The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-15
SOME HORSE STORIES
How Bin Hardy Escaped to Pre-.
colt.


Is IL possible for man to mine
himself strictly 20 the truth when
speaking upon the feats Of his horsee
IL is said the Arabian horse seller never
prctends to show off the quality of his
animals. but brings them to market
rough and shaggy; nor does he ever
s>ondcsccnd to dwell on their merits. II
As enough, he thinks, for the purchaser
Go know his animal is of pure stock.
for IL would be decrying their yooa
qualities to vaant their praises like a
common hoclSsser, But that is only
from commercial standpoint No
doubt the Arab sheiSs speak much
about their horses and, perhaps un-
Willingly tell long stories which have
n Gnge of the romance about their
grand achievements
The Afghans are probably the mos,
snvctcrase horse liars in the world.
They have the most marvellous tales at
their tongue tips about the extraorxii.
nary strength Of their stout built coess.
They eoas, little OF their speed, for
that would be useless, as their form
~oeld stamp the speaker as a lu-
natscs but when it comes TO strength
and endurance the willy Afghan
will swear by his beard Allah and all
tec prophets that no horse lives which
can equal his animals,
"Sahsh" said an elderly gentleman
10 me in praise Of his stud, s.thcy are
ssrcng-So strong that IL one of my
horses kicked an English horse when
they are drawn up in close order on
parade his leg would 80 clean through
shc English horse and kin the next"
Now, comes that's too much TO be.
lieve"
oh, yes you say sos but you have
never seen my animals kick
Tho argument was unanswcrahle.
cowboys in this country are the most
awful Ebbers about their horses and
their tales of buck jumping show them
To Inc men Of a peculiar and inventive
xcnias No animal, to them. has the
slightest vaNoe unless he is possessed OF
every vice which horsetlesh could DOS.
sihly he heir To lie must be man.
eater. eoeser. b0ckcr and SO ferS,-
etoas as 10 enaancer the life or lives Of
entire commanisses When gathered
around the campfire after long DAVIS
ride with cattle a man could hardly be.
hcvc those saseAf@l beasts. hobhlcd and
calmly nancASag grass were such i'm.
carnations of &evsltry, To an ordinary
individual they showed more intelli.
xcnce than their riders, aud certainly
Snew their business better,
kroa the many horses Indians own
II would be Thought they love,i them,
eAst don't believe there exists a rase
sssore cruel To their stock than abe
average Indian. They seem 10 have n,
Asps'eoaa@vc qualities Very careful
thai they do not overwors themselves.
the hannah ereses heap On their ami.
raais every cruelty, They overload
eacsns SsArve tAe9aS ride them fursos,..
iyS spur them vScsesssy, 10 matters
noe whether their pooe beasts are sa-e,
backed or not, On goes a saddle, and
the wresehe1 animal is dashed or
SPARED into a long continuous rslsx>.,
There Is ros whit Of asfter~oce b.
> tween the Indians OF 0rcSna or those
GA the Colorado desert They are equal
ly crsacl
As for placing a vaAsc upon their ami.
raaas> they do moi, for il is not rrccv,.
Caoa for them 10 rsse one 30 death ana
MOI the slightest cozapancssoa is felt al
the enss1eey Ssecease L; lsealy when
roe want 10 purchase q poay that ID
has a Sctssso@s vaASseA What. mart
wssA thai AoVses No ID we,eld be ig.s-
tsssssseae. IL is 50 valoxh2e and such
a~csesxass are given of its speca sAas
csse Is inclined to ask whether tAese
people know aSo@s shop watches Tese
Aesce Indians placed an extraordinary
rp<sce On their beasts. bat the CAAusllss
SSses6 give their northern ez~tArca sew
~rAa pointers IL is lSs&Scro<as - ask
JAesa what they woGGa take sor their
w~escAe3 ssoeS, Whose sole szssseaaree
Tor ns1e usczeAss cat 81 the wear IS srr
saeee-SzsA, so- il zauss he erSserssa,ss
sAas under no cc72SSSoa cca0a an In,
diam think il proper 10 tese1 his Ao-ses.
>Szse Do raise alfalfa il Is sr-ae. bot Il
Is never COT AID stored Tcey usl sr.
sssssasrseSy ssslS sereASy~Sre dollars and
eighty dollars sor q nag that wxSssS he
dear al five dollars
Perhaps II IS the fazQs q the whites
foT 1Asear exa1se& ideas tor the few
Americans on the desert ENTERTAIN
gveas cgGmS0sE< 81 sAc5r hsrSes. The
aHcse-ias cure-eye'& spawned z4z. wsosse
Acc would aEpr~acA 10 a1zaosa one
AGadrC'6 wears. has been acc=~5s5es
wsth svacA eSuhera1ce os <vS-5s n me
ssRcksrle- @oatinc, v&,z-g as2e tina he
8 ~ approached Ultsl The Aeszsr q Azs
A-cA5oectuV'e haCstS INTO view wSsa
sErc2nssi csutno1- One SScA1. Aowere-.
szSgpels any allaSla1 thai za4y have
e'een entertained AID yet ms p-crzs