he
was able to get four to America; they
are rarely transported safely, the
change of food being so great. This
man, however, wisely brought
enough of their own food to get them
safely to America without any change
being necessary. The food was dried
fish and sea weedl This seems
strange food for horses; but these
ponies utterly scorned grain, grass or
hay. until they found they could have
no more fish to eat.
Lucy, the eldest, is a black pony,
80 old that her head Is gray and 30
gentle that nothing can startle her,
and she is always ready to be driven
or ridden by children. Rebecca,
brown. is often called grandmother;
she is so very staid and correct, that
she never will stray away, no matter
how many gates are open, and will
even virtuously pass by the gate OF
the kitchen garden il it happens to
be open,-a temptation that the 9TH
ers never try to resist. Rebecca has
a great affection for a very large
family horse named George, and,
during the summer. it Is one OF the
sights OF the place to go to the sta
bic and see George and Rebecca
keeping each other free from their
common enemy, the fly. Rebecca
will stand by the heels OF George,
whisking her tail around his legs, and
he will swing his heavy tail about her
body, performing the same kindly
service Of driving the flies away;
they stand in this way for hours,
keeping each other very comforta-
BILE.
May Ensign, also a brown, Is the
swiftest pony in the collection; and
these last mentiond ponies, Lucy,
Rebecca and May Ensign, are thirty
eight inches in height. Jessie is the
prettiest, she is mouse colored, with
a dark line from main to tail, and is
smaller than the others, being not
quite thirty-eight inches high. Here
also we find the twin brothers, Henry
Ward Beecher and Charley, only
thirty-six inches high; they are so
perfectly matched that you cannot
tell them apart. They came to Buff
falo four or five years ago, with
drove of sheep from Scotland, the
drover brought them with him, mean
ing to take them West; but, upon
reaching Buffalo, he found them so
emaciated, that he feared to take
the m farther, and sold them to a gen.
tleman Ia the city, who afterward
sold them to their present mistress.
They are justly considered one OF the
most curious sights Of the place, and
when the mistress appears In the
park with the twins, as leaders in
her -four inland" do you wonder
that the chileren think that there
was never such a wonderful equipage
seen before! The grown people
think so, too, judging by the great
number that invariably follow her as
she sits In her little carriage (made
in London, to suit the size Of the
smallest ponies) and drives along,
sometimes with a child beside her, of
whom, perhaps, she does not even
know the name, but who wants to
wide," and with her groom sitting be-
hind in the rumble. But we have
not yet mentioned the three ponies
which are considered by her mistress
as her gems" On the tape measure
find thir,ytwo inches. that is the
height OF little bay pony, Frank
Tracy. Now, look at this beauty,
Agnes Ethel, the most perfect little
animal, and only thirty inches IN
height; and at this other fellow,
George Washington (so named. be-
cause it was Centennial col), OF the
same height as Agnes Ethel, thirty
inches. Does it seem possible that
such ponies ars in daily use In q pro
sale. matter of-fact country like OURS?
But they really are, and many stran-
gers go to see them; and, 1 presume,
some Of you childrdn may have heard
OF them before; and any OF you can
see them. il you like, and ever come
TO the good city OF Boston.-Joseph
Norman. st. Nicholas For December.
American Wonders.