The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19
SHE NEVER eALkED AGAIN.
: Ma. Fiaysd i. Mug 0e..s -
. ContraFy Marc.

0nr HaFhse MAJ Played . Mug 0anss -
. Coatrary Marc.
Speaking about balky horses and
the best way to cure thsm," said
George sperry. 81 can tell you Of .
trick that Stephen Leland played one
time and IL worked like aharm-you
fellers all know Steve. course you do
he lives down to Bar Harbor. Well
lets see-it was IL years ago on the 2Oth
day Of January. You remember the
heavy sleet storm-Ame night Linniks
was married-when all the trees looked
20 pretty after the storm. You remem-
ber Stephen-he had . wood lot out near
the foot Of Green mountain, where he
cut his wood winters. That year he
had ~ handsome pair Of bay horses a.
ever rein drew over. The nigh one was
all right in every particular. but the OF
one had spells once in awhile when she
would take matters in her own way and
throw up her head. You might put
rocks in her ears. twist her tail, pound,
whip. swear and Fave ~ much ~ you
liked, but ahe would never move till aho
got ready.
"One day I met Leland when he was
hauling ont the first load for the day.
10 told mo how she worked, and told
him then and there that IL 1t was my
horse I'd just onhitoh the nigh ono and
leave her hitched ON TO the load In the
woods. They went into the Harbor with
the first load all right but when the
second load was piled on and under
way things were different. At certain
nIaNa In tho pSSoA hat
head again. It was in just the same
place where she balked before. Steve
was mad ~ . halter. He took on his
coat and hat. He swore till the trees
around him trembled. Next he took .
Apling birah and whipped and pounded
till he was all tired ont. Then he at
down and rested. Then he thought he'd
COAX the oritter, 20 he got drink Of
water from . spring. She drank it
Then he asked her to 60. but not mus
ole would abe move. Stephen fussed till
he became exhausted.
'Then, ~ he told me afterward, he
took Sperry's advioe-onhitched the
nigh one. straddled her back and made
for home. leaving the ugly, contr'y
thing alone In the woods, hitohed to =
sled with . cord and half of green
wood to anchor It. He never 10 much
~ looked round nor aid aye, yes, OF NO,
but made direct for home. putting up
his horse and eating his supper. He had
become 70 disgusted that be nearly dis
missed the thing from his mind. That
night began with little fine rain. II
was like . cold mist, and wherever IL
struck it frose. Then it snowed and
blowed for awhile. then again it turned
to rain-ths queersst storm ever known
On Mount Desert island. There was not
q minute after O'Clock that evening
till daylight next morning but it snow-
Cd O. ra3ned, and the wind was like
double edged ra1or long toward morn
ing. Every tree was three times its
proper sizs. and the ones left standing
looked like the most beautiful plumes
you ever $50 in your life. Lots Of trees
were broken to the ground. The tele
graph wires were nearly an inch and
half In diameter, covered with solid
ioe. Little limbs Of birch and maple
were like branches Of coral.
I'm the morning Steve took cut the
old horse and started back for the woods
When he got near the place where he
left the horse and load, he was aston
ished. The old nag was there just where
she stood all night. Not the sign Of =
track did she make. Her legs were the
size Of dour barrels. her body surely three
times its proper size. Her eyes and ears
were hidden from view by the NOW
that had drifted upon her: the steam from
her nosrrlls formed iclcies tnaT reacneo
the ground. All In all it was the tough
est sight he ever witnessed. Mr.. Leland
at first supposed the animal was dead,
but after awhile he took an AZ and
broke the ice and let the poor critter
out. She was like chicken coming out
Of An egg. The coat came of in large
fakes When he hitohed the nigh one
On, be only had to speak once and be
made lively time over the icy road that
morning. He kept that pair till last
year. when they both died.
"They never balked again. "-Lewis-