The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-29
NATE AND MATE.


n~ysr waste affection upon a horse.
said tho dealer. They care nothisg for
lasGr master. or their home. OF each
other Al they care for Is thslr folder. "
"Th,y are not all liko that" said lady
who was looking over fine lot from the
wrat with the lntenllon Of making pur-
chase. II remember an elegant pair OF
MorgnI horses. Maze ar,1 Mate, brother
pud sister. owned In NorthhcId Mass.
whom ! was a child They were raised In
Nor7frn Vermont, and when they were
irst brought - Massachusetts they were
sold 70 two different me-. but they we're
10 hOmcsick and bdlky thai they were OF
no use Until Mr. Eastman an intelligent
farmer. OWNED the trouble and purchased
them both.
"They worked or drove Beautifully 80
double harness, but one dag Mrs East
man having ocnglon 20 drive 20 the VII
lnge had Mnts harnesscd to light
buggy. and asked my mother. who was a
near WighbOr 10 accompany her. Mrs.
Ens.ma.fs TWO children staying with my
brother and me while they were away
NO sooner was Mats out Of hearing
than Nate begmn 10 call for her. hrst
with low. soft neghs. then with pla.nuve
whinnlcs a.d at length with loud sqnrals.
We children were attracted 10 tn barn
by his fra-1ic cries. ana. as none Of the
men were about. We tried 10 quiet him
by giving him ud-blts; bui II was 5f 40
uE,,-hn plunged about until he broke his
haltor and escaped into the yard. For
tunateiy. We had sense enough 10 shut
the S,rung gate al b. SPIKE Of his
wheeling and plunRing about. he found
hima III a prisoner Then such an ado as
there WINS, He prnaced around and
across the yard. and his calls for his
mate were like scrrhc shrleks. We
children watching him from the roof Of
low shed. where VIC had climbed 70 as
to be- out OF the wny.
at lcng h. afrer one OF his calls. he
listened with his head In the air, and.
goi,sg 10 the side Of the yard toward the
village. hc stretched his ueck over the
fence and called again. This time away
to The northward We heard "A faint re-
spous".
They are coming" said my brother.
Mate IL answering. can see the dust
I can So. them Mate l. runni W.
THAT was the fact Nearer they camp
and nearer. the beautiful white horse on
strnight run. the two mothers N the
ght buggy helpless and terror-stricken.
holkag the reins but making no effort 20
control the seemingly uncontrollable
horse But ~ Mate approached the house
she slackened her pace, turned decorous-
IS into che yard. and ,rotted airily up TO
toe gate to receive her brothers well
come
Those horses fairly kissed each other
In their delight. and OF course thry were
utterly UNCONSCIOUS Of the desperate
frighs they had given ,he two ladies, who
sunk down on the green turf and sobbed
with thankfulness at their escape.
I'VE could 10 more cofsrol the
creature than We could the wind said
my mother. The moment she heard
Nnsc's cry sh. took the bit In her teeth
and settled down INTO run. OF course
knew the harness was strong and the
buggy safe. but was afraid OF meeSlag
team. or that she would make so short
turn into the yard as to upset us
Meantime the two horses had recovey-
ed from their excitement Mate was nib
bEng grass and pulling up great mouth
fuls, and holding them over the fence
to share with her brother. who took them
deliberately from her mouth.
lis not thas bcautiful?' sad my
mother. Their love seems almost
human
Yes, said Mr.. Eastman. coming up.
! but It is an uureasoning love as.d might
be the means Of doing much mischief
think | will put them into the brick
teams. where they can pull continually
shoulder to shoulder, and be happy.
This was doae. | often saw the beau
uful creatures ploiding away. and was
thankful that there was no danger OF
their b,dag again separated. Our Ant
nal Friends.