Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-28
Thursday. November -, ls,D
A REMARKABLE sRIENDs4IP
Existing rrtw"Wn the Famous Trotter
Isarns and slis hog Companion.

Existing Frtwr0a the Famous TrotteF
Iiarus and ais hog Companion.
No sketch Of Rarus would be COM
plete without some mention OF his re-
markabie friendship for n dog. When
the horse WIS IN California a fireman
gave to Splan a why haired Scotch
terrier pup. who was then two months
old and weighed when full grown
only two pounds. Splan in turn gave
the pup 10 Dave, the groom Of Iaurus,
with the caution not to let the horse
hurt him, for ON several occasions Ra.
u bad bitten dogs that vcnlured into
his stall. But 10 this terrier. who IS
described as possessing almost hui
man intelligence" the trottcr took
a great fancy, which the dog fully nc.
turned. They became fast and insep
arabic friends
mot only said Mr.. Splan, were
they extremely fond of each other. but
they showed their affection as plain.
ly as did evcr a man for a woman.
We eve took any pains 10 teach the
dog anything about the horse. Every.
thing he knew came to him by his
own patience. From the time took
him TO the stable a pup until | sold
Rarus tley 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 everything there was in there in
IRWIN Ia gat .Tf .rl,l. IL Il
during the entire journey, was un.
easy, restless, and in general acted as
badly as the dog did. Dave remarked
that he thought we had better keep
the horse and dog together after that.
When Rarus went 10 the track for ex.
erclse or 10 trota race the dog would
follow Dave around and sit by the
gate at his side watching Rarus with
as much interest as Dave did. When
the horse returned 10 the stable after a
heat aud vas unchecked. The dog
would walk up and climb up on his
forward legs and kiss him, the horse
always bending his head down 10 re. !
ceive the cdress. In the stable. after
work Was over, jim and the horse
would often lrulic like two bows. If
the horse lay down Jim would climb
on his back, and in that way soon
learned 10 ride him. and whenever
led Rarus oat to show him TO the pub.
lie, Jim invariably knew what il
mc~nt, and ii enhanced the value Of
the performance by the manner he
would get on the horses back. On
these occasions the horse was shown
the halter, and Jimmy, who learned
Ia distinguish these events from
thoe in which the sulkv was used,
YoGld follow Dave and Ragus out on
the qugrtCT stretch, and then, when
the halt was made IN front OF the
grand stand, Dave would stUop down
and ! n a Hash Jimmy would jump on
his back, rum up 10 his shoulder. from
there leap on the Lulfl's bark. ard
thcsr lac would stand. ,is head high in
the air and his Lull ,Ilir uul hahlua.
barking i1rigaa.g uJths people.
When lt4.Is wg9 sold % Alr Bon
ner SpIuH .lut Jiuruy will the horse.
rlgIly Judging aIal 10 would ue cruel
TO 5 paIUts them. But iu SIR Buuncrs
slaU.f tIo." YVES a brll '.81gp m
cha, aEI "ul day when. Tor some
rcaru" iau. ID ailrnut. Iar small dog
att ga tIa larger one. ii1 .lt'ur I0uk
JinlHF py 1uo neck aad 85fs fast hiIl.
ing 4lm yut RarIa heard bs outcrnS
and percgiyiug l-gt ii3 lille friend
was u danger and distress, pu..,llaek
on tie lglJgr tll IL broke, rushed out
OF hrs stall ard would lave made
shod Wur., 81 the bull terrier had he
not teen restrained by the grDouls-
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