The morning call., 1893-08-13

my time ard attention for the next hour
TO keeping up with the procession. Then,
noting that the animal | was driving-a
very good one on the whOle--began to
show signs of distress, | drew rein at the
foot of long steep hill, and proceeded to
drive lelsurely up. Not so our leader
Up the hill, dragging a surrey and four
passengers, the old horse sped eagerly,
paused a moment on the summit, and
then plunged down along the other side
BY the time we had reached the crest of
the hill he had created remoteneSs be-
tween it and himself, and was speeding
along the level. Seeing our snail-like prog
res5 his driver pulled mp and waited un I'll
we were not exactly within haing dis
lance, but near enough to notice that her
horse was covered. from nose to tail. with
q thick white laLher. We waved orr nand-
kerchiefs, and taking this signal To
proceed, our distant companions started OH
again. They are driving that horse too
fast" said the lady beside me, and then L
cOnfided to her my expectation that the
animal would drop If the pace was con-
tinued much longer.
Finally, calls and signals not ayailng, /.
having no desire 10 Kill both horses chasing
the leading outfit, got out and walked,
with a view to attracting their attention,
when I felt sure they would stop 10 see
what was wrong. Presently they stopped :;
my ruse had succeeGed By and by | ar-
don't know what 10 do next" called the
driver. and'then / sa w that they had come
to the edge of a bluff and the road ceased.
This, and not the spectacle Of me walk
ing, had caused the halt. | surveyed the
horse as he stood there. his TANKS heaving
and sin king, his body swaving back and
forth with every fierce breath; his nOstrils
ouivering and stretched open. blo0dird.
while the white dripped from his sides and
belly and rolled in great. slow-movIng
masses down his legs.
''What shall do?" asked the driver.
'Do?" said |, more severely than ! like
to rene mber, Il shall change places with
you and drive this horse While you 60 in
the other carriage. You cannot kill the
bav"-at least | knew she would not drive
him to death: if he showed any inclination
to lolter she would let him.
There were cries OF mingled surprise
and Indignation from all the occupants
of the surrey. "Why. he's all right" main
tanned one. N q has Just had his own way ;
we have not urged him PARTICLE" at
doesn't hurt a horse to travel as he pleases,
does ito" asked another.
The horse said nothing. He held up one
distressed leg, stood on the other three and
eyed me furiively. Their. one of the party
suggested that he was not tired his check
rein was probably too tight. and that
fretted him-she had heard that that
would make a horse sweat: but pointed
out that the checkreln hung slack on either
side OF his neck and could not have pro-
duced any such result. and they all re-
sumed the original plea that 1t could not
possibly have hurt him when he was going
of his own accord.
You see they thought because they had
not urged the generous creature that they
could not possibly have Oyerdriven him.
l would have been just little ashamed
to be seen driving horse in such dread
full condition, so with couple OF sticks |
gave him An lmDrompu scrape, took the
reins AID we resumed our excursion.
81 think" said one of the ladies pres
emily, that you might with profit write a
chapter on overdriviug, for l must con-
fess l had no idea the horse was taking any
harm, and | have been thoroughly enjoy
ing the rapid motion. [ only thought he
was remarkably fine horse to travel 80
splendidly." One passenger ventured TO
remark that, knowing a little about horses,
she had begun to be somewhat alarmed,
but thought 1t might be only his way. AS
for the horse. he still said nothing, but 1t
was plain to be seen that he was one of the
kind. often met with, who would do his
hest till he fell dead" with not the slight
est notion OF sparing himself. None but
experienced drivers should be trusted with
such animals.
Zone might think who met us awhile
ago." continued one Of the speakers. that
we had been driving cruelty" did not
say then, but | say it now. and with EN-
phasis, that this little episode was clear
case OF cruelty to Enthusiastically none
the less because unintentional. A man or
woman who is told by an unscrupuloUs
"horse-improyer" that docking does not
hurt the noble animal and so permits the
performance of this most helnous cruelty
is no more excusabe for his or her cruelty
than is the one who overdriyes a horse or
ca uses MIN suffering other Wav.
But, Says one. "cummon-sense ought TO
teach that docking causes PAIN" and so
common-sense ought to teach that an
animal which exhibits such signs OF
distress as have described is in pain, and
likely TO suffer still more. Animals when
comfortable do not assume attitudes ind-
cative of discomfort.
ION. that's nothing" said man to me-
recently. when L commented upon the
way his horse was standing. Hes got in
the habit lately of holding that foot up"
l examined the foot in question. found it
feyerish and sensitive. and looking closely
discovered slight quarter crack. Before
the owner could really make up his mind