Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-07-06

to ride behind four horses and he con-
stantly did so, and In those days 1t was
the customary way for the president to
go about, but President Hayes didn't
like it and so the custom lapsed for
four years and was only fitfully re-
vived by President Arthur. That the
latter preferred to drive that way was
evident, for in summer he frequently
took an airing behind the four high
stepping bays which he owned; for Mr..
Arthur was as pronounced n lover of
horses as Gen. Grant, and he frequent
ly visited the white house stables.
Albert was always there, and the
horses knew him well. He was very
kind to them, giving them apples,
Jumps of sugar and bits of candy,
which they relished and whinnied for
whenever their drivers black face APP
peared in the doorway. President
Arthur's bays would follow their black
master all around the stable grounds,
and even up and down Seventeenth
street clear to the fish ponds near the
monument. The old man always had
love for horses and the correlative
faculty of making his dumb servants
love him. He always taught them
their individuality by impressing their
names upon their brains; so that, when
driving four horses, if any one of them.
needed an admonition the mention of
his name by the driver on the box
:: would almost mesmerize the animal.
They all knew his voice, and he was SO
gentle with them that they responded to
his appeals or commands with ala scrity.
Horses are more intelligent than
| their drivers in many cases." said AL
their business better, too. Why,
never walk down the avenue n single
day without losing my temper, be-
cause there is always some hard
hearted fellow with reins In one hand
and whip in the other beating or jerk
| ing the mouth of some faithful, intelli-
gent horse who is doing his best, but
trying in vain to respond to the will or
whim of the brute behind him who is
torturing the animal without cause.
do not think that any driver should
be allowed to drink liquor. Many
horse and many wife have suffered
from the unreasonable meanness of
man with whisky in his blood. 1t
makes brutes of men. l have seen SO
much of it in drivers, and that has
made me notice it in men who treat
their families no better than they treSt
their horses. The Society for the FIRE.
vention of Cruelty to Animals is good
society. There was a man named
Bergh in New York started it. saw
him once in Washington, and con-
graduated him on the good work that
he was doing.
mo, l was never nervous when driv.
ing for the presidents" said Albert,
"after had been serving Gen. Grant
for little while. They are like all
other men, except tha. great men are
always more caHsiderate than ordinary
men. l have known subordinate gov
ernment officials to talk to their drivers
as masters used to talk to slaves. But
no president or cabinet officer ever
spoke unkindly to me. They are all
kind, high-minded men. Yes, 1 was
nervous when 1 commenced to serve
Gen. Grant, but l soon found that he
was just like other men, only better
and kinder. l never felt so proud as
the day was driving President Hayes
and Mr.. Garfield from the white house
to the capitol. You see the governors
guards came here as special escort
for Mr.. Garfield. They were from Co.