The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
THE HORSE.

This animal, noble In form and docile In
dispOeitiOn, has ever been esteemed Dy man
above the rest " tho brute creation, that y,
II We except those dwarfsd aud barbarous ma.
their cheerless lives In caves, and consider
seals and whale oil as the CHIEF Injuries q
life.
But horses have always been regarded. not
only by chivalrous and mail-clad cavaliers,
but BY all civilized nations, ~ exampl*rs oE
brute nobility How different, for example.
Ia the Acct Arabian steed, who files like the
wind across burning deserts. his beaut'1ut
body model Of elegance, and his apeed out
stripping that q the agile anta 'l,n =. n
prehend every wish Ut his maater-how dill
terent from tho wolf OF OnalaAka, wh0ae
irear howl resounds along bleak shore, or
the fell hyena, ~ he disint.rs dead bodies and
grins In hendleh mirth during the enjoyment
Of his putrid meal. 49,
Napt,nr lord III ocean, elevating his tri-
dent powerful alike 10 shatter rocks Or sum.
mon forth winds, Wac eeteemed creator ana
patron Of horace, always presiding ~ races.
lila own coursars we're Of exquisite form,
their names being streaked with Kcd ana
| their delicate hoots shining with r.fulx.nt
hrase. Drawn by these, his chariot xttdsd
| smoothly over the main. aud monsters ol lte
| awful depths Ramholed about NJ pntn.
The horse has ever bsen n fAvortte theme
with poets, from remote antiquity To tho
preaent time. In Greek and Hebrew poetry
we find most felieitous illusions " N" sDa1as-
| ty and power OF tb,s animal, whose beauty
and lHe IL would be expetive t. dis3use. The
immortal coursers of Psleus. careertux with
out check or pause, urged on BY Trabruches.
are presented III manner only 'lOnxinK 70
the most ancient aud Dobirst bard VINO ever
struck the Tyre. II Ia needless here to specify
our reference Campbell, In lines which y
united world admtrea, thus alludes to tho
advent Of BrAmah:
s,r knA
Paws ths light clouds and x"llops On tho
Storm
Byron in "Maanppa" particularly and su.
| pnrhlv deacrihen fleet and sptfited barb
Miss Barrett IN her Duchess MAY" 1ilnhinA
10 leap taken by n war horsa from the b.-
leaguered wall Of a sacked city, puts fnrtf
perhaps the very nnest apeclmen OF her
genius. Sir Walter Scott, not only 10 h,s
poetical but prose writings, ~ often pecul'ar-
limbed eteed Of the crusader. or the more de-
lcately formed courHer of tho cavalier.
We have driven through atofm and dark
neap, Trusting to the insttnct0 OF this aaRactnus
animal, and found ourselves conducted safely
when man, with higher Intelligence aud MI
boasted gift Of reason, failed % discover
snre path or guide 4 certain conrss. TN
horse is often associated with h's gaiian
rider "a he should be. What aye or country
since his advent, haa not heard ~ Alexander
the Great; and who, hearing 81 him. does no
associate Bucephalns with hls world-conquar
ling m aster2 In more modern times, We uOft
brave black steed, the terror 81 opposing
armies, and IN like manner Identified With hiI
invinoible rider, Lord Dundee.
The trained and we'll descended hors
always claims our admiration, on the battle
fseld or In the arena. where swiftness wins u
need. But when clarions sound and EN-
battled hosts meet In fearful array, then, hi
neck clothed with thunder. his proud hoof
trampling yanqu,ahed foee, his red roliinl
eve huh OF the fierce enthusiasm 81 wal
chAmping his bit and breathing out smok
and fury from his distended nostrtls, we not
fully the glory Of the generous horae. On
servant In labor. our champion ia fight. "
value his obedience and respect his valor.