Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-08

he see nothing 10 interest him.
Sometimes he must stand for long
spaces of time in this way, the interim
Unable, colorless day being broken
only by the process of cleaning and
his three feeds. When his nervous
nature under this strain invents some
way of amusing himself, and making
time go a little more rapidly, he is
roughly hidden to stand still, or is
forced to stop his little play by the
lash, and earns the title of a vicious
brute. Ii dog were subjected TO the
same treatment, how long would il be
before lac would require also only four
hours sleep by reason of a Low mem
tai activitys' The Arabs make com
panions of their horses. and they get
in return the service of willing and
intelligent friends.
The horse has always done more
reasoning than he has had credit for.
Has lac not Il clear idea of the flight of
time when he called you out to the
stable To give him his dinner just at
noon! How does he lind his mistress
house among a whole street full Of
houses precisely alike, and never miss
stopping at the right door? As to in.
telllgence and power of acquiring
knowledge, there can be- no doubt,
and that implies attention, and also
an appreciation of the laws of associ-
alton. The horse certainly can dis
tinguish some colors. for he is afraid
of "A red lantern when he does not
mind "A white one. | think There is no
doubt that he also distinguishes green
from red. In color knowledge he is
not, then, SO far behind the Greeks of
Homer's time as judged by Mr.. Glad
stone. lie has certainly great power
OF invention, and of adaptation Of
means 10 non-eXistent ends. And he
does not fail in cunning, nor, | think,
in a sense of humor. The same ex-
element which moves us To honorable
action also stirs his nature; the same
discouragements lower his ambition,
and precisely the same treatment is
necessary with him as with children
in educating them. We must never
forget that in the case of animals the
pupil cannot rise higher than the
teacher, and hat the teacher must be
thoughtful and intelligent. He must
not only feel a kinship with his pupil,
but he must recognize in him an indi.
vidual character, and must adapt him
self TO that. No two horses are alike
in character any more than two peo-
pie.
There is no need of losing a ride be-
cause of rain, and there are more
pleasures given by a ride in the rain
which the fair weather rider never
can know-pleasures of sight and of
smell, new aspects Of otherwise per-
fectly familiar scenes, which are al
most like a new creation. Nor need
our coolest winter weather deter any
ne. \ woman has decidedly the adj
vantage over "A la in winter, for her
skirts act The part Of a muif, and she
need never fear cold feet. In fact. she
need fear no suffering from cold ex-
cept in her hands. There are no
gloves which will keep them warm
while they hold the bride. but a Wig
o beating on the horses elastic
quarters well behind the saddle will
send the warm blood tingling
through the fingers 10 their very tips,
and after that they will give no
trouble for a long time. As To ears.
they will never resist a rub and a quick
trot, aud once warm, they will always
stay So, as indeed would the hands,
We're it not for the enforced cramped
position Of the fingers. 1t is of great
here To be mistress of two
bride hands instead of one.
a warm double breasted overcoat
should be worn, and then | know Of
no more eyhilarating thing than a fast
trot or "A rapid gallop " the crunch
ing white carpet, while the loose dry
snow, flung up by the hoofs, or dashed
from the trees by the wind, flies in the
face like the white foam of the sea,
and every muscle of the horse responds
10 the Jingle of the nerves in the sharp,
singing air. The whole atmosphere
is cleft through and through by the
Of light; the bare trunks aud
boughs Of the trees are like beautiful
sculptures against the blue: the pines
bear at the tip of each branch, as it
Were. "A great white blossom, while the
hemlocks sway heavily under their
snow burden. and we ride through
all the glory.-'A Woman Who
Rides" i'm H.rner's