Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-02
Peculiarities of People

General Walker used to tell an mel
dent about the late Leland STANFORD
that reflects more glory on the dead
millionaire than even the university
built as monument to his son. DE
said when he was in California ne saw
in Governor Stanford's stables the most
valuable lot of horses in the united
States. And they were all so gentle
that they would go up and rub their
masters face with their noses. On
asking the governor how he contriVed
to make the animals Sc gentle he re-
Piled: Il never allow any one to speak
unkindly to my horses, and if a man
swears at them I discharge him on the
spot" Not many parents are as
thoughtful toward their children.
Says Z. p. Powell: Give vocaliZa-
ton to your horse, and he will shame
you out of good many bad ways. He
manages to do SO even now, under
great disadvantages. having fine
range of gesture language.
Vocalization is not confined wholly
to the tongue in men or beasts. 10 one
who understands the language, the
dogs tail talks eloquently of his affec-
ton and loyalty. And good authorities
aver they have known dogs and horses
that possedd a sense of humor ana
were capable of expressing 1T In nice
gradations of tone and gesture up to
well-detined laughter.
Doubtless all of us have seen dogs
and horses that not only seem to UNDER
stand what we say, but also manage 10
express intelligently their affection ana
| desires.
| The following instance of horse sense
| was witnessed by the writer: On a
| cold. raw day in winter an old horse
harnessed to a milk wagon was left
standing in the biting wind on the cold
| side of the street. Presently he discov-
cred in some manner the grated open
| ing of a sewer some distance in front
from which steam was issuing. The
animal walked UP to the sewer and held
over the opening his head and shout :
ders, turning first one side and then the
| other. Soon the driver came out ana
led the horse across the street and went
| into the house to deliver milk. The
horse watched until the door closed.
and then walked back to the sewer and
again warmed himself.
| Mr.. Powell in "Our Heredity from
| God" relates the following story My
horse was stabbed about seventy-five
rods from the house. She was accus-
toned to call me for what she wanted,
and was always persistent In her Ell
| forts. On one occasion I received from
| her loud and determined series or
calls, which / interpreted as trouble. l
hurried to the barn and found her walt
| ing in a state of great anxiety. but on
my appearance her tones changed at
| once to whinny of satisfaction, FOL
lowed by a sigh of relief. l found that
my cows had opened door letting
loose some calves. and altogether were
holding high carnival"
| The donkey is usually regarded as a
very stupid beast, but there is a neigh
Dor who thinks otherwise. He penned
| several horses together with the dom
: key in a field next to one containing a
| fine crop of oats. The animals looked
over the fence into the next field ana
began to long for stolen fruit, but the
| fence was secure and they could not
| Jump it However, the farmer soon
| found them trampling down his oats.
He turned them out and securely closed
the gate between the fields. But the
thing happened again and again. Then
surprising it the trick of some boy, he
set himself to watch. Imagine his sur
| prise to see the donkey walk up to the
gate and pull out the pin with his
mouth!
I - 10 fc n
great lover of animals, and in his book
of "Reminiscences" he tells many in
| teresting things about the fS1thfulness
and devotion of his horse (BashaW),
| companion of his missionary travels.
| AT one time lost in western blizzart,
he says: II said my prayers. threw the
reins over the dashboard let the horses
go as they would, and, curling myself
up under the buffalo robes hopes that
might somehow weather the night.
Suddenly Bashaw stopped / was con-
| fident the wise fellow had struck a
landmark for he knew that we were
lost jumped out. 1t proved
| to be an Indian trail. BashaW
followed it and when his mate was in
| clined to turn out he put his teeth into
his neck and forced him to keep his
path. Mr.. Hinman was so sure
/ had started that he kept a light In the
window at the agency, and when Ba-
shaw saw it he leaped like hound
| from her kennel. When we reached the
mission and Bashaw, comfortably IN
stalled, turned his great eyes on me, his
whinny said as plain as words, we are
all right now, master
Bashaw, he says, was an own cousin
to the celebrated Patchen. He was o
kingly fellow with every sign of noble
birth-sim, delicate head prominent
eyes, small active ears, large nostrils.
full chest, thin gambres, neat fetlocks.
and black as coal.
"Ie was my friend and companion
for over $4,000 miles. always full of
spirit and gentle as woman.
In summer heat and winter storm he
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