The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-03
Phe Difference IN Horses.

There has been great change 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 him
self, he had TO hire an old horse, the worst
in the livery stable, that would drive itself,
or he never could get his arm around his
girl to save him. II he took a decent
looking team, to pot on style, he had to
hang on to the lines with both hands, aud
u he even took his eyes of the team long
enough to look at the suffering girl beside
him, with his mouth, the chances were
that the team would jump over ditch, or
run away, ut the conclusion Riding out
with girls was shorn Of much Of its pleas
ure in those days. We knew a young
man that was going to put one arm around
his girl if he did not lay up cent, aud it
cost him over three hundred 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. 1t
got so that the livery rig a young man drove
was an index to his thoughts. IL he had a
stylish team that was right up on the bit,
aedfull ofyinegnr and he braeed himselfand
pulled for all that was out, aud the girl sat
back in the corner Of the buggy, looking as
though she should faint away ii horse got
his tail over n line, then people said that
couple was all right, and there was no dan
ger that they would be on familiar terms.
But if they started out with n 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 out on the road, or when night
came on, that fellows arm would steal
around her waist, and she would snug up
to him, and-0, pshaw, you have heard
it before.
Well, late years the livery men have
got onto the racket, as they say at the
church sociables. They have found that
horses that know their business are 10 de-
mand, aud so horses are trained for thi,
purpose. They are trained on purpose fol
outdoor sparkling Ii is not an uncom
mOu thing to see 4 young fellow drive W
to the house where his girl lives with
team that is just tearing things. They
prance aud champ the bit, and the young
man seems to pull on them as though hi
liver was coming out. The horses viii
hardly stand still long enough for the cir
to get in, and then start off and seem to spill
the air wide open, and the neighbors say
"Them children will get all smashed u
one of these days" The girls father anC
mother see the team start, and their mind
experience relief as they reflect that IA
long as John drives that frisky team ther,
can't be no huggiu' going on" Tn,
girls older sister sighs aud says, "That'
Sc" aud goes to her room and laughs righ
out loud. II would be instructive to III,
scientists to watch that team for few
miles. The horses fairly foam, befor
they get out Of town, but striking tn
country road the fiery steeds come down /,
a walk, and they NOPE along as tbougl
they had always worked on hearse. Tn
shady woods are reached, and the earriag
scarcely moves, and the horses seem to b,
walking in their sleep The lines ar
loose on the dash board, and the left arm
of the driver is around the pretty girl, an
they are talking low IL is not necessar
TO talk loud as they are so near each othe
that the iaintest whisper can be heard
But change comes over them. A car
riage appears in front, coming toward
them. Ii may be some one that know
them. The young man picks up the line
and the horses are in the air, and as the,
pass the other carriage il almost seems a
though the team is running away, aud tn
girl that was in sweet repose moment be
fore acts as though she wanted to jumI
out After passing the intruder the wall
aud conversation is continued II yol
meet that party on the Whitefsh Ba,
road at ten o'clock at night, the horses ar
walking ns quietly as oxen, and they neye
wake up until coming into town. Ii III,
driver seems to be asleep oneof the horse
will kick the singletrees and wake him up
and then he pulls up the team and drive
through the town like cyclone, and whel
be drives up to the house the old man il
on the steps, and he thinks John must b,
awful tired trying to hold that team. An,
he is.
1t is thought by some that horses hav'
no intelligence, but a team that know
enough to take in sporadic case of bugg,
sparkling has got otsensc. These teams COM
high, but the boys have to have them
Pecks Niilcdakoe Sun.