Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
Some Horse Stories.

ne DaF IidTbOI hecOfu $ sullivan cor
respondent has written to that paper an
interesting chapter on some of the old
horses in town. She 1--WE think we are
correct in the gender of the pronoun which
forms the subject of this sentence) says:
Three horses owned here have properly
earned the benediction of well done,
good and faithful servant" Old Jake,
now twenty five years old. has been in the
possession of John U. Hill twenty years
and used constantly as a carriage and draft
horse. He is stylish, with beautiful head
and neck, active as a colt and can pull as
heavy load as ever. Old Jake will never
be sold, to risk suffering and ill-treatment.
Charley, James Meynells old horse, which
he raised from n colt. was twenty-seven
years old last fall. His virtues as family
horse were equal to those of old Jake and
his record equally good, but like many old
folks he grew slightly rheumatic and
little wilfnl. A young rival stood in the
stable and it became question of profit and
expense of board with board in the weighty
end of the scales, SO old Charley WAS
mercifully dropped suddenly out of life by
the bullet in the early winter. Jennie Is
frisky colt, twenty-nine years old this
spring owned by Miss Eta Simpson. She is
plump as butter ball, with sleek shin
ing coat Of brown. Miss Jennie is CAV
too on occasions. and will start off from a
stable at pace which requires close at
tentlOn to the relns. She has been in the
possession of Miss Simpsons family TWEEN
ty-hve years. Jennie uses judgment also
and consideration and adapts her gait to
the age Of her driver. With young people
she is young but with her former aged
owner she was docile aud careful. waiting
patiently for him to get into or out Of the
carriage at his leisure.
The AMERICAN man can introduce one or
two more horses which were once owned
In Sullivan and are worthy of mention,
Years ago Ambrose Simpson had horse
known as "Old Lion" This horse WAS
used principally for work, but when he
was OF duty he was turned out into the
street to get his living by grazing by the
roadside. On several occasions when so
employed he lost off a shoe but as often
ss he did 50 he would walk into Emerys
blacksmith shop and. taking his acCu--
toned place therein, wait until he was sup
piled with a new one.
Capt samuel Cranu once had dark.
colored horse which was renowned for
his horscly virtues and steaiy habits II
50 happened that at one March meeting"
the Democrats carried the town for the
irst time IN twenty years, Up to the time
of that election Capt. Sans horse had
never been known to shy. 5alk, run away.
or do any act unworthy of a model horse.
Any child could drive MIN Three days
after the election town business in a lt-
mote quarter OF the town required the at
tention of one Of the selectman He in
vited his wife To accompany him and hired
Capt Sans horse 10 make the trip
They reached their destination in safety
rhe business was satisfactorily adjusted
and they started homewari Capt. Sam
was stauuch Republican and 1t is sup
posed that the morse was a Republican
too. At any rate, without seeming cause,
that horse ran away at a break-neCk pace
with the official and his wife. 1t was a
very exciting race. Our friend held on so
hard that he broke one of the reins and
after time, with the remaining rein,
sheered the horse out against the fence
and stopped him. Nobody was hurt 1t
was the horses first last snl only cxhibi.
tion of bad behavior.