Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-04
PECULIAR FRIENDSHIP.
Ths An. elton of Rarus, the Trotter, ror .
Terrier Pup.


Terrier Pup.
No sketch OF Rarus would be COM
plete without some mention OF his re-
markable friendship for a dog. When
the horse was In California "a fireman
gave 10 Splgn wiry-haired Scotch
terrier pup, who was then two months
old, and weighed when full grown only
two pounds. Splan in turn gave the
pup TO Dave. the groom OF Rarus. with
the caution not TO let the horse hurt
him. for on several occasions Rarus
had bitten dogs that ventured into his
stall. But 10 this terrier who is de-
scribed as possessing ''almost human
intelligence" the trotter took a great
fancy. which the dog fully returned.
They became fast and inseparabIe
friends.
mot only" says MIR. Splan, "were
they extremely fond Of each other, but
they showed their affection plainly as
did ever II man for woman. We
never took any pains TO teach the dog
any thing about the horse Every
thing he knew came TO him by his own
patience. From the time | took him
10 the stable pup until ! sold Rarus,
thev were never separated AN hour
We once left the dog In the stall while
We took the horse to the blacksmith
shop. and when We came back we
found he had made havoc with every
thing there was In there trying 10 get
out. while the horse, during the en-
tire Journey. was uneasy. restless, aud
iH general acted 40 badly AS the
dog did. Dave remarked that he
thought that We had better keep
the horse and dog together after
that When Rarus wont to the
track for exercise or 81 tr0t race the
dog would follow Dave around and sit
BY the gate by his side watching ksrus
With as much interest as Dave did.
When the horse returned TO the stable
after a heat and was unchecked. the
dog would walk up and climb up on
his forward legs and kiss him. the
horse always bending his head down to
receive the caress. In the stable after
work was over Jim aud the horse would
often frolle like two boys. II the horse
lay down Jim would climb on his back.
and In that way soon learned TO ride
him, and whenever led Rariis out 10
show him to the public Jim Invariably
knew what Il meant. and IL enhanced
the value OF the performances by the
manner 10 which he would get on the
horses back. On these occasions the
horse was shown the halter. and
Jimmy, who learned 70 distinguish
such events from those In which the
sulky was used, would follow Dave and
Rarus out on the qaarter-stretch and
then whem the halt WIS made IN front
Of the grand-stand Dave would stoop
down and ia bash Jimmy would jump
on his baek, rtin up his shoulder, from
there leap on the horses back. and
there he would stand. his head high ia
the air and his tail out stitf behind,
barking furiousiy at the people"
When Rarus was sold n MIR Boaner
Splan sent Jimmy with the horse,
rightly judging that II would be cruel
10 separate them, But in MIR. Bonner S
stable there was a bull-terrior In charge.
aud one day when. for some real or
ianoied atironL the small dog attacked
the larger one the latter took Jimmy
by the neck aud was fast killing him;
bu, Rarus heard his outeries. aud per-
eelving that his little friend WAS In
danger and distress pulled back on the
halter tiiI 1t broke, rushed out OF his
stall. and would have made short work
with the bull.terrier had he not been
restrained by the grooms - Atlantic
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