Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-14
HORSES.
some Stories of Famed steeds and
Their Exploits-The Faithful Mare
that Saved Her Mate-The Old
St.nlky That xVAnld nrIll

Their Exploits-The Faithful Mare
that Saved Her Mate-The Old
standby That Would Drill.
In 1909 an Englishman named Banks |
had horse which he trained to follow /
wherever he led, over fences. bitches. /
upstairs, and to the very roof of houses.
One day they went to the very top of
st. Paurs church. IN immensely high
edifice. They did various other things
that were almost as astonishing. When
all England was talking about these
feats Mr.. Bank concluded to increase
his reputation. as well as that of his
horse, by a trip to Rome. Thither he
went, and the Obedient horse followed
his fond master to such great heights
that the story of his performances
reached the ears of the pope, and what
do you think he did?
Wanted to see the horse perform"
Well, almost anybody would think so;
but this pope took quite different
view of it. He didn't believe that
horse could go to such dizzy heights
unless evil spirits helped him. So he
Just made an end of the whole matter
by ordering Mr.. Banks and his horse
burned as enchanters.
! A fishing party once drove to Lake
Minnetonka. One of the gentlemen.
the owner of q team, took his horses
and tied them apart to feed. He en-
tered small cabin near by, thinking he
would rest and sleep until the return of
the fishing party. He had hardly COM
posed himself for nap when one of
| the horses that he had tied with
strong rope galloped up to the door and
neighed. Thinking it strange that she
should be loose, he fastened after the
horse, that had run excitedly away as
soon as her master made preparation to
follow. To his surprise he found that
the mate had fallen into the lake, and.
being entangled with the rope. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that she
could keep her head above water.
While he assisted the unfortunate horse
out of the trouble the sagaciOuS and az
fectionate mate showed by her JOY that
she understood that the master would
know just what to DO She fully ap-
preciated what his help was worth when
she managed to break the strong rope
so that she could bring that help to her
companion.
Horses, like boys. are creatures OF
habit. A good while ago, when the
country was new. the New England
families rode 10 church on horseback,
sometime two or three with the help of
pillion on the same horse. There
was one faithful creature that was for
years accustomed to this Sunday jour-
ney. After time his services were no
longer needed and he was left in the
pasture. Long habit was strong upon
old DObbin, SO he quietly pulled down
the bars and walked demurely tC
church, took his accustomed place un'
der a spreading tree until the services
were over, and then went back to hi;
pasture This he repeated Sunday aft.
er Sunday.
One dark night at late hour a trav-
eler asked for lodging at Il country
tavern. After talking with the guest
for few moments the landlord sud-
denly turned pale as he asked: pray
sir. which way did you comet" The gen
tleman answered that he had come from
Il certain direction-the south. ''Impos-
sible" exclaimed the landlord. .for to-
day all the planks of that bridge were
removed for repairs" 1T may be so. y
exclaimed the man, "but / have come
from such town since noon" There
was no other possible way for the trav
eler to have come. and in the darkness;
of the night he had trusted to the in
; telligent animal he rode to keep the
way. While the master was who'll.
unconscious of the perilous feat. thu
horse had actually walked the string
piece of long bridge and kept his foot
ing The timber was scarcely foo
: wide. Had it been in the daytime N
sane rnan would have dared to attemp
such ride.
, Napoleon had horse of which h
said: II had horse that distinguise'
me from the rest of the world, an'
which manifested by his bounding ant
naughty gait when L was upon HI
back that he carried man superior 4
those around him." NapOleOn's beau
3 tiful gray Arabian horse Marengo wa
l worthy to have borne a better man.
: An old horse that had for many year
been ridden by commander when h
4
70 a farmer Several years after, whel
he had been reduced from old age AM
hard work to a meager Rosinante. h
I was in the service of backwoods sur
{ yeyors assistants. 1t so happened
3 that not far from the land under IN
: spection large number of voluntee
: soldiers were drilling. When the ol'
horse heard the fife and drum the mar
9 tial spirit took possession oi him
Away he went, over fences and ditches
The jerks and pulls from his rider wer'
Of no avail. In front Of the regimen
> he took his place and capered AM
D danced as we'll as his old legs woul'
t let him. The civilian equestrian npo
a his back could not induce him to Ieav
{ the ground as long as the troops re
: mained there. To the great amuse
4 meut of the volunteers and the n
small ANNOYANCE of his rider. he IN
: sisted upon marching into the town Il
{; his chosen place.
1 One of the old writers tells OF a hors
t that was conscious OF his triumphs
0 When he was in the Olympian game
+ he would proudly direct his steps I
: the tribunal of judges for his crown
: This same thing is related OF several o
D the fast trotters Of America. AS 500
g US the race is over they can not be re
strained until they have stopped at In
: Judges stand and had the bride deco
l rated with the winners badge.