The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-12-18

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Well, almost anybody would think ~;
bat this pope took quite y di1sEen.
view Of It. He didn't believe thss =
horse could 70 to such dizzy heights
unlees evtC 8irils helped him. 50 b.
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bornsd ~ enchanters.
\ flaming psssN asDektss~aItoILskes
Miuueeonka. One Of the, gentlemen,
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wnsn oss 81 Ths Horses that Dc FAD
-f.lsqr x.shs .t.S ~, Up td
= the door and 6sighsd: Ihipkipg y.
strange that be sd06ldI6S noes, ne
e.csssdiy .x3(iI56Hh Il Bed 6aS(xl
n e l. ps,s 4 's''sI sa.s ne.
mate bad fallen iplo "A lake, snds be-
lH9F ntiagHI4f0t6S 4m .ss
could keep her head ab0ve water.
WhAlpiiS s1sssQA sfi1i1ayoytda nate h6Sse
on q .Ep1tte <1pN1D1pee and sfiec'
tionale mate showed BY her JOY thai
eho ouderseood= shat the master would
know just what to do. She fully apprs-
cisted what his help was worth when
she msnsged tostfsS| st,y stF1ay Tops
90 t,at sAs ssaL - aps0 her
c0mpani6n.
Horses, like boys, are creatures Of
habit. A good while ago, when the
country was .noW, Nth3s MSH EEnglAnd
families roaeS ~ S6ArGke "a anofsshxck,
sometimes two Or three, with the help
of . piliion, on the same morse. sThere
WINS one faithful creature that was for
wears accustomed to this Sunday
Journey. After time his services
were 40 longer oesde( |ashl de was left
In the pasture. Long hGbtt was strong
upon old Doobtn, % he quietly puiied
down the bars and walked edvmurely'
to church, took MIA AxccusI0fhed place
under spreading tree until the sex-s
vices were over, and then went back
TO his pasture. This he repsstsd Sun.
day after Sunday. ~ y.
One dark night q xlstS hoAr 6traSeier
asked Tor lodging 1t q country tavern
After fslktog With.the '6peat Tor : few
moms6ts the landlord suddenly turned
male NJ he asked: "Pray. sir. W hich
way did you come9" Tue ssn ttemaS
answered that he he'd come from a
certain Objectionable south, ssInp0s-
sible - exclaimed the landlord, for 10.
day all the planks Of that bridge WIRE
removed for repairs." alt may be SOP
excsat sxf1h msa,s gspst bsvsfcSnej
NOM sucS I town sincs hoon,'' There
was no other possible way for the
DARKNESS Of tho atkAt heshsSt trAstsd 10 |
the intelligent animal he rode to seek |
the way. While the * master & was
wholly unconscious Of the periious feat
the horse , hsd aclpsliy walked tire |
stringpiece of long bridge and KEEP,
his footing. The lumber was scarcely |
. foot widess plaH IL 60d SinT Ahss dag
time no msu would have dared to, at
tempt such q ride.
Napolaoo had - ia0sss--e,f- (which ne
said :, II had horss that distinguish
ed mWifrom the rest the world, anu
whichYmse lby a.au ndt0x aud
hsugsiy gait henI Wss epsas hts
back that no arrise! "a 81 eApestos
to those aroahA NM" Napoleon'sf
beautiful gray Arabian horse Marengo
was worthy to have borne = better
man.
An old horse that had for years been
ridden by . commaader, when he
became disabled for snch use as sold /
to = farmer. Several years after, when
he had sbssn, Esduced isoUn old Ags aud /
hard work to y meagre RosioAnts, he
was 10 the service of back woods surve-
yors' assistants. 1t SO happepedS thstl
not far from the land under inspection ]
large number of volunteer soldiers
ware dtilling. e When the old war
horse heard the fife and drum the mar.
thai spirit took possession of him.
Away he went, over fencest and ditch
e. Tue jerks and pulls from his rider
were of no avail. In front of the reg
siment he took his place, and capered
and danced Ms we'll ass bis old. legs
woaiei lst him. sTne civilian equest-
rian upon his back could not teduce
him 20 leave che ground as long as the
troops remained there. To the great
amueemsnt OF the volunteers aud the
no email annoyance OF his rider, he
tneaeesds upon marching into town in
hin Chooou place. ,ases M ,HFhss q
Oae OF the old writers tells OF horse
that was conscious Of his triumphs.
When he was In the Olympian games
the islSassi 81 IL Res| for Sls clown.
THE same thing IL related of several OF
the fast stt0tae sss If Anerica. 40 eoosj
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