Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-09

1t is hard to say with any near ap-
proach to accuracy how long the horse
mas been domeet icated animal. We
can only say that he has been so from
time lnmemorial-that is, from the
earliest times Of which We have auy
records. The Assyrian sculptures-and
they are about the most ancient of which
we know anything, for some of them
are estimated to date from 1900 B, c.
contain more representations of capari-
soned horses than even men. Still, we
do not get any examples Of favorite
horses until long time after this.
Even the first examples, Indeed, are
only legendary, for, though there is no
doubt that Hector Of Troy existed, it is
not improbable that Homer invented
the names of his three favorite horses,
Poderge, the cream colored Galathe and
the fiery Ethon. But the horse of Alex
ander the Great, Bucephalus, is an indi-
vidual as historically real us his master.
This famous horse was, says Plutarch,
offered to Philip for ID talents (about
92,5lS), but he displayed so much Vi
ciousness that Alexander's father was
about to send him away when the
young prince offered to tame him. He
agreed, in the event of failure, to for
felt the price of the horse and began by
turning his head to the sun, as he OBJ
served that the horse was frightened at
his own shadow. In the end he COM
pletely tanned him-so completely, in
deed, that Bucephalus, though he would
permit nobody except Alexander to
mount him, always knelt down for that
purpose to his master. He died at the
age of 80, and his master built as his
mausoleum the city of Bucephala
Readers of Macaulay will remember
the famous black Auster, the horse of
Merminius, and the dark gray charger
of Mamilius, whose sudden appearance
in the city of Tusculum without his
master brought the news of the defeat
of the allies at Lake Regillus. Connect
ed with that battle, too, were the horses
of the great twin BRETHREN, Castor
and Pollux, coal black, with white legs
and tails. But those are legendary. Not
so, however, the we'll known horse of
Caligula, 1ncitatus. This animal had
stable Of marble; his stall was of ivory
his clothing of purple and his halters
stiff with gems. He had set of golden
plates and was presented with a palace
furniture and slaves complete, in order
that guests invited in his name should
be properly entertained. His diet was
fIo hnf I,
the finest grapes that Asia could provide
being reserved for him. Verus, another
Roman emperor about q century later
treated his horse almost as extravaganza
ly. He fed him with raisins and almonds
with his own hands, and when he died
erected statue Of gold to him, while
all the dignitaries of the empire attend
ed the funeral.
AS we come to later times, so we get
more examples of favorite horses. Will
liam the Conqueror had one which he
rode at the battle of Hastings, about
which almost everything seems to be
known except his name. He was Of
huge size and was present from King
Alfonso of Spain-"such gift as
prince might give and prince receive"
This gallant horse, however, did not
survive the battle, for Gyrth, Harold's
butcher, "clovo him with bill, and ho
died." Richard Is horse was called
Malcck, and was jet black. He bore his
master through the holy var and ar
rived in England before him. In. fact,
he survived the king several years. The
second Richard. too, had a favorite
horse, called Roam Barbary, which was
supposed to be the finest horse in Europe
ut that time, and it was on Roam Bar
barry that the young king was mounted
when the incident wherein Wat Tyler
was stabbed by the mayor of Walworth
took place.
About a century later we get the
Wars of tho Roses, and in the many
battles of that civil disturbance a cou-
pie of horses played important parts.
These belonged to the great Earl OF
Warwick, the kingmaker. His first
was Maeck, a beautiful gray, which
he rode at the battle of Towton. 1t was
this horse whose death turned the for
tunes of the battle, for Warwick, seeing
that his men were giving ground, de-
liberately sprang from his favorite horse
and killed him. Then his men knew
that the kingmaker was prepared to
conquer, but not to fly. They rallied
and finally won the battle.
There were two horses belonging to
highwaymen which were famous in
their time. One of them belonged to
the celebrated knight of the road, Paul
Clifford. He was called Robin and was
Irish In color iron gray, he was re-
puted by Judges of horsefcsh - and
there we're some who were quite as COM
petent to give an opinion, if not more
SO. as any of the present day-to be alb
solutely without Flemish and to be Sec
ond to none. Another famous horse, or
rather mare, was Black Bess. Her own
er, lick Turpin, or, to give him MS
correct name, Nicks, committed rob-
berry in London at 4 o'clock IN the
morning and, fearing discovery, made
for Grayesend, ferried across the river
and appeared at the bowling green i'll
York the same evening having accom-
1lishcd his ride of 800 miles in l6 hours
on ono horse. At leaat SO says the leg
end. and this is certain-that Oh ms
trial he was acquitted, tho jury consld
ering it impossible that he could nave
rot to York in tho time. - London
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