The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-24
THE DIFFERENCE IN HORSES.

There have been great changes in
livery horses within the last twenty
years. Years ago, If a young fellow
wanted to take his girl out riding, and
expected to enjoy himself, he had to
hire an old horse, the worst in the liv-
cry stable, that would drive itself, or he
never could get his arm around his girl
to save him. II he took decent look
ing team, to put on style, he had to hang
on the lines with both hands, and il he
even took his eyes off the team long
enough to look at the suffering girl be-
side him, with his mouth, the chances
were that the team would jump over a
ditch, or run away, at the conclusion.
Riding out with girls was shorn Of much
Of its pleasure in those days. We knew
young man that was going to put one
arm around his girl il he did not lay up
cent, and it cost him over three hun
dred dollars. The team ran away, the
buggy was wrecked ,one horse was killed.
the girl had her hind leg broken, and
the girls father kicked the young man
all over the orchard, and broke the
handspring Of his watch. II got so that
the livery rig young man drove was an
index to his thoughts. II he had sty-
lish team that was right up on the bit,
and full OF vinegar, and he braced him
self and pulled for all that was out, and
the girl sat back in the corner of the
buggy, looking as though she should
faint away if horse got his tail over 4
line, then people said that couple was
all right, and there was no danger that
they would be on familiar terms. But
il they started out with slow old horse
that looked as though all he wanted was
to be let alone, however innocent the
party might look, people knew just as
well As though they had seen it, that
when they got ont on the road, or when
night came on. that fellows arm
would steal arnnnd her waist. and She
would snug up to him, and-O, pshaw,
you have heard it before.
Well, late years the livery men have
"got onto the racket" rs they say At
the church sociableS. They have found
that horses that know their business are
in demand, and so horses are trained for
this purpose. They are trained on pur-
pose for outdoor sparkling. II is not
an uncommon thing TO see young fel-
low drive up to the house where his girl
lives with 4 team that is just tearing
things. They prance and champ the
bit, and the young man seems 10 pull on
them asthough his liver was coming out.
The horses will hardly stand still long
enough for the girl to get in, and then
star, off and seem to spill, the air wide
open, and the neighbors say, "rhem
children will get all smashed up one OF
these DAYS"
The girls father and mother see them
start. and their minds experience re-
lief As they reflect ,ha, "as long As John
drives tina, frisky team there can't he
no huggin' going on" The girls
older sister sighs and says, "That's so"
and goes to her room and laughs right
out loud. II would be instructive to the
scientist to watch that team for few
miles. The horses fairly foam before
they get out of town, but striking the
country road the fiery steeds come down
toawalk, and they NOPE along As though
they had always worked on hearSe.-
The shady woods are reached, and the
carriage scarcely moves, and the horses
seem 10 be walking in their sleep. The
lines are loose on the dashboard, and
the left arm OF the driver is around the
pretty girl, and they are talking low.-
II is not necessary to talk loud, Is they
are so near each other that the fantest
whisper can be heard But i change
comes over them. \ carriage appears
in front, coming towards them. Ii is
some one that knows them. The young
man picks up the lines, and the horses
are in the air, and they pass the other
carriage it almost seems Is though the
team is running away, and the girl that
was in sweet rcposc moment before acts
As though she wanted TO jump out
After passing the intruder the walk and
conversation is continued. II YOU meet
that party on the Whiieiish Bay road ut
10 O'Clock n night, the horses are walk
ing rs quietly Is oxen, and never wake
up until coming into town. II the
driver seems to be asleep one of the
horses will kick the singlctrees and wake
him up. and then he pulls up the team,
drives through town like cyclone, and
when he drives up TO the house the old
man is on the steps. and he thinks John
must be awful tired trying to hold that
team. And he is.
1t is thought by some that horses have
no intelligence, but team that knows
enough to take in sporadic case Of
bugs sparkling has got sense. These
teams come high, but the boys have to
have them.-Itfk'S 4Miisodakre San.