The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-07-23
STORY OF A HORSE.


STORY OF A HORSE.
When I was very small followed my
mother everywhere she went. 1 could
not do any work, but ran, played and
kicked up my heels. held high head
and curved neck. was the pride of my
mother, and Was admired by my boss.
He called me Coltie.
One day I went with my mother to the
bottoms, she to Craze, but toplay. 1
was making some circles and half moons
around. had noticed that weeds and
shrubs seemed to grow in straighter and
more regular lines than in the old pine.
field, but I thought they were simply
better educated. So wishing to enlarge
my stamping circles, I went dsshing
through the nearest and proudest looking
hedge, and into the branch I fell. It is
true it was not very deep. bat I was
scared, and leaped and jumped to get out.
Indeed, all my plans we're broken up.
At last found friend in dog which
came, and, mistaking me for some wild
animal, barked and yelled until help
came. All tried to get me out, but they
failed. It was not very deep, but vas
nearly full of water. They got me
almost to the top, but let me fall back,
then jumped and kicked all could.
This cured me of all my dudish ways.
As grew larger and larger was taught
better manners, and hat I WAS here for
useful purposes. But colts, as we'll as
anybody, must have some fun. I Was
put into the pasture with the COWS, and I
would chase them until T had them run
down, and l was real tired, too, but it
was real colt fun.
When I was three years old my master
tried to teach me to work. He let a man
have me to break, and it took him long
time to do go. My first lesson was to
carry person on my back. he put his
son Guy on, aud told him to ride me to
che spring aud water me. When Guy
got there threw him off and ran to the
house. When I got to the house the
groom was not there, 30 passed on up
the road to bis near neighbors, where I
overlook him. They headed me off into
the lot and brought me back. he just
thought I got out of the stable when his
son put me up. The groom said, "Where
is Guy" and began to hunt for his little
boy, and could not find him. He went
to the branch where had thrown him
of. He found him with his arm broken.
The groom did not like it much, and
sent me back to my master, but he hated
to, but finally did, sell me to a preacher
for hundred and fifty dollars. :.
did not Ike the preachers home
very we'll, because I had to stay in the
lot most all the time, and could not get
any green grass. I cut up and he WAS
afraid of NE, and would not work me
much. He tried to make me g fine horse
and drove me to Church every Sunday.
began to get 30 proud because the
preacher was my boss, that he had to
swap ma to q Doctor, and / thought 1
would worry him q little. So one day
the Doctor drove me out to see some
people, and he trotted me, thought,
long enough, so I thought I would get
scared at the very first ugly thing I SAW.
While he was proudly sitting in the cart
admiring my black, flowing tail, little
brush tangled about my heels, and I
thought this was my chance, and kicking
would be most in place. I very we'll
knew that the preacher had told the
Doctor that would not kick, but
preachers have not horse-sense, as every.
body knows and every preacher ought to
know. At any rate kicked. Horses
with blind brides can't see where their
heels go, so the Doctor gota black place
on his knee, which put him on three feet.
I knew the joke must be carried farther
than this or we would have trouble. I
ran out into the woods, and before I was
aware ofit, was tangled in grape vine.
This sudden stop piled cart, horse and
Doctor into one common heap. The
turning of the wheels and saving of
vines across his face rendered him much
less handsome than usual.
This unfortunate Doctor gives lectures
on physiology in Lebanon school. Ever
after this be came to his class leaning
heavily upon his cane, making short
and long step. His instruction is now
more forcible. When ne speaks of q
disloca,ed psttella, fractured tibia or
fbia, the eloDgation or contraction of
the gastrocnemius muscle aud tendon of
achilles, the development of the biceps
aud lriceps, aud disruption of the facial
nerves and muscles, the lecturer seemed
really to know about what be is speak.
ing.
Things are easy going now with me.
have plenty of green forage aud yellow
oats, and all the attention good grooms.
man can render. Every day the Doctor