The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-21
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know my aces are Fct} bad, bat what can
dor !. really is not my fault; Il is just
because ny iogs are 80 short stand
nearly as high as you, but your iegs are a
good three inches longer above your knee
than mine. and of course you can take a
much longer step and 20 much faster.
You see | did not make myself l wish
could have done SO would have had
long legs then. All my troubles come
iron my short legs" said Peggy, in a des
ponding tone.
"But how is it" said, "when you are 80
strong and goodtempered and willng2"
why, you see" said she, "men will 60
so fast, and if one can't keep up to other
horses it is nothing but whip, whip, whip,
all the time. And SO have had to keep
up as could, and have got into this ugly
shutting pace, 1t was not always so
when l lived with my first master l al
ways went good regular trot, but then
he was not in such a hurry. He was a
young clergy man IN the countrJ, and
good, kind master he was. He had two
churches good way apart, and a great
deal of work, but he never scolded or
whipped me for not going faster. He was
very fond of me. l only wish l was with
him now but he had to leave and 60 to
large town, and then was sold to a far
mer.
Some farmers. you know, are capital
masters; but think this enc was a low
sort of man. He cared nothing about
good horses or good driving; he only cared
for going fast went as fast as l could,
but that would not do, and he was always
whipping; so got into this way of MAX
ing spring forward to keep up. On mar
ket nights he used to stay very late at the
inn, and then drive home at gsllop.
Zone dark night he was galloping home
as usual, when all on sudden the wheel
came against some great heavy thing in
the road, and turned the gig over in a
minute. Hewas thrown out and his arm
broken, and some Of his ribs, think. At
any rate, it was the end of my living with
him, and was not sorry. But you see it
will be the same everywhere for me, if |
men must go so fast. wish my legs were
longer!"
Poor Peggy L was very sorry for her,
and l could not comfort her, for 1 knew
how hard it was upon slow-paced horses
to be put with fast ones; all the whipping
comes to their share and they can't help |
it.
She was often used in the phaeton, and |
was very much liked by some of the la |
dies, because she was so gentle; and some
time after this she was sold to two ladies |
who drove themselves, and wanted safe
good horse.
met her several times out in the coun-
try, going good steady pace, and looking
as gay and contented as horse could be.
was glad to see her, for she deserved a
good place.
After she left US, another horse came in
Ter stead. He was Dung, and had bad
name for shying and starting, by which
he had lost good place. 1 asked him
what made him shy.
"Well, hardly know" he said. 81 was
timid when was young, and was a good
Zeal frightened several times, and if saw
anything strange used to turn and look
at it-you see, with our blinkers one can't
see or understand what thing is unless
one looks round-and then my master al
ways gave me whipping, which of course
made me start on, and did not make me
ess afraid. think if he would have let
me just look at things quietly, and see
hat there was nothing to hurt me, it
would have been all right, ard l should
have got used to them. One day an old
gentleman was riding with him, and a
arge piece of white paper or rag blew
across just on one side Of me. SHE'D and
tarted forward. Ny master as usual
whipped me smartly, but the old man
'ried out, You're wrongI you're wrong!
You should never whip horse for shying;
lie SHES because he is frightened, and you
'nly brighten him more and make the
habit worse So 1 suppose all men don't
10 so. am sure don't want to shy for
he sake of it; but how should one know
What is dangerous and what is not, if one
8 never allowed to get used to anything?
am never afraid of what l know. Now
was brought up in a park where there
we're deer; of course knew them as well
s did sheep or cow, but they are not
ommon. and know many sensible horses