Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-09


the little Randolph all over except his
size; that he took from his mother
had the colt when he was two wears old
and that was the season that he sired Old
Morrill, | remember the time he covered
the Heath mare, the dam of Old Morrill,.
The rascal got away from me.
In answer to the question how did the
story that the Daniel Dana or Swanzv
Horse sire the .Jennison Horse start. he
replied | don't know anything about it.
| never started anything of the kind.
Nathaniel harrington, of whom had
his mother, is dead, or else perhaps he
might tell how the story originated
knew the Heath mare very WELL but not
so well as | did the mother. the Eastman
mare. She was wonderful mare. not
any too kind to work, but oh she could
go. She was PAGER or racker | don't
know what sired her. Mr.. Eastman is
dead and has no boys and Mr. Heath is
dead that raised Old Morrill,. don't
know a. anybody living knows what
sired the Eastman mare. She might have
been by the kittrdge Horse. but | can't
tell. The Heath mare was gray. not a
large mare. and had one hind leg broken
when Il colt. aud it was shorter than the
other. ! know the Harrington Horse that
sired the Heath mare: he was Il gray.
iron gray; he wasn't 50 handsome a. hi,
sire. the Vance Horse. more bonv and
rangy. The Vance Horse was a small
horse. or would be called small nova
days he was more compact and blOckV.
Col. Burrcll Vance owned him and used
to ride him on the parade. and he made Il
fine appearance. don't know what sired
the Vance Horse: don't know where or
bY whom ne was raised. Never heard
him called Messenger until Old Morrill,
came into notice. think have heard
Col. Vance got that horse in Hardwick.
but am not sure.
Natement IF U'm. Fur,j,gtoa If H'aIlea.
w.. obotbcr man nat tormcd by nature
or training ~ cheot
| knew Col. Burrell Vance well for
more than thirty years. | also knew his
horse well. lie was an iron-gray horse ::
close, smooth-bult horse. | should
hardly think he would weigh 1000 lbs.
The colonel got him in Greensboro. y.
IL. He was raised in GrecnSb Oro. bV IA
man by the name of Gushing. from bay
mare. | have seen the mare that brought
the Vance Horse Il good many times
She was Il fine. bay mare. long. round
and handsome. Had a very handsome
head and eye. don't know her blood.
| don't know what sired the Vance
Horse. | always understood that Mr..
CuShman'S Morgan stallion sired him.
never heard word till within few
years about his being Il Messenger.
Never knew any stallion in nv life that
WAS called imported Messenger or Old
Messenger. am now over >eventy-four
years old. and can remember pretty well
All about what happened in them days.
The Harrington Horse was raised by
Thomas Vincent of this town. Walden.
and the Vance Horse sired him. He was
an iron gray. too. He was larger than
the Vance Horse. Nathaniel harrington
bought him when he was about two wears
old. knew the mare that brought the
Harrington Horse very we'll. She was a
noted mare. and a good one. and said to
be imported from England. She was
sold once for 5000. and that WA, Il pretty
large price in those days. We should
not call it much now. but it looked biz
then. don't know what became of the
Harrington Horse. knew the Heath
mare that brought Old Morrill, pretty
we'll. but not 80 we'll a. the Eastman
mare. her mother. She was PAGER and
She could 80. Col. Vance is dead. but if
living could tell all about the blood of
his horse. He thought everything of
him. When he was old enough 10 be
broke he got Isaac Morse of Calais to
break him and dock him and set up his
tail. Morse was IA hOrSeman and rot a
grand tail on that horse. Morse j. dead
or he could tell all about the blood of the
Vance Horse.
Stacmcm 2t Harcey BmrLonk u West
DuucWc. ".
knew the Heath mare that brought
Old Morrill,. James Heath got her at
about two years OF age and turned her
into rough pasture with several other
colts. She rot one hind leg broken
above the hook and when Heath found it
out he wa, almost decided to kill her. but
concluded to let her run or die or ret
well a best she might ami she got well.
but had short leg. Heath then lived in
Cabot. When the mare was four year,
old she was strong farm mare. Heath
about this time bought one of the most
billy. mountainous farms. scarce ever
worked in Walden. and moved on 10 it.
II was then "A wilderness. This mare
was his only team. and she was logging
the year round. In winter she was hard
at work hauling spruce logs to the saw
mill. the first OF the winter. and in the
latter part of il Shedding. hauling the
boards 10 or II miles 10 market. With
this mare, the only team he had. Heath
managed 10 clear up quite farm. Now
aday> we should say the mare WAS treat
ed hard. but al that time nothing was
thought of it. The mare used 10 look in
good heart; she must have been ten or
twelve years old when she bred Old Nor
rill. No one knows whether she was
fast or not; her short leg troubled her
about travelling; but on Ileath's farm in
going one way on the steep side hills il
was an advantage to her. BY keeping
the long leg on the lower side, it would
bring the body about level. She was
sometimes called balky; but thi, was not
natural to her, although she had ner-
vous temperament. But the truth was
Heath never used her in anything but a
sled, except 10 pillow and harrow and
snake logs and poles till she was quite
old. Then when he attempted 10 drive
her in a wagon it was all new TO her and
she would not work there. but got loose
and ran away, and | believe broke the
short leg again, but it got well again,