The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-10-18

the pulleys they were exercised III ihe
manner before described. This work
fell to me and negro boy about my
age, named Henry. Every morning
two horses were brought out, froiic-
some, playful, and joyous TO be re
lieved from a painful confinement
even for the short period that they
were taking their exercise. Henry
and were thrown upon them in the
midst of their gleeful feelings to give
them exercise and take the conse-
quences, whether of their rearing,
pitching and jumping, or runaway
spell, all of which were not uncom-
mon. BY the care of kind Provi-
dencc neither of us was ever thrown,
or seriously hurt. At the end ofthree
or four weeks the horses were well,
and my father, with negro to assist
in caring for the horses, started on his
journey, Uncle Tom having left ten or
twelve days before with his wagon
and team loaded with bale rope and
Irvine. They reached their destina-
ton in safety, and within a short time
Uncle Tom was on his return trip,
with his wife and two children, the
negro man my father had taken with
him, few barrels of herrings and
few store goods, which / think he took
in part pay for his rope and Irvine.
[ had often heard him sigh for the
herring and other fish he left behind
when he came to Kentucky. They
all arrived safely at home in due time.
my father having realized a fair profit
on his horses, rope and Irvine. A
house was soon erected on the farm
for Uncle Tom, which he occupied
till his death and raised several
children. / think he died jus. ten
days after my father. His children
being all grown, had gone out to make
living for themselves, for they were
all free. The mother, being free
, lived with her children until hel
, death.
had a more difficult and disa'
. greeable task to perform when my
father left for Virginia than exer'
cising his horses. He left two young
negro men TO cut and split rails, anC
+ to cut wood for fuel for the family
and to cook with, and blind mare tC
draw the wood from the clearing t.
the house on sled. This sightles'
animal was not the most amiable o
her kind that l have met with. anC
the boy Henry were her drivers o
, conductors to take her to the place o
loading, and back to the place of de
. livery, and to do so, one or the othe
a of us had to ride her. This labor w
q divided equally by alternate trips, tn
! driver riding, but both had to go t
D assist in unloading. The distanc
I was short, and walking the roun'
, trip would not have been grievous
B for after unloading the footman coul'
0 ride back on the sled. The rail split
e tiers helped us to load. so this part Q
' the work was not so Objectionable
e but if the morning was frosty ant
cool, OIL resuming our labors, whe
q we harnessed our team, hooked her t
!. the sled, and tried to start, she woul
J, snort so as to be heard fifty yard
t rear sometimes so as to lose her baI
# ance, fall on her back and endange
: the rider. After getting her starte
e she would seem to quiet down, an
e then do her work very well the ba
a ance of the day, if nothing oGcurre
3 to fret her or put her out of tempe
e This could not then account for, bl
e | think can now. / believe the iro
V bride bit was very cold when put
d her mouth and gave her great pail
le especially if she had any defectiN
le teeth. So let me warn boys who ma
" be like situated, if the morning
le cold and frosty, to warm the brid
n bits before they put them into Il
sr mouths of horses, and / believe the
re will avoid the trouble that so often d
it layed us in our work. This informs
N ton l give without charge. The
ii freaks would last half-an-hour al
is longer sometimes and were dangerol
of to the rider.
IN On the afternoon of a cold Deccr
as Der day the crack of Uncle Tom
It. whip was heard at his home, whi'
H. brought all those not engaged OF
We and those engaged to TO the door
II. Driving toward the yard gate, it W
er opened for him, and he drove
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