Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-14
SAGACIOUS HORSES.
EXAMPLES OF THE ANIMALS MEMORY
AND INTELLIGENCE.


Authenticated instances of the horses
memory under circumstances the most
trying-in fact, where man himself
for the time being has relied solely
on the intelligence and memory of his
steed in preference to his own-are
many and place the horse in a highly
creditable light.
An instance Is on record Of q man
riding young horse in a most difficult
part of the country, perfectly unknown
to him. After great deal Of perse-
verance and many inquiries he at last
reached his destination. Two years
later he had occasion to travel the
same roads again. Night closed in and
left him In most trying section of his
journey, still many miles from his des-
tinatO on. In the darkness there was
no light or other guide to lead him
through his labyrinthian way. Per-
ceiving his utter impotency to guide his
horse to his destination, in sheer de-
spair he abandoned the reins and al
lowed his horse to choose its own
course, and, wonderful to relate, this
animal, that had only travelled the
road but once before, two years pre-
vious, with his master, unerringly
picked his way through the darkness
and mazy way mile after mile and
at last brought his master in safety
to his destination.
In Broad street, Newark, n. J.,
horse, with a light buggy, was stand
ing at the door of his masters store.
The horse was great pet with the
children and was continually eating
out of the hands of some member of
the family. On this particular morn
ing one of the younger children, little
girl about 5 years of age, had been
playing around his legs. At last,
growing tired, she made for the street
car tracks and, unnoticed, fell just as
car came bounding along. Another
instant and the Mortified spectators ex-
pected to see the child crushed beneath
the approaching car. The horse gave
strange little "ninhy" and suddenly
veered toward the track, picked the
child up quickly by its clothes and
switched it sideways from the track
just in time to save it from a horrible
death.
Occasionally the horse displays un-
paralleled obstinacy, suffering himself
to be lashed and bruised in the severest
manner rather than yield to the wishes
of his master. In most instances there
is some discoverable cause for such
perversity, though in some there ap-
pears to be no other impulse save
that of a stubborn and willful disposi-
ton. Many have witnessed a draft
horse working Justify and cheerfully
all at once stand still on coming to a
certain spot, and no coaXing that could
be offered or punishment that could be
inflicted would cause him to move one
step until he was blindfolded, and
then he would push forward as If
nothing had happened.
On one occasion an eXpressman's
horse took one of these obstinate fits.
The most shameful tortures were had
recourse to by the expressman, but
all to no purpose. 1t seemed as though
the animal would allow himself to be
cut to pieces rather than stir one foot.
AS last recourse the expressman
threw a chain around the animals
neck and yoked it to another horse,
but no sooner did the obstinate ami
NAL perceive the purpose in view than
he rushed forward, and afterward the
mere jingling of chain was sufficient
to put him out of the sulkS.
Though Providence seems to have
implanted in the horse benevolent
disposition, with at the same time
certain awe of the human race, yet
there are instances on record Of his
recollecting injuries and fearfully re-
venging them. A person near Boston
was in the habit, whenever he wished
to catch his horse in the field, of TAX
ing a quantity of corn in a measure
by way of bait. On calling to him
the horse would come up and eat the
corn while the bride was put over his
head. But the owner, having deceived
the animal several times by calling
him when he had no corn in the meas
ure, the horse at length began to sus-
pect the design, and coming up one
day as usual on being called looked
into the measure and, seeing it empty,
turned round, reared on his hind legs
and killed his master on the spot.
1t is told of horse belonging to an
Irish nobleman that he always became
restive and furious whenever GER
tain individual came into his presence.
One day this poor fellow happened to
pass within reach, when the animal
seized him with its teeth and broke his
arm. 1t then threw him down and lay
upon him, every effort to get it off
proving unavailing till the bystanders
We're compelled to shoot it. The rea-
son assigned for this ferocity was that
the man had performed a cruel opera
ton on the animal some time before
and which it seems to have revengeful-
ly remembered.-Ch Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
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