The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-16
a REMARKARLs FRIgNDsHIp.
me Famous Trotter Rarus and His
Canine Companion.
prom the Atlontic Montlu

From the Atloatic Monthly
NO sketch of Rarus would be complete
without some mention of his remarkable
friendship for dog. When the horse was
In California fireman gave to Splan
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
NM, for on several occasions Rarus had
bitten dogs that ventured into his stall
But to this terrier, who is described as pos
sesslng almost human intelligence the
trotter took great fancy, which the dog
1ully returned. They became fast and IN
separable friends.
Not only" said Mr.. Splan, "were thew
extremely fond of each other, but they
showed their election as plainly as did
ever man for women. We never took
any pains to teach the dog anything about
the morse. Everything he knew came to
nlm by his own patience From the time
TOOK him to the stable a pup until / sold
i.arus they 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
IRVING TO get out, while the horse during
the entire journey was uneasy, restless and
In general acted as badly as the dog did.
Dave remarked that he thought We had
better keep the horse aud dog together after
That. When Rarus went TO the track for
exercise or to trot race the dog would
| follow Dave around and sit by the gate at
his side watching Rarus with as much in
| terest as Dave did. When the horse was
returned to the stable after heat and was
unchecked. the dog would walk up and
climb on his forward leg and kiss him, the
horse always bending his head down to re-
ceive the caress. In the stable after work
was over Jim and the horse would oftan
| frolic like two boys If the horse Law down
Jim would climb on his back, and in that
way soon learned to ride him, ard when
| ever led Rarus out to show him to the
| public Jim invariably knew what it meant
| and it enhanced the value of the perform.
ance by the manner in which he could get
| on the horses back. On these occasions The
| horse was shown the halter, and Jimmy.
who learned to distinguished these events
| from those in which the sulky was used.
would follow Dave and Rarus out on the
| quarter stretch, and then, when the halt
was made in front Of the grand stand, Dave
would stoop dowl and in a flash .Jfmmey
would jump on his back, run I'D to his
| shoulder, from there leap on the horses
back. and there he would stand his head
high in the air and his tail out stiff behind,
barking furiously at the people"
When Rarus was sold to Mr.. Bonner.
Splan sent Jimmy with the horse, rightly
| judging that it would be cruel TO separate
them. But in Mr.. Bonner's stable there
was bull terrier in charge, and one day
| when, for some real or fancied affront. the
small dog attacked the larger one, the latter
| took Jimmy by the neck and was fast kill
ing him, but Rarus heard his outcries and
| perceiving that his little friend was in dan
ger and distress, pulled back on the halter
| till it broke, rushed out of his stall and
would have made short work of the bull
| terrier had he not been restrained by the
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