Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-08


going some distance over heavy road
decided 10 take the pair Accordingly
had The pole put In aud went out To super
intend Harvesting. Dot was led out first,
evidently we'll pleased at the prospect Of
exercise
When the gray appeared. however, poor
Dots crest felll She actually drew a long
sigh, then turned her head away, and from
that moment until our return she never
once glanced at her despised mate. As'soOn
as we were ready she started in to travel.
Always a brisk tTotter, her feet fairly flew
over the ground this time. The poor gray
pulled and painted, struggling along, fairly
falling over her own feet in frantic effort
to keep the pace. and finally settled into
numbering run. while Dot trottesl on wholly
unconscious that there was any other horse
along | was sore put to it To hold her In,
and found the trip ariuous as we'll as
amusing The gray WINS nearly used up
ON her return, and as both mares were
pretty warm, had them put in the stable
and rubbed OIL.
An hour OF two later went out myself
to give them drink, and, thinking TO save
time, led them out together, Scarcely were
we ont Of the barn, however, when the
gray, who, with all her shortcomings, had
hlAaN Nffllffl Ltiflit
sprang forward, aud with her teeth seized
Dot hy the throat There was a lively
scrmmagc for moment before | sue
ceeded in separating the belligerents, but
fortunately neither was badly hurt. IL
was PLAIN 10 be- seen, however. that the gray
understood perfectly the trick Dot had
played lpon her AID had planned her exc
eHtioh Il yeugenc- | once knew Madame
to avelgc Ecrsel' Ms deliberately upon a
hen that had long tormenisd her at feed
Ing time. The mare had the range Of the
yard ~ Il was fed hot mashes from an iron
bucket and this hen used To jump ON her
back. walk along her neck and eat from
the bucket despite Madames shaking and
stamping. Finally, one night the mare,
/ after finishing bor supper. waited her
/ chance and turned the bucket upside down
/ over the hen, who was thus kept a nearly
suffoeatrd captive all night, and never
/ troubled Madame again.
Our nearest neightor. the owner Of this
/ hen and whole flock Of otters. which he
allowed To run at large and torment the
whole neighborhOod, deeply resented my
allowing the horses to run in the yard, Rs
| Madanle used TO kill hen occasionally
| when they bothered her too much, and he
used to throw stones at the animals when
they came within range of his Windows.
At the same time he had standing com
plant against the boys of the neighbor,
hood, who. he declared, used to come into
the yard and throw down the wood from
the pile he used Ia keep neatly ranged along
the fence never could see why the boys
should do this. hut knew some one must
play the trick. as frequently saw the pils
thrown down, aud the old gentleman spent
much time In stacking IL up again. Fin
ally, however, early one morning saw, u
my surprise and amusement. my own pony
Dot, standing By the fence deliberately
taking up that stoyewood piece by piec,
In her teeth, aud dropping Il on the ground
| Why she did this could no; imagine
. IL hardly seemed possible that she could
/ know she was able thus to torment hei
. enemy, but TO save further trouble ! kept
, them in the barn after that