Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-13
dumbfounded at what ! beheld-at
the apparent incongruity of the fillies'

the apparent incongrufty OF the ullles
harness. No two of them wer
caparisoned alike. Some-doubtles
types of the hunter class had thei
necks and chests exposed and wer
doubtless put on exhibition to shoy
how loug-winded they were. Thes
cavorted and pranced gaily aroun,
before they ultimately vent to thei
stalls, and were most amusingly
skittish when accosted by the mascu
line steeds. When one filly had tw,
or more colts around her aud secont
FLY, seemingly less popular, ap
preached, the greatest backing Of
ears and sinister rolling of eye
followed.
My old college chum, Glover Bios
som (the most unpretentious chap ir
the world despite the fact that he i,
descended from Msrengo, late owner
of Napoleon Bonaparte) tells me tha,
though fllies as a general thing arr
fond Of much attention, these are
some who receive courtesies from
only one horse. The latter are known
as "steadies," and do not GO many
gaits. They are serenely ignored b.
all the feminines of the hunter class
1t is said that fillies, especially
when at tender age. have very
small appetites, but l was sstonished
to see the vast number of useless and
unpalatable vegetables worn by them
on their persons.
There was hardly one in the stalls
that did not have roses, carnations
violets or some other plant of that
sort tied to her persos. Indeed they
even go SO far us to use vegetables
on their hats-this is, when out trot-
ting on the highways or when Looping
down the streets, though it is bad
form to ornament ones headgea,
thus ut q meet such as the Peoples
Show about which l am writing.
\
This biped show, by the way, is
said to represent the cream of society.
Ky the word society" human beings
mean class of two legged brutes
who are supposed to keep we'll curry
combed and to eat the finest of oats
and corn despite the fact that they
pull no heavy loads and get few gall
spots from overwork. Every colt
and tilly aim to be members of So
ciety. Those who haven't got the
pedigree and know they have been
sired by scrubs and foaled by hacks,
seek to pull themselves under the
wire through the medium of. fine
harness and gaudy trappings or by
the generous distribution Of food
among their betters.
Human beings by the way, are very
fond of eating. Some of the old
mares who have gotten spiteful, say
that the surest way to reach a man
is through the medium of his stom.
ach. This may or may not be so.
Young Lightning Hoof, my neigh
Dor in our stalls (snd a many-times
great grandson of Fiddle-back, late
owner of the poet Oliver Goldsmith)
tells me that nearly all human being,
eat three meals q day aud that some
of the strongest of biped friendships
have been cemented by provender.
He further declares that the young
male colts are particularly voracious
1t is very difficult for Horses tc
gain even the slightest idea of what
Human Beings mean by the strange
noises they emit. The fillies and
mares whinny aud neigh continually.
At the People Show the fiilies were
excruciatingly noisy and when some
of our aristoorscy went through thei,
PAGES, the female human beings were
like lot of barnyard fowls in poin,
Of fuss. The brutes called Men are
less prone to using their mouths
than the fillies. Sometimes, however
when excited they emit loud, bray.
ing noise, strangely suggestive of the
course, vulgar greetings of donkeys
The word "dam," which is often
used by the male bipeds, does rot
have the same meaning with human
beings that it does with horses. W.
use it to signify mother: when q man
uses it you know that he is getting
ugly, and that it is time to use 9
curb bit and check rein on him.
The People Show at the Reservoir
was all that human sagacity could
make it. In addition to the neighing
and whinnying Of the fillies and thu
braying and snorting of the NAL,
bipeds, there was a drove of gayly
caparisoned creatures collectively
called band. who blew and puffed
into strange metallic instruments OF
viciously assaulted barrel-shaped af
fairs, called drums. The din pro
duced was terrific. Before it wa,
flushed We felt inclined to send fo
the veterinarians, bat this was fount
impracticable.
The noise, which is called music
appeared to irritate the huma,
beings az much as it did us. The,
madly beat their hands together q