The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-17
AN HISTORIC EQUINE.

The Brave Little Mare hat 80 safety Bore
the Courier Of aargln ~ .tIiNs-Au Ia
broken bnnd isetw.sn Rider aud Stssd-
WIN Sisure Al the Next Reunion Of the
ComUnahd
MHggie Lucas a mare that went through
three years ofthe hardest service OF Tue war
of the rebellion, is 81 years old. The name
and tail oi 'be hardy little animal are
deeply streaked with gray. She has lost
the sight OF the LETT eye and is somewhat
deaf, hut she Is as ffisky and lively m the
oarnyard as most animals IS years her iuu-
Tor. Maggie Lucas is historical mare.
she was ridden bv John H. Whaleu
| through al Of the daring raids OF John H..
Morgan, and tor three years was ridden IN
| the courier service. Il Q most toilsOme and
dangerous branch OF war service. Her
| owner, Mr., Whalleu, paid the old mare u
state visit the sther day and spent an hour
| mid the recollections Of tue past aud IN re-
Stunning the almost human intimacy that
existed between the intelligent animal aud
himself She was found at Mr.. Mller's
farm, five miles from the city, on the Eigh'
teenth street road, where she has been kept
in ease and comfort for years, and where
liant spirit. At first she did not recognize
her old master (whO was wrapped up in n
heavy overcoaO aud iriskcd away from him
with the spirit ola colt, but with the heavy
movement of age in her limbs. But when
she was C0rnered and ha called her name in
her ear, she looked M quicsly, aud then
| recognizing the well.remembcred voice
laid her head along his arm and stood gen.
Tie and quiet while he patted her head and
talked OF the adventures they had seen to-
gether Mr. Whailen obtained the mare In
1862 lie was at that tine boy OF ii
years and had been in the service year
He was a courier aud had many IL long and
rapid ride to make, but the gallant mare
! never was sick and seemed never 10 tire, 20.
ing all day lone IN a "lope," She was IN
nil the skirmlshos and tights in Indiana and
| Ohio and Kentucky aud was ridden away
| by her owner from Granville. Tennessee. On
The day that Morgan was betrayed and
| kIlled
At the close of the war Mr.. Whalleu sur
| rendCre red at Mount Sterling aud, wishing
| to keep his mare, he left her in the country
and alter surrendering his arms, returned
to her. He was arrested, however, ut Lex
| ingt0n, because he had not surrendered the
animal, and she was cou,iscated, lie made
every effort to, keep trace of her, deter
mined to buy her as soon as he made
money enough, la this he was disap-
| pointed, as she was sold and he could not
! find her. Years passed aud ono day while
standing on the river bank at Portland,
he saw colOred man ride his mare on the
! ferry.bout. He recognized her at sight and
hurrying down to the boat walked up to
colored man, who was astrde OF her, and
said:
Uncle, you have got my horse there
sure"
BLESS your soul, honey" said the old
man, I've hau this mar nine years, and
bought her in the bluegrass"
! "Well, she used to be mine" persisted
! Whalen; that is, think it is the same
mare, lfitis, she won't carry double"
With this, he put his hands ON The mares
rump and she kicked vigorously. "And, "
continued Mr.. Whallen, this is her name, -
and he called out behind her, Maggie" In
an instant the mare whirled around, almost
unseating her rider.
Mr.. Whallen gave 500 and side-saddlC
for the mare, and used her for several year.
in his buggy. Then rs she got o d, he sen
her to the country, where he pays $50
year board Tor her. For long time he hat
difficulty IN paying his own board, but tn,
mare'was never allowed to suffer. and h,
intends to keep her in comfort and ease I'm
til death ends her life,
If Maggie Lucas is alive in June she vii
be taken to Lexington to the reunion o
Morgan's command. Nearly every soldie
knew her and her boy rider we'll. Whel
she dies MIR Whallen intends to have tn,
frame and hide preserved, and will keel
them in remembrance Of her faithfnlnes.
and intelligence. Tho funeral will he
memorial occasion, aud all oi Morgan s mel
will be invited 90 attend 10 hear the cratic
of some one capable OF doing Justice to 81
suggestive a thcmr,-. Louisville CONNER
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