The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27

III is SAD tnat the morse lnllaDlleu
America during the post ploccne period,
contemporaneously with the mastodon
and megalonia. The truth of this state
ment can be easily asccrtained by consult
ing any well informed mastodon or vera
cious. mcgalonia you may chance TO
meet. The horse, however, is believed
to be n native of Asia. Therefore, gen
tie reader, you can ase your mind on the
matter 1t is said that there are no real
wild horses, but don't put too much de-
pendence on this assertion or saddle be
the consequences. The horse belongs to
the equine race, and exc wine can always
be found upon him. He never travels
without his hook. lie rears up his
young in way they should go; he rears
himself in way that his rider don't
want to go
1t has been said that you can lead a
horse to the water but you.can't make
him drink. The latter clause of this
proposition is erroneous. You can make
him drink, when he is n pony, and u
very common drink it is. Horses are sub
ect to colds, and n pony is always a
i
at Harvard. The University is there
fore frequently called a stable institu-
ton. King Richaid exclaimed: "a
horse, horse! my kingdom for horse!"
| At that time his crown was in danger
| Had he found horse his crown might
have been broken.
A young horse is called a colt. Colts
are revolvers. They discharge their
loads with a snap. Horses are some
times ridden bareback; but do not bare
back too far. You may find it hard to
keep your seat on. The seton is fre-
quently used on the horse. When dri
yer wants horse to get down to his
work, he tells him TO get up. The horse
is not afraid of bad weather. EIe is
guided by the rein. He is great eater.
and generally has bit in his mouth
His bride trip usually lasts through life
He is always to be depended on, come
wheel or whoa.
The horse is covered with hair, but il
is on his neck in the name. This is his
name deck. This tail is the horses
after deck. Horses can still be sold al
wholesale after that appendage is gone
but it is impossible to retail them. The
horse has no toes. You will no toes it i
he steps on your foot Horses come
from the steppes. Horses are always
kind and sound. That is, the kind that ar,
advertised for sale. There is pleasan
sound about the expression. A hors
wont go right unless you pull him from
the straight course. They are yer,
horsepitable animal. You seldom see ;
horse still. They will eat corn. The.
will leave the cob, but a cob will no
leave the corn. Their flesh is sometime
eaten. The flly of beef is reckoned
.. dainty. The female is called mare
a sea-horse is cheval de mer. A hors
is sometimes called charger. Stab
keepers are chargers also.
The horse is not very strong. lie ha
to lay down his ears when he lifts hi
heels. And when he lifts his heels loo
out for horse scars. Horse cars are quit
common in our crowded streets. Whe
a horse feels his oats you would bes
: make an oat of it. a whinnying hors
is bad neighbore. The horse has fol
legs and is well armed. He carries
cannon and bullets. His muzzle is f;
from his cannon. A horse has four fee
=. and we often hear of one of tftee
- hands. You can't stihe his ambitio
He is q kingly beast and always wears
coronet. He cares nothing for ii
Il Il thrown. You can tell a horses age
= his teeth--that is, if you know what h
4 age is before you look at his teeth. 1t
;. not considered polite to look gift hor
~ ~ in the mouth. He might give toss
- you if you did.
=. There are many races OF horses,
~ cluding the race horse. The chestn
horse and the reddish horse must not
- confounded with the horse chestnut a
lh the horse radish. These latter are hors
W of another color. a horse laugh is Il
y. pleasant. job speaks Of this when
~ says that the horse "saith among I
:. trumpets la! ha!" But horses in t
W job business seldom laugh. The cental
III were all horsemen. They have all be
centaur way long ago. Horses are caug
' by the lasso. Alas! so it is. Notwi
,o standing all that has been said of
~ healthfulness of equestrianism, you "
~ seldom get dealer to take horse ba
:" A horse marine is not a hawser Nei
=, er are the horses of the yards like {
!, horses of the corrals. Horses are 70
,'i ,ei of the ladies and are always ready
aa y, take n gallop. This is an old pun q
's "o you may think it trot, but let us am
40 40 along with our history A good I
'ot y" should not be neglected. a well-rou
,"S ,"S ed horse is always appreciated, but h
.ut better known by his points. There
wv wv several kinds of horses, including
~ ~ saw-horse, the clothes horse, the no
an .u' shoe and the horsetly, but should we
pe st into description of these it would be
'so 'sa horseting. We always loved n bay.
ho ~. shall probably never get over it.
~ perhaps we had best end this sorrel
w. W. of puns. We don't wish to curry it
'an ~, far, Our readers might show trac
,om ,om i'll humor and be little sulky. Shall
''n pO on? NEIGH - BOstO1 I103aScri2