Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

horses. This love Of the noble animal
reached its absurd 81 AJAX in the case
of the mad Caligula lie invited MS
favorte horse to sup with him and gaye
him food from golden vessels. This
same horse was stabbed in palace
fed from n marble manager with gilded
oats. lie was made high priest and
afterward raised TO the consulship.
Verus, another Roman emperor
erected a statue of gold to his favorite
horse. When he died he was bur ed
with great pomp, all the digntaries of
the empire attending A magniiice MT
monument was erected for him on
Vatican hill.
Copenhagen, the charger that the
duke OF Wellington rode ut Waterloo.
lived To be y years old. He 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 and half hours with
out once dismountng.
The skeleton OF Marengo, 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. Il Spandiari, brought the first
TO the mainland at Florida i'm 1927.
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
on the plains extending from La Plata
TO Patagonia They say it i. grand to
see these untamed creatures, startled
suddenly. with name and tail erect 90
Tying over the PLAIN. Byron wrote as
though, somewhere in his wandermgs,
he had seen such a herd:
The steeds rush on in plunging pride;
But where are they the rens 10 guidei
A thousand horse and none 10 ride
WITH flowing tail and flying name
Wide nostrils, never stretched by pain,
Mouths blJodlcss 10 the bit or rein,
And feet that iron never shod,
And ianNs unscarred bv spar or rod
A thousand horse, the wi q, the free!
Like waves that 70 low DER the sea.
1t is great sport for the half-wild
hunters, upon the outskirts Of civiliza-
ton, to catch and tame these wild.
free creatures.
There IS hardly a country now that
does not have wild horses. They are
found in different parts of Africa, in
Australia. on the plains of Asia, and
here are even some kinds that live i'm
places. At the north they
are small and have shaggy coats. TO
adapt them to the long. cold winter.
Upon the plains of Tartary very large
nerds are found.
With a kalmuck or Tartar courtship
ny storie, must end today.
These people of northwestern Asia
almost live on horseback, the women
IS well rs mon. When young man
inds grl that BE- wants for wife. he
makes known his wishes. The pair
noun, upon fleet horses, and then com
nences race for wife. the girl beng
,iven tile start If she doe, NOT
ancy the wooer she manages TO elude
Inn The Young women are such GOOD
lders that there IS very seldom an IN.
Wiling bride. If she wants 10 be caught
hen she plans the pace of the horse so
5 to be oyertakcn; but, if not. she flies
nth the speed of the wind. and he
aust indeed have a. fleet ,ttcd who
'ould win an unwilling maid TO dwell
] his tent lcuel14u Pain Dcalcr.