The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09

own prescriptions yesterday, and twice I was
on the eve Of lying outright and owning TO
having been In the army, lust TO please and
sonia lF roml mis- @Sss'V oi The Cub Cuban an bout, Find
that tho saddlebaRs chafe Ben a little. so l
bag or package to be carried in front oI me-.
Presume now viii be taken ior a peddleE.
riding on horseback solely for pleasure. but
however | am taken or mistaken. IL is worth
all the staring and gaping to SEQ a section OF
country like this. as | am seeing it. Ben likes
i, too. He has never done any work as regu-
Of a steep hill. and l glve,him the sign to stop.
he lifts his hend and;looks out over the scene,
too, and 1 believe. derives inspiration."
put up in a comfortable, stable. shady and
quiet, while his master played golf with old
none OF these up-to-date. conventional people
stared or drew interences from his having
iTiiyin@ on n whecl nr Sy po n or ntbeT 1sSSal
mode of locomotion, al, were Interested con-
cerninR his trip and did not conceal a desire
Chiefly because l like my horse and like to
ride and enjoy seeing out-of-the;way places
ana being OH guard and to myself" was the
answer given to such %inquirers, 1T rests me
better than anything else to e. on q toni ur He Ike
formalities and conventionallties that live
among all the rest Of the year. An %intelli:
COMPANIONS II you treat him right and is spir-
tied enough to give variety on occasion. You
may not concur In ali YOU say. he Is apt to be
indulgent and seldom answers back"
But a wheel is swifter. less trouble to take
fully fully tired i"0% was .ons protest aSS T put forward wa a di.'NH'-
but Horseback T riding instead OF being Sie nmneonot-
onous Is to me n varied exercise and l can see
oil II m SnIss9 Better e"d from oDieq a horses u1 back Ent than
when wheeling. On a wheel my thoughts are
intent on steering t. and on the rapidity OF
Of dttness.' L he has been well trained and has
good qualities. Riding n wheel Is a selfish
diversion compared with riding a horse, for
You have always the horse to think for and he
s Tsgsys eS9si ToSp ipterd IN @ Rn5 vi mays yoa shP pe
shines and runs we'll and is a credit to you.
be noticed and show appreciation when you
come near. as q horse does. ),
trip through the country on horseback before
and | never heard OF any. one who did 1t here
in the East. although there may be many;
as the countrymen out West do. 1 am essen
italy a city man with strong instincts for the
live in the country half the year, but am in
town At work the great part OF each day. Al
in NH nigh good d h GHS6isU with It. and p' the next
time l want a rest from office cares and a
complete turn-about mentally l shall, take
ent part OF the Middle or New England States
and create another stir. Maybe. then. there
won't have been q war Just over to prompt the
peoples imaginations concerning cavalrymen,
and that will ease up some Of the questioning
and shut off one stimulus to conclusions"
Unlike his friend and master. Ben doesn't
show any sunburn as a result OF his recent
adventures and makes no references to the
him on the back, farmer fashion, and says,
this here old fellows heard a deal of can
nonadin' | take it. since the spring set in, :"
his slender ears ure thrown back knowingly
and a culver goes over his sleek sides that
might well be Interpreted as laughter. Ben
loves q Joke and has as much appreciation
for it as for his homo quarters and the praise
and petting he gets as his Just reward.