The sun., 1882-01-29

A Complete Account OF the Horse Inteps
rIIl,i ed by the lnpn Hence Of MrtnhrIs.

like itself at the last meeting. Where there had
been Joy there was gloom and there was a trila
Of misunderstanding. II was with tile sinccrcst
concern and regret that the club heard Of tho
serious illness of its President DIR. Heath
Everybody who knows him knows that he is q
gentleman. who rcjoices in human society rs
he finds it. who sets worthy example of ,olcr.
ance and kindlncss. who is wholly frcc from
the pcrplexitics which selfish vanity entails
who takes friendly buffet from mcrrymakei
in the spirit in which IL is given. and who has
no enemy whom it is worth the while of Il wise
man to consider. 1t was announced by farmc,
Martin that the Chair had been dangerously III
with pneumonia. but that now there was no
doubt OF his pulling through. A resolution of
sympathy was unanimously passed by the
Club. and the expression of its concern and of
its hope in his speedy full recovery was ordered
to be conveyed to the ailng President
In the regard of misunderstanding there was
some Of it between Farmer Garrlsh and tho
club, and, again. one OF the farmers expressed
a wish to the reporter of these meetings for
THE SUN that he would touch upon the pccu.
liarites of individual farmers more lightly"
misunderstanding is specifically implied in
this farmers request. Especial care has been
taken that these reports should not DC ncavy,
and that they are heavy has never been inti-
mated by any person whatsoever before. Ii
there ever should occur an instance in which
the commonplace and unintcresting express
sions of the farmers find their way Into IHH
SUNS reports. it il hoped by the reporter that
the fact. and he pledges himself to he cautious
against II second commission of the offence.
The Farmers Club is said to be the oldest club
organization in this country. 1t Is an ap.
purtenaIfce of the American Institute. and
Dr.. Horace Greeley. was at one time
of those who belong TO it have passed their
lives in the city that the burrows turned by
soil and that the crops which they have gar.
nered have sprung from mercantile bargain
and proesfSna pursuit. they hare are
tural knowledge born of the town. and hurti.
cultural acquaintance bred Of an extended
communion with their fellow. men,, They de-
serve, more than farmers from the country
would deserve. to hc treated with an osi.eei;l
care and the complaining farmer did tha!
upon the reporter 70 touch the farmers light
ously shall their chronicle be written.
The Poet Cutter Farmer Lambert. and Far
mer rar Crane FRA Were "a aMHy Farmer GaTish i was e
AS he entered the room he was accompanied by
body. servant. who bore in his arms vast
directory. The body servant. who look kel ms il
he were about to perish with apoplcXy, Dumped
applause m Of the club. and stood painting The
farmer carried in his arms y stack of innnu-
, volume ,Oe the size ' Of Wsbs,ers Unnbrised Die
tionary. The glossy hair and whskeis IT tho
farmer We're scrupulously brushed ithd aiiiulS.
ed. his frock coat was buttoned III the style set
by Wendell Phillips, and his eye glcamed in
peasurabe anticipation. Some farmer a
remote corner of the room exclaimcd on.
Lordl" when he saw the books aud the manu-
script. appertaining to Farmer Garrish. hut
there is no proof that the tone Of the eNclania-
tion was not indicative Of stonshmCnl rather
than of despair The c-saytst eat with M ir{s
the routine bus mess OF the club WIS put through.
When every thing was ready. Farmer uattish
gracefully and with great dignity 't7cehd"d lhe
If the small boys of Baxter street or tho
Opaque Chinese iaundrymen WHO uCa.c tho
during his recent visit to the Five Points. in tho
interest Of a scientific understanding pi the
the Farmers Club they could not have failed TO
be impressed with IA sense of the exalted
station which he occupies, and would cither
have yhoopcu in uncouth and lubllallt ap-
proNal, or maintained the silence OF profound
awe, The Char vacated the desk in order that
it. The courtesy wi:s gracefully accepted, and
the manuscript was deposited with 4 loud ,hud.
The essayist then arranged the wrll-kcpt locks
in front of his ears, touched rapidly the several
features OF his face with his silk pockGthgnd.
stood well out. placed hand in one of the rear
pockets of his frock coat. saiuted the Chair and
kiis fellow nemerS H. apf began the rc"dH u
The farmer said that all previous r"malks
made before the club upon the hor:e had been
order 10 set he horse right before The club.
the farmer had kindly consented to procure an
essay which should be comprchcpsivr. and
should ;6Hi follow him st;Fp by step down - the the
of vast scope and after two weeks ol uninIrr-
mitted labor the cssayist had decided to divide
sessions Of the cIub1instcad Of one. as h. had
1T nrst contcmplatcd--in its reading.
NJ this announcement there was II sensation.
and Il Voice remarked that one paper wis
enough. The essayist. who was pani, actu-
atcd by the kindiicst and most benevolent feel
a. e IA al
both surprise and annoyance nj this r,tc re-
ception Of proposition to do his fellow nem-
oers favor; 1nt he recovered himself, and
There was no doubt. Farmer Garrish said.
that the horse existed before the Hood. and in
South America there have been recently dug up
antediuyinn horse bones of enormous size.
mails in the ark. and Abraham did not make a
present of Il horse 10 Pharaoh but Josrph, a
very wise man. made II corner in corn. of "hieh
horses ate. and this Is the first montiun pf no
horse III sacred or profnne history. one II tho
Oriental kings had 10000 horses iroui Egypt.
and this was an enormous iumbcr of hor-r> TO
be IN the possession of one man The Latin
word for horse Is The generic name "l AN AMI
in the last i1 fbnI td,m ,hosc t hor- ~, he
most beautiful Of animals. whereupun God
said. You have chosen hat which is u g 10
Hence the love of the Arabian for his hols,'.
At this roint, unfortunately, the e--uyist lost
and returning his sheets for several minutes
in the courac "f which process they br,smo
the INJUNCTION TO Hurry up. Doctor mean
tiinei finally seized the first sheet that came TO
hand. and in somewhat confused and spas
modic manner said: will now come 20 tho
Morgan horse
1t was Il very careful and detailed account
which the farmer gave OF this horse. aG'i na
held up before the club number of 81 s-inch
cuts contained in the books. which Nrrc too
small 70 bo seen by the u"n.ber> ~ general.
but which tho Char inspected with Interest
and Appeared cordially Ia approve. 1t MAS
while the rssavist WAS husiy engaged in
searching III" hnuk~ for the purpose of nding
more Of these interesting pictures tlui . Suc,
crlrd Time! ana tne club begun Ia i5uat
With great Nis"r u.'"n The floor, Whrn 'uc ~
paUsc had iaWay. th" cs~ayist said fuat Ihe
large horses Whl,.h draw the brewers o'u.c.us
IN this cty ~" l'ni Of beer. and that e'uir 4
them VIII i.pt ur=in their day work ut hoy
iiaNc been surrlva With Il paIliul. III, 3 tH *
horse viii cun;an'ls NJ Il pull until ih' 'i =
d'ad, but none. Il the horses on our ,'r,.. ...i|
have cNrr t"rr lr"Wn To- display u ~gr' t'&-
r"rt. IN" car horses are more refined
lh5 ana ii;tN" itilor conception ui ti... ,4- /!
Wi pI.N" r!rJsGttbc.
~ this pom ,'.ry large farrr. a. .
-'ui'' q. ~'". K hi. Fesl and went .u'. iI. 10
~ N'I iat WITH e. aik attdrhrt1... . t
fl,tUpt.. H. ,t.fttti ike tin. IA