The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-02
HORSE KNEW YELLOW STRIPES.
Submitted to the CavaIryman's
Mount, but Kicked When the
White Stripes Approached.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
A horse recognizes the master In The
man quicker. if anything, than the man
feels himself master of the horse You
will see 1t dozens of times if you will take
the trouble to look. Any cavalry officer
will vouch for the truth of the statement
that horse is impressed by the individual
ity of man as easily as one human be-
ing impressed by the individuality of an
other. Only horses cannot talk sad to
say, for If they could how much better
and more interesting companions they
would be than some people we all could
mention.
The other day Quartermaster Coe tried
TO mount his brand-new horse, and had
some difficulty in doing so, because of
the restless and nervous temperament
Of the animal Then along came Lieut.
Howard, of the Third United States
Cavalry. The lieutenant looked inter-
ested when he saw the horse for what
interests a cavalryman more than a fine
equine?
Il am having a hard time trying to
teach this horse to stand still when I
mount" remarked the new infantry
lieutenant to the skilled cavalry lieuten-
ant.
Let's see you try it," replied Lieut.
Howard, of the cavalry.
Then Lieut.. Coe lifted a ponderous
neither limb and stuck his toes out to-
ward the stirrup. The horse stepped aside,
The lieutenant tried again, but the horse
continued a very pretty military side step
until he had completed the full arc of a
circle The jovial Quartermaster was a
long time in getting into the saddle, and
after he finally landed the horse was off
at clip
Hum" said Lieut.. Howard. Good
horse, but wants training. Let me try
him minute, win your
The cavalryman walked up TO the horse
and before touching him stood few min
utes quietly at his side. The horse looked
interested and peeked around in something
like surprise. Then the lieutenant lifted
his foot and direrected it toward the STIR
rup. The horse moved quickly aside, but
the lieutenant was quicker. His foot
reached the stirrup and stuck there With
nervous jump the animal resumed his
side stepping. Lieut.. Howard, however
STUCK like barnacle, with one hand on
the pommel and the other on the bride
IN this manner the horse completed the
circle several times, the lieutenant with
one 1901 siding along the ground and the
o'her In the stirrup. Finding that he
could not shake the officer off, the horse
nhal!y stood still. Then Lieut.. Howard
i'sh1iy mounted, dismouuted and then
~N "5dAit continuing the opera tiOn
oozen times without stopping. The horse
stood as still as a statue. The whole sci
ehce or 1t was that the horse understood
thoroughly that the man with the yellow
STRIPES on his trousers knew more about
teLnperaments than the man with the
Wnlite stripes. Lieut.. Howard made his
VIZ ielt by intuition rather than by force
NOW, you try it Mr.. Coe," said Lieut..
d, me morse resumed It's old tactics with
quartermaster, and would not
t lang for long time. The only
wouple was that Lieut.. Coe had started
a. the very outset. The animal tboron,b-
~, ieule mbered Lieut.. Howard the day az
W. ana was wholly submissive to The lat
"SSs quiet and unspoken determination.
~ course horse thinks" he said.