The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-11-10
EDUCATED HORSES.

The Young folks were enthusiastic
patrons of that little theater in Boston
where, for more than hundred after
moons and evenings, the 'Professor,"
as he was called, showed of his four
footed pupils. One afternoon he set
apart for free entertainment OF rs
many poor children as the house would
hold, who went under the charge Of the
truant officers and had an overwhelm-
ing good time.
There were sixteen of the animals,
counting donkey. grays, bays. chest
nut-colored beauties, and one who
looked buff in the gss-light. In recall
ing them, ! can not say that there was
white-footed one. What consequence
about white feet, you ask! Perhaps you
know that they make that of some &C
count in the horse bAzaars of the East.
IKE Turks say 1.-TWO white fore feet are
lucky; one white fore. and hind foot are
unlucky;'' and they had a rhyme that
runs:
One white foot, buy horse.
Two white feet try a horse,
Three white feet look well about him.
Four white feet, do without him.
They were all named. There was .
Chevalier, Prince and . Pope; little
pet, Miss Nellie, who looked as If she
would be ready to drink tea ont of your
saucer and kiss you after her fashion;
Mustang, an irrepressible and rude saw
age from the Rio Grande region; Bru-
tus, Caesar and praco; Broncho
beauty; Sprite; q stately stepping Abb
dallah; Jim, who wss q character; and
q Bucephalus, after that storied steed
who would suffer NO one to ride but his
master, the Great Alexander, but for
him to mount would kneel and wait.
It is perhaps needless and an Insult
to their intelligence for me to say that
they all know their own names as well
as You know yours They know, too,
their numbers when they are acting as
soldiers formed in line. waiting orders;
the Professor passes along and checking
them off with his forefinger numbers
them, then falling back, calls out for
certain ones to form into platoons. and
they make no mistake. Their ears are
alert, their senses sharp, their memory
good. ssNumber Two" Number
Four" and so on, answer by advancing.
cslI
Thew cor,o .rourd from the stable
an bonr before the performance And
went mn the stairs nv which the audi-
ence went. and = crowd used to gather
every afternoon ana evening to see that
remarkable and free feat.
When the curtain rose there was to
be seen q small stage carpeted ankle
thoiomew pnrposed TO have his horses
sct Tbev came n one after another.
nreterd;rg e that Il NOT to- sfronc 4
word that thew were on the wav to
.chool md that IVES thce nIav-c,nnnd.
snJ tiers thew nfaved tdrefber with
s s,,..i s s@ orscsfu5 sctior s,,ch c.ress-
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..b;r $500 = rrs;i e. ths r;rr;rg - a
ha,l ~ ,.,,,s a. once to ce,ier fr,vr
tha;r r;xed-nn r,szv n.stime and
~ s.,sth ' the srryys, r. fhe;r Teacher the
Professo- who entered with = schools
r,sste,. ~, "nJ 30 u Tho order
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;sco,', c,ss - r~ ssysr.ted tben,.sivee
f,nm : y s a S,,J5ied tooether And
lent g ~ ,,ors s,;d rh;Ie NaIl;e the
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to tho opposite side, and placed them
49, 800 x,,,,n i -" .tssa &c. And there thew
rsmsired a. cenarsIfy m,odino their busi.
mes. thon4 sometimes one would oct
out of position. look around. or give Bis
neichbor : nudge which brought out q
reprimand: "Pope, what are yoa do