Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

should judge he would weigh between
100 and 1900. He showed the Morgan
characteristics. He had Bulrush leg.
A Bulrush leg is larger and more bony
than those of the members of the other
branches of the Morgan family. The
back was far from being swayed, and
was tremendously muscled. To look at
him without any one telling me nything
about him, should say he was of Bull
rush stock.
"There was horse that l took to Ten
nessee, whose breeding tried to trace,
and though l could not find his pedigree
or find out anything about him at first, l
was thoroughly convinced that he came
from the Billy Root stock. afterwards
found out he was sired by American
Lyon, and he by Morgan General, son
of Billy Root, that weighed nearly 1900
pounds. He was out OF large, fine
mare, which bred very fine stock. saw
her two or three times, and she was a
large, nice, fine-headed mare; looked like
one well bred. Two of Billy Roots des-
scendants were called Comet; one, how
ever, was Morgan Comet. One was in
st. Johnshury in 1850. They called him
Morgan Comet. He was very attractive
and kind; child could driye him any
where. Children used to drive him to
school, and the oldest boy was not more
than fifteen years old. Comets dam was
a fine mare. l am sure his dam was by
Sherman. He was by Billy Root, son
of Sherman. out of the daughter of Sher-
man.
"No fast stock ever came from Morgan
Comet. | bought three or four of his
colts, but none were ever fast, yet all
were splendid horses. One of them |
bought and sold to Moses Sargent of this
city. Ii. was then one of the officers of
the Massachusetts State prison, and some
of his folks lived in Maiden. | sold him
this horse, and at the time of the Charles
town Water Works celebration he was
ridden by one of the marshals. They
wanted to go through from Main stree
to Henley street, but it was crowded full
of people and the marshal's aid could no
get them to move. l happened to b.
there, and told them that horse would
60 right through, and if those aids would
follow him up they would make a pas
sage. He started the horse, and he went
in just as if there was not anybody there
that was characteristic of Billy Root.
colts. They would go anywhere yol
would point them. 1 began my expe
rience with horses with Billy Root and
would like to finish my life with one tina
was his equal. He was a small horse, as
| recollect him, low set and long. bu
tremendously powerful, head right W
all the time.
81 can tell an incident about him tina
was always very interesting to me. Al
the time | took care of this horse. Cant
Martin was in some way connected with
man by the name of Marsh, that cam,
to that section of Vermont and bought ,
large tract of timber land. He was t.
send to the captain draft, to make hi
quarterly payments of this land. At on,
time, when he sent him this draft, tn,
captain said to me: You take Billy ant
this draft, and 60 up to Danville and ge
it cashed.' l went, and when | got t.
Danville there was some trouble in tn,
bank. There were quite number sitting
around when | got there, but told wha
l wanted. They said would have to @
to Peacham to Mr.. Shaw, the presiden
of the bank, who had taken out som,
money to pay this draft, but no one coulC
pay it at that place. When l got t.
Peacham Mr.. Shaw was away, but wait
ed for his return. He came home befor,
dark and paid the draft. and invited IN,
to have some supper before went back
accepted his invitation. 1t was darl
by the time started for home. There
was no moon, but it was starlight. Be
tween Danville and st. Adams Their,
were woods on one side of the road ant
open fields on the other.
"When l reached this point saw some
thing right ahead of me that looked like
stump fifteen or twenty feet high, bu
l saw it was man rugged up for som,
purpose, and supposed he was going oye
to some of the neighbors to scare tn,
girls or have some fun. | thought
would give him a scare. So | rode up
pointed Billy for him, and touched tn,
horse with my heel and he went like
streak of lightning right toward him
The man jumped to get out of the way
and fell down; when he got up | was
quarter of mile away. When | tolc
Capt. Martin of the occurrence he remark
ed that the man was probably in the banl
when called for the money, and calcu
lated to scare the horse so that he would
throw me off and then he would get tn,
money; and l have always thought s,
since, although l thought nothing abou
it until Capt Martin suggested to me hi