The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-14
SAMUEL AND ms COLT ROYAL.
A story of the New England Hills
and n Virginia battlefield.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
The day on which I was twelve years
old my father said to me: Samuel. walk
down the lane with me to the pasture lot;
want to show you something" Never
suspicioning anything, I trudged along
with father and what should find in the
pasture lot but the cunningest, prettiest.
colt boy ever clapped eyes on!
That is my birthday present 10 YOU"
said father. yes, Samuel l give the colt
to you 10 do with as you like, for you've
been a good boy and have done well at
school"
You can easily understand that my boy
lsh heart overlooked with pride and joy
and gratitude. A great many years have
elapsed since that time, but haven't
forgotten and never shall forget the de-
light Of that moment, when I
realized that / had colt of my own-a
real, live colt. and a Morgan colt at that
How old Is he, father?" ! asked.
"A week old, come tomorrow" said
father.
HAS Judge Phipps seen him yet?' I
asked.
NO; nobody has seen him but you and
me and the hired man."
Judge Phpps was the justice of the
a H.
for what he didn't know about horses
wasn't worth knowing; l was sure of this.
because the judge himself told me so. One
of the first duties to which 1 applied my
self was TO so and get the judge and
show him the colt. The judge praised tile
pretty creature. inordinately, enumerating
all his admirable points and predicting n
famous career for him. The judge even
went so far as to express the conviction
that in due time my colt would win i'm
perishable renown and immortal laurels
as a competitor at the meetings of the
Hampshire County Trotting Association"
Of which association the Judge was the
president, much to the scandal of his es-
Unable wife, who viewed with pious hor-
ror her husbands connection with the
race track.
what do you think 1 ought to name my
colt % I asked the judge.
when l was about your age" the Judge
answered, 81 had colt and named him
Royal. He won all the premiums at the
! county fair before he was six years old"
That was quite enough for me. To my
thinking. every utterance of the judges
was ex cathedra; moreover, in my boyish
exuberance, I fancied that this name
would start my colt auspiciously upon a
| famous career; I began at once to think
and to speak of him as the prospective
winner Of countless honors.
From the moment when first set eyes
/ on Royal 1 was MS SlanCn IrlenQ. even.
now, after the lapse Of years, I cannot
| think of my old companion without feel
/ ing here in my breast a sense of graft
| tude that that honest, patient, loyal friend
entered so largely into my earlier life.
Twice a day used to trudge down the
/ lane to the pasture lot TO look al the colt
| and Invariably was accompanied by a
troop of boy acquaintance who heartily
| envied me my good luck, and who re-
! called me constantly with suggestions of
/ what they would do If Royal were their
| colt. Royal soon became friendly with us
! ALL and he would respond to my call
/ whinnying to me ash came down the lane
] as much as to say: GOOD morning to you
| little masteri I hope you are coming TO
| have a rOmp with me-" And graciousl
| howf1e would curve his tail and throw up
| his head and gather his short body to-
! gether and trot around the pasture lot on
| those long legs of his! He entoyed life
Royal did, as much as we boys enjoyed
! 1t.
Naturally enough, I made all sorts Of
plans for Royal I recall that after I had
been on a visit to Springfield and had be-
/ holden for the first time the maryels of
/ Barnum's show, I made up my mind that
when Royal and 1 We're old enough We
/ would unite fortunes with those of a cir
/ Gus, and in my imagination 1 already
/ pictured huge and gaudy posters announc-
/ ing the blood-curdling performances of the
i dash1ng bareback equestrian, Samuel
! Cowles upon his fiery Morgan steed. Rovsu
| This plan was not at all approved of bv
| Judge Phipps, who continued to insist
| that it was on the turf and not in the
! sawdust that Royals genius Law. and 10
this way of thinking ! was finally con-
verted. but not until the judge had prom
! ised To give me a sulky as soon as ROYAL
demonstrated his ability to make a mile i'm
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1t is not without sigh Of regret that
IN my present narrative 1 pass over the
five years next succeeding the date of
Royals arrival For they were very hap
py years-indeedt at this distant period.