The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29
HORSE SENSE.
To Clergyman His Beast Seems
Wiser Than Some of His COnsre-


From the Chicago Interior.
My horse and have owned each other
for number of years. We have been
through many trying places together and
have become wondrously well acquainted.
She reads my thoughts and 1 hers, so that
we often carry on vicious converse lion.
Having an unusual number of virtues,
she yet has one grievous fault. Nearly
every morning she complains because
will not turn her out to kick up her heels
and roll, and seems unable to understand
that do not enjoy the grooming as much
as she. On one point she has always been
unreasonable and insistent; that she be
permitted to go about free from restraint.
She has complained times without num-
Der that she is never allowed to be out
except between shafts, harnessed and con-
trolled by lines. She has reminded me of
her years OF faithful service, and implored
me to trust her instinct and permit her
to range the streets and country roads at
will. Recently this became hobby, and
nothing that could say seemed to break
the force of her arguments.
The other day when out driving she be-
came slightly frightened, and as / pulled
up on the lines she said impatiently: LET
you for your good" But before she could
be brought under control the cutter came
into collision with a sled and the connec-
ton between the shafts and cutter was
broken. She was away on the Instant
and snorted back to me: AHA! ! am free
at last, and bound to have a good time"
She ran q dozen blocks or more, the cross
bar of the shafts banging her knees at
every jump, and fioundering in a snow
bank was caught. The first words she
said to me were these: 81 was glad to be
caught; l got to going and could not stop
with this thing pounding my hind legs, and
guess l was a bit frightened, and per-
haps am a little hurt" She was bleeding
at the nostrils slightly and had to be
drenched, but took her medicine like
soldier She complained quite O little of
much ado about nothing while her bruis-
ed knees were being bathed and treated
with healing salve. That night she said
to me in her confidential way: Il have had
a taste of freedom, and l guess It will last
me as long as / live"
Thinking the matter over, 1t has seemed
to me that some of the members of my
church are-in one respect-like my horse.
They ohafe and fret even under lax con-
troll. They talk much about their inde-
pendent spirits and the desirability of
more freedom There is young Mr.. Jones,
who does not see why he may not be
good Christian and also a leader of the
dancing set. Mr.. Spruce thinks he ought
not 10 be called to account IL he plays
game of ball or sails his boat, or goes on
an excursion on the Sabbath. Mr.. Parker
and his wife do not see why they cannot
have liberty to choose the lodge instead
Of the prayer meeting when they come on
the same evening. Sister Brown is of the
opinion that she ought to be allowed to
attend card parties at pleasure, and is IT.
rtated II some of her church sisters are
not enthusiastic when she wins The head
prize. They have been prating about
liberty for a long time. and assure me
that they are "all right" Mr.. Jones can
now stay away from church, but he can
not keep away from a dance. Mr.. Spruce
has come to the conclusion that the Sab
bath IS a day OF pleasure and recreation.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker never miss a meet
ing OF the lodge, but they are seldom seen
a. the mld-week prayer meeting Sister
Browns eldest son-following his mothers
example-plays cards not for a prize. but
for money; and Is much oftener seen en-
tering the saloon than the church. I'm
like my horse, they do not see that they
nave read the meaning OF license into the
word liberty. and, unlike her. they DO not
seem TO know when they are injured.