The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
. THE CIRCUS HORSE. /.
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tell you.
L was in the last days Of September.
and l had Just arrived from Baden
Baden. l INTENDED to pass only - hours
in Paris. had invited fse friends io
come 10 my country place in Poitoa for
the shooting season. They ought TO az
rive about the flrst ot October. and !
left ne only week to pat every thing n
order al Roehe-Targe. \ letter from
ny head keeper was awaiting me a
pzrls. and tbs letter informed me that
cut q the u saddle horses had thers,
FIVE Of them. during ny stay al Baaea
Baden had either fallen SEX OF gens.
lsme.
made ar immediate xiSlf to the horse
dealers Of rzFls. and ahes showed zae
a< ire saddle animals magnificent co.
lection of ansound. knock-kneea.
lsokea-wsn5ea Rosinanfess at an aver
xre nrsce .of zBaa francs had been II
q lite hard b The haceaTzt tables q
BADEN Baden. and / vas in neither
humor nor funds 10 throw my money
aezx Al snek : rate
However. Cher The great horse
dealer. was making his regalsr auction
sale. went n one morning. and IAere
vssAea1 ang advice, '.11s ght and IN.
seea. as TIE haxs SAY z5se buying
r5s = 4 poke snd only II the aeelazzs-
1ss.ns q the catalogue. } hoaCht eshs
Rso-ssss. vhieh eaS1 me aa1F A.aa3 francs
-saut II esgA1~ saia I. .=tAere o1cAs =
- zaar OF fse roo6 ene4zA tor relax
ussazss-
Azaa-r thess ho-seS sAsrs was -
thai ] purchased, I EaaS1 admit i. ta-
t1rs5v On account af his cae1- o A5cA xzs<
hezzrlful TAe catalogue I'D not A.
tsssase 70 I'm any special aptitude II
hunting. Ii confined Itself q saying
.Rzaxus. Saddle horse. Vel pat ~.
Past age Il vas dNpple-gray horse.
! never had seen more beautiful dap
pIe-erzv. the white coat VAS thiekly
sazn with symmetrical black spots.
J left Paris the Eext day for Roche
large, and the day after that, early IN
the morning. I was notified that the |
horses had arrived. went out at once |
70 inspect them. My first glance was |
III Rrnfus. He had been trotting in my |
head for = hours, this dapple-gray, |
.na had a strong desire 70 learn what |
he xas capable Of.
| ordered him 10 be brought first out |
a The stable l groom led him eet. |
The horse had long teeth and sunken /
ns<zrzls, showing a respeet4hl age; bat !
pewer- M shoulder, Il long barrel, fne |
carriage of The head, fail well planted /
In his bacR-Alf0gether a striking ami /
nal Rul il was uo1 this which most 4
excited my curiosity. What / admired 4
moss was the ar with U Inch Bruins re-
gar5ed me, and The attentive, intelli- 4
g-en1 and t,ur10as eve with which he 1Ol- /
lowed my motions and gestures
The seven other horses were also 1
brought oui for my inspection. sx-
amined them rapidly, and with care
les exc They were horses. and they /
looked 5nsi Ike other horses. Brntus, 4
however. had certainly something in /
oiri5ual about him, and l was impa- 1
sser4 to take a li51le spin upon his back 1
He allowed himself 10 be saaoled, /
brsdled and mounted, like a horse who |
understands his business, and we de- |
parted together in the mest peaceable |
way in the world. Al first held him on |
the snaffie, and Bratus went along /
TRANQUILITY. with his head little down. /
But the moment he felt the curb, he /
changed his pace and took light and /
cadenced step, lifting his leg deity and /
beating the ground with the regularity |
Of a pendulum.
The catalogue OF Cheri had no; lied |
This certainly was well-put-up horse |
perhaps toe well put up. ] made him /
sro1, then gAllop. He gave me first an
excellent tox-trot and good hand-gal- /
aop- But when ] tried 10 lift his head 4
up a little. he suddenly plunged into /
Curious gait. trotting with his fore /
feet and gallopinF with his hind feet 4
wei. well" saia I 70 myself, i must 4
have bought some old ridlng-school 4
horse sure}y cAnnot hunt upon This /
beast
] had 5ust decided 10 turn about and I
return 70 the house. somewhat edited /
upon the talents of BruTus. when sud !
dea2E a cun-sho1 was heard some 9D /
yards AWAY i was one q nv keepers.
who had 5nsi shot a r1bhi7-hs received 4
from my wife some time uf-s--vaz-ll e
handsome gun 5or his sho1 ] fBunE
myself then exactly in ths reu1er o.s 4
circular space in the garden l11o vhien
rgu 81 long avenues. As s1u a. L.
he's 1AR -e7a7s Etrussss siu.s.rsd sad
denly hrHcaG himself on rs fo1lr lers.
and rriri-Hd " ms uuse Ia sha uir,G. ]
should have -huurtl- H--a- 1is i-- lIil.r--
eduraUiun which he hHl eerlaiIlg -
caIVed Ir his Tgu-h. zha1 il ns came
1run s military riding szhBul E,-u-us
should be hHHirua-Hd 1n guns and rz1.-
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hnnrE 7 gave nm rVo ssua-rHris
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