The evening times., 1898-10-10
THE HORSE NOT NOBLE.

Nearly all mankind seems to be agreed
ate and, especially. an intelligent crea-
ture. But a writer in the Chicago News
takes a new view. He says:
I'm calling the horse a lunatic. there
is no intention of saying anything disre-
spectful of lunatics in general, who have
usually, a great deal of intelligent ability.
The, horse as an idiot might be better,
except, that philosophy tells us that
lunaticn is one whose logic is perfectly
sound. but who holds faulty premises
as man. for instance. who considers
himself made of glass and guards him
self against every chance of being shat
tered Thus the horse regards the break
er as d representative of the evil one and
the first operations of riding as the final
dissolution of the universe, and acts ac-
cordingly.
IF an ordinary black coat lying on the
road, were really an internal machine
or bottomless abyss, as he supposes
his subsequent proceedings would be
strictly correct If a dog were TO allow
himself to be managed all his life with
little bride and saddle, he would be
thought to be suffering IN medical lar-
guage, from some cerebral disturbance
says the Country Gentleman A shake of
the head would free the horse; yet ho
looks through his bride in the same
hopeless way all his days. like te. pris-
oner who for twenty years never thought
of escaping; when he did ne simply OPEN
ed window and got out. Yet horse
Will stand and starve, tied up to a post
by little piece of string.
He will look over railing and be
consumed with thirst, when by going
twenty yards higher up he could get
round to the water He pulls back when
tied up and finds 1t hurts his head;
therefore he pulls back again. He kicks
at his stable and finds it hurts his heels,
so he kicks some more. The water jump.
which for an animal of his shape ought
to be the easiest he fears the most In
these points he shows mental power
which any other creature, from the
oyster upward, would ridicule.
Though there are horses who look out
carefully for things to shy at and feel
disappointed if nothing offers itself. the
majority of horses, without doubt, do 50
unintentionally, not of malice afore-
thought. Uncommon objects like man
or saddle. that puppy becomes inti-
mately acquainted with the day he Is
born. horse looks at with terror and
suspicion for twenty years. He will jump
carefully over every shadow he crosses
at night.
Most children's essays begin with
The horse is a noble animal passing
to an allusion TO the war horse, regard
less OF the fact that In a cavalry charge
the unfortunate creatures are running
for fear of being left behind. If they had
any idea of the connection between gun
powder and bullets they would die at
their posts rather than charge-proba-
bly, get behind their posts and lie down.
} ha a in
I battle entirely TO sudden indisposition
! Painters and poets should observe these
| facts. The horses memory, again. his
! one redeeming feature, is generally for
| evil, not good.
! III in the country he passes the parish
! church at a galiop but pulls up opposite
i the private bar and refuses TO move
! pleasant if one is riding with ladies. He
| remembers the stable lad who has an
I him years after, but passes with bored
} and abstract air the owner who has had
! him for a selling plate the week be-
| fore yet If the said owners stables are
! in an out-of-tfA-Way part of the country
! he will turn up there for the next five
| years whenever he gets loose. Wax TO
| receive the marble 70 retain will apply
as far as disagreeable habits go.
| "As to the difficulties of teaching a
I
! to be said for the original system prac-
| ticed by some savages. He is lured into
| a Quagmire. where his feet become fixed.
| Saddles brides and other horrors are
| then put upon him. clothes are tapped
! in his face. a tribe of children climb on
| his back and slide gleefully over his tail.
/ From being absolutely paralyzed with
| terror he gets into a don't-care. can't
! possibly y-be-worse-than-this state of mind,
! and is Comparatively Indifferent to guns
| being fred of past his ears, or squibs
| being attached TO his tail.
Somewhat similar are the methods of
| the rough rider. who filings himself on a
two-year-old's back, and works about
| piayfuliy with the spurs on the principle
| of getting the worst over as soon as pos
sibie. This Is one method of solving the
difficulties raised by the horses weakness
| of intellect. though not recommended by
| the best breakers But consider in
| stances like this: A horse is ridedn half
| a mile from the hall door steps and stop
| ped for a moment to have a mouthful
J of water. The moment this is over he
! turns and tries to get back to the stable
| again. He assumes that all the trouble
| of Harvesting him. grooming and bring
! ing him round to the door has been gone
| through with to take him out to have a
| wi