New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE HORSE.

The horse Is a very noble animal. Has been
so considered in all ages Of the world. 80 none
Is he that he iniparts nobility TO the human
creature who owns him, and in no small meas
IRE to the inhuman creature who at times drives
him. This has frequently been remarked by
ordinary pedestrians who have had to step i've
" 10 escape the beer wagon driver IN MS mao
career when, full Of beer and the pride OF high
station, he plunges through crowded streets 10
the terror of wayfarers and the destruction OF
asphalt Blcycllsts have also noticed 1t When
crowded to the curb by the naughty cabman or
caylv ridden down by the frank and ingenious
Young person who sits aloft in the grocery
wagon or steers the changing butchers cart.
All drivers Of horses have an air OF conscious
superiority-a certain stamp OF nobility. IL
comes from the horse. The man who drives
but one horse outranks a Justice OF the Peace
the man who drives two takes precedence. so
cally. of the average run OF congressman: the
man who drives four may look down upon
Cabinet officer. and the man who drives SIX
well. the President of the United States may
feel honored at being Invited 10 ride Win the
owner and driver OF six horses
AT Rome. almost as soon as the city was
founded il was ordained that ownership or
horse should be a badge Of nobility, or, rather,
that the man who did not own a horse was not
ANYBODY in particular. Romulus established the
equestrian order on that basis; made the horse,
In short, the king pin Of the Roman nobility.
As early as that the fellow with the horse had
pretty much his own way in everything And
the fellow who had none had no rights that the
other fellow was bound to respect Just as the
Romans derived their order OF nobility from
the Latin "eauus." the subsequent order Of High
Muckamucks derived their names OF cheyaliers
and chiyalry from the French "cheya The
great big fellows who have been running things
in this world ever since time began have al
WAYS had horses They had TO have them
| Couldn't ride over folks without them. Cortez
never would have conquered Mexico without
| horses The Aztecs never had seen a horse till
| Cortez and his troopers came prancing down on
| them They thought the horse and rider were
| one-a sort Of supernatural visitant and they
| ncontinently threw up the sponge. The man
on horseback" Is to this day the synonyme for
| the cOnquering hero
! He's an important as well as a noble ami
/ NAL the horse is A great deal might be said
| about him. In fact, great deal has been said.
! Especially during the last week able bodied per
sons without much pedigree OF their own have
sat up and talked horse pedigrees until o'clock
| in the morning. In one instance they got so hot
about it that they broke bottles over each
others heads, rolled round on the floor together
and appeared next day in court plaster. There
must be something very enlivening about the
horse when discussion OF him lasts till that
time Of night and concludes in that way. Last
week was a great week for him. No one who
visited the Show and saw the various kinds of
horses and the various kinds Of folks could help
feeling that the horse is blessed boon 10 in
telligent men, But after all is said and done.
the conclusion Of 1t must be that the chief
charm Of the horse is that he isn't an ass In
the midst OF his environment that is the most
striking fact about him.