Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-03-31

is wonder to me yet that the light
buggy we had didn't go all to pieces in
the mud. The next TIP we had strong
er conveyance with two horses. The
same negro drove me In each. He was
old, but resOlute and efficient. He had
been slave and his first wife was sold,
sent South and he never heard of her
again. "'rhey talk about pulling eye
teeth" he said, "but that is nothing to
this; but | had to stand right up and
take Ii; couldn't say anything, If did
they'd put the lash right on" He was
nov brick mason and most Of the year
could get two dollars ami a half day.
He certainly was one of the best of driv-
ers, attending all the time to his bust
ness, which is the great secret Of good
driving, as it is perhaps of everything
else that is done well. The roads were
clay, very muddy, and at spots very UNI
even. After awhile we rose out of the
clay into loamy soil, where the roads
were better, and where very extensive
view of beautiful farming lands burst on
the eye. We visited here noted strain
of horses known as Octoroon. A young
stallion of the breed | tried under the
saddle and was delighted with his ele
giant looks and action. The pedigree of
these horses has been lost in Kentucky,
but they are descended in straight male
line from horse called Comet Morgan,
that was bred in Lamoille county, VT,
foaled 1910 and got by Putnam Morgan,
son of Woodbury. Morgan. This Comet
Morgan was inbred Morgan and left
much very fine stock in Kentucky and
Indiana.
made my next stop in Kentucky at
Bowling Green, quite well built city of
perhaps 10000 people and centre of the
trade in combined or saddle stock that
threatens now to supercede that in trot-
tiers, at least in large part of the State.
saw several of the best stations in
this line of breeding, powerful and well
built horses, running to the thoroug-
bred, the PAGER and the Morgan.
In passing from Bowling Green to
Louisville we went through much billy
country, some of it almost mountainous.
This is the region of Kentucky's great
cave. At Louisville l stopped at the
Gault House, an excellent hotel, but not
: profitable investment. The site of it
was first given to banking concern of
Louisville if they would build on it a
| ho 40 m
at an expense of 100000, then made a
= gift of it to another party who agreed
to finish it, and did so at total cost OF
: 81 100000, but bankrupted themselves
in doing it, and the hotel was sold fol
100000. The present proprietor is
wrestling with the problem of making il
pay at that cost. This information | had
from the son of Vermont gentleman
, who is boarding at the hotel. He told
me, too, of the great hotel in the Cum
, berland Gap, Tennessee, built by Eng
lish capital, that had cost between
$4,000 900 and 100000 and was now
; closed after having been run for {
while at loss of $1,000 day.
Hiring livery, we were driven, from
Louisville to the farm of Mr.. Dorsey,
nephew of L. l.. Dorsey, who som,
years since owned the famous Morgan
and trottng sire Golddust. Our rout
= was in the city by one of the stree
. railroad tracks for some way, and thel
by pike number of miles into tn,
country. The day was pleasant and tn,
drive delightful. Mr.. Dorsey's farm il
:, an excellent one.
+ 1t was the 18th of February. A littl
o snow lay upon the ground and all tn,
l. landscape appeared in the russell dres
q of winter. No bud upon the trees ant
: no flowers along the pathway. 1t was
however, pleasant day, very like earl,
+ April weather in Vermont. Mr.. Dorsey
O farm is a part of an extensive and yer.
! fertile tract of meadow lands with yer,
). cozy and pleasant house and new ant
p the very excellent horses, nearly all de
n scendants of Golddust, and then had
most delightful dinner. Mr.. Dorsey /
n in the truest sense of the word a gentle
t man, always thoughtful OF others, and hi
/. wife, who is daughter of L. l.. Dorsey
8 is IL very beautiful woman, and very sount
| on the Morgan horse. The family original
/ ly came from Maryland. After dinner Mr.
e Dorsey drove me with his very handsom
Golddust stallion Hendricks to the near
Fl est station on the Louisville and Lexing
h ton railroad. Here bought ticket 70
s Lexington, but stopped off at Eminenc
Q to visit the farm of the Hornsby Bros
# They, too, are breeders of Golddus
s stock. My call was of necessity yer,
!. limited, but very agreeable one. wa
v especially interested in some 20 or 3
d yearling colts by Indicator 2 :23, son o
O Golddust. They are a very even lot
nearly all of them of the Golddust color