The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-22
SOME HORSE STORIES.
How Bill Hardy Escaped to Pres.
colt.

Is it possible for man to confine
himself strictly to the truth when
speaking upon the feats of his horsef
IL is said the Arabian horse seller never
pretends to show off the quality of his
animals, but brings them to market
rough and shaggy; nor does he ever
condescend to dwell on their merits II
is enough, he thinks, for the purchaser
to know his animal is of pure stock.
Tor 1t would be decrying their good
qualities to vaunt their praises like n
common huckster. But that is only
from a commercial standpoint No
doubt the Arab sheiks speak much
about their horses, and perhaps, un-
Willingly tell long stories which have
tinge Of the romance about their
grand achievements.
The Afghaus are probably the most
inveterate horse liars in the world.
They have the most marvellous tales at
their tongue tips about the extraordf.
nary strength of their stout-built cobs.
They boast little of their speed. for
that would be useless, as their form
would stamp the speaker as In.
matte; but when it comes to STRENGTH
and endurance the wilv AFGHAN
will swear by his beard, Allah and all
the prophets that no horse lives which
can equal his animals.
'Sahib," said an elderly gentleman
to me in praise of his stud, "Lhev are
strong-so strong that if one Of NV
horses kicked an English horse when
they are drawn up in close order on
parade his leg would 90 clean through
the English horse and kill the next"
Nov, come; that's too much to be-
lieve."
"Oh, yes, you say SO; but you have
never seen my animals kick"
The argument was uuauaw wcrable.
Cowboys in this country arc the most
awful ibbars about their horses. and
their tales oI bucls-jumping show them
TO be men of peculiar and inventive
genius. no animal, to them, has the
slightest value unlass he is possessed OF
every vice which horsehesh could DOS
sibly be heir to. He must be man
eater, bolter q bucEcr and so fero-
cloUs as to eudauwor the life or lives Of
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