Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25
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horses. This love of the noble animal
reached its absurd clinias in the case
of the mad Caligula. He invited his
favor.te horse to sup with him and gave
him food from golden vessels. This
same horse was stabbed in 4 palace.
fed from marble manager with gilded
oats. He was made high priest and
, afterward raised TO the consulship.
VeruS. another Roman emperor.
erected statue of gold to his fayorlte
horse. When he died he was buried
with great pomp. all the dignitaries OF
| the cmp:re attending. \ magnitice mt
monument was erected for him on
| Vatican hill.
Copenhagen, the charger thatsythe
duke of Wellington rode at Waterloo.
lived to be 27 years old. lie was
buried with military hOnors. which he
richly deserved. Upon that memorable
| day when the battle of Waterloo was
won Wellington rode his famous war
horse seventeen aud half hours with
out once dismOunting.
The skeleton of Marcngo, the horse
that Napoleon rode at the same battle,
is in one of the museums at London.
When Columbus came to America
there were no horses on this continent.
De VEGA, Spandiard, brought the first
to the mainland at Florida in l527.
COrteZ carried the horses into Mexico,
and Pizarro into Peru. In the uncer-
tain warfare that was wagcd some
of these horses were abandoned
in the wilderness. From these have
sprung the great herds that sweep
over the western prairies of North
America and the pampas of South
America. Travellers tell us that herds
ten thousand strong are seen feeding
OH the plains extending from La Plata
to Patagonia. They say it is grand to
see these untamed creatures, startled
suddenly, with name and tail erect gG
flying over the PLAIN. Byron wrote aS
though, somewhere in his wanderlngs.
he had seen such herd:
The s:eeds rush on in plunging pride;
| But where are they the reins to guide!
| 4 thousand horse and none to ride.
With flowing tail and flying name,
Wide nostrils, never stretched by pain,
Mouths bloodless To the bit or rein,
And feet that iron never shod.
And lanks unscarred by spur or rod.
thousand horse, the wild, the free!
Like waves that follow DER the sea.
1t is great sport for the half-wl,
hunters, upon the outskirts of civiliza
ton, to catch and tame these wild
free creatures.
! There Is hardly country now tina
, does not have wild horses. They ar
| found in different parts Of Africa. il
Australia, on the plains of Asia. an
| there are even some kinds that live II
> mountainous places. At the north the
r are small and have shaggy coats. {
= adapt them to the long, cold winter
, Upon the plains of Tartary very larg
, herds are found.
, With Kalmuck or Tartar courtshi
, nv stories must end to-day.
0 These people of northwestern Asi
i. almost live on horseback, the wome
3 as we'll us men. When . young ma
s finds a girl that he wants for wife. b
: makes known his wishes. The pa
mount upon fleet horses, and then con
= mences a race for a wife, the girl bein
' given n little start. If she does n'
! fancy the wOOer she manages to elud
= him. The young women are such goo
:, riders that there is very seldom an III
: willing bride. If she wants to be caugl
n then she plans the pace of the horse 5
: as to be overtaken; but, if not, she fii'
y with the speed of the wind, and
e must indeed have 4 fleet steed wi
- would win an unwilling maid to DIVE
G in his tent. CleUeLdnd Plain Dealer.