Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-02-04
FOUR HORSE STORIES.
indicative Of the Noble Animals
e Progress In Civilization.

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Drunken drivers are unfortunately
common enough, but the horses they
drive are not often suspected OF I'M
temperance. A singular case how
ever, of horse addicted to' drink"
came before the Magistrate at the
Birkenhead Police Court the other
day. A provision dealer was sum-
moned for-furious driving. He was
seen by u police constable driving
past hotel at furious pace, to the
danger of the passers by, more espec-
tally as the night was foggy. In u
short time he returned, still driving
furiously and lashine the horse as he
passed the hotel. The defendant did
not deny that the horse was pro-
ceeding at a rapid rate, but laid the
blame entirely on the animal. 1t
was, he said, naturally quick in its
pace, and formerly belonged to a
commercial traveller who was in the
habit of stopping at the hotel for re-
freshmen. While the owner went
inside the hotel the horse used to be
supplied with beeroutside, and it be-
came so fond Of the beverage that 1t
could only be prevented from stop.
ping at the hotel by liberal use OF
the whip. The horse, it was stated,
"would stand up on its hind legs
and drink bcer ikea man, Under
these circumstances the defendant
was simply ordered to pay COSTS
Pail Mall Gazette.
Last Tuesday. ut Corte MADEIRA, as
freight train was passing, little
son of William Pixley was riding Il
horse on which was no bride. The
boy held whiffletree across the back
of the horse. Something frightened
the animal and he ran. Coming up
to the train he jumped squarely on
to a flat car on which was large
tank full of water. The horse struck
the tank with such force AS to break
it in pieces. The boy rider was
thrown clear over the Car, the water
from the tank drenching him to the
skin in passing, and was landed I'M
hurt upon the ground. Before the
train was stopped the horse jumped
off and broke bis leg. 1t WAS GER
tainly one of the most remarkable
accidents we have ever recorded
Marin county (Cal) Journal.
Yesterday morning one of the
horses belonging to member of the
Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club aston
ished some of our citizens by rather
unusual feat. He followed his at
tendant into the bar room and, while
the latter was taking a glass of some
thing to keep out the cold, the horse
protruded his head over the bar and
looked beseechingly for something.
The gentleman having the animal in
charge told the bartender to give the
horse glass of whisky, which was
passed out and given to him. 1t
was swallowed by the festive equine,
who appeared to be entirely satisfied,
turned about and suffered himself to
be led back to the street.-West
Chester News.
A most remarkable instance of sa-
gacity in a horse occurred in Perry
few weeks ago and has lust been
told us by friend. Colonel G. c.
Duncan had q horse that was not
we'll and had been lett loose in the
lot. Late in the night he was awak-
ened by noise at the window of his
bedroom, and on going out found
the horse rubbing bis head against
the window and very sick. Attention
and physic were at once given him,
but he died next day. There. was
no gate leading from the lot to the
yard, and the horses track showed
that he had crossed some narrow
steps over the fence that not even a
pig had been known to cross before,
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