The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-14
A HORSE WITH BRAINS.
An Animal That Knew the Value OF g
watch and Could Carry One Like Man.

| An Animal That Knew the Value OF 3
Watch and Could Carry One Like Man.
! John Holt, from Tom Green county. was
visiting some of his relatives when ne
! porter met him and heard him tell an in.
| teresting story of remarkably intelligent
| animal: Il have just met with very seri-
! Gus loss" he said You know | was al
! ways fond of hunting, and since | have
| been in Tom Green county have missed
| few opportunities to take day on the
| prairies. About four years ago now ! be
came the possessor of fine young horse
that suited me exactly in gait and habits,
and he has been almost my constant com
! panion since. He was especially fine in
hunting If / wanted to dismoUnt and
slip around few hundred yards TO get
| nearer a covey of partridges or gang Of
prairie chickens Don would stand perfect
ly still where / left him. When I was
ready to mount again had but TO call
Here, Don" and he would come running
straight TO me.
''It was more than year ago that was
walking over the prairie one day. as often
did, with Don following about twenty
steps in the rear, when my game bag,
which had slung lightly over one shout
der. slipped off and fell TO the ground.
went lazily on several steps. and then
turned and was about TO 20 back after IL,
when, to my astonishment, Don came
along and picked it up. When he came to
me he didn't show much disposition 70 sur
render it, and so | allowed him 10 carry it
a mile or two. That was the start of il.
often afterth8 he would come nosing at
ter the game bag and insist on having II, 80
that | had 10 let him carry it sometimes 20
get rid Of his opportunities. believe that
| could soon have taught him 70 retrieve
He was a born hunter, II ever horse was,
and took as much interest in the sport as
any sportsman Of them all
"Gne day had business a. a ranch ten
miles away. and took in my pocket an ex-
ceedingly handsome gold watch which
my neighbor ranchman had sent by ne 20
San Angelo 70 have il neuded. ! rode Don
and took my gun, hoping TO XIII some
birds on the way, aud IS 10 happened
game was unusually plentiful l went
here and there over the prsirjes. walked
several miles, | shOald think. and made
wide detours, and il was not until my
game bag was full that any recollection
came TO me % what my mission was.
felt for the watch then. merely 70 see that
IL was safe. bus 70 my horror j. was gone
l went through ali my pockets. but il vas
IN nOne Of them. turned ard commenced
trying 20 retFace ny steps over toe prairie.
but that Was impossible. ! couldut follow
them a hundred yards. / tell yo1 J feit
mean knew that watch, beside being
very expensive one. had been a gift from
ny friend dead wife sod could Dot b re-
placed
while stood stiIl. trying % think what
to do, Don came close up behind me. pat
ms hand out % stroke his uose without
looking a. hin. and - true ~ live that
horse was carrying the watch 10 bis meath
with tie chain dangling / never VS. ~
glad - sse anything ia ny life There
wasn't the slightest sign q = scratch from
bis teeth on the watch. lie mus have
sen ne d-op = and picked Il uP. ssd there
Is 10 tsIlin. ko7v long tie lad been carry
ing g.
'T'oor fellow Re stuck ussl IL hls fox
Aba. tsvo sr-ra-a s1o ard took lock- /