Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
GALOPoFF, The TALKING PONY
A Story for Young Folks.
By Tudor jerks Copyright, Henry Altemus. 1901.
Chapter x.
A COSY TALK IN THE ATTIC.

Chapter x
A COSY TALK IN THE ATTIC
"There. said GaloppT when. with some
trouble, but without an accident. he had
reached the very toprnost step and stepped
out upon the level attc floor, II don't think
there are many ponieS who could do thatp'
"But have been taught that 1t is wrong
to boast" Lola answered.
80 It is wrong. for little girls" was Gal
opoff's answer, 1T is no matter for horses
they know what they can, do and what they
can't do. And they just say 1t. That ISM
boasting."
IT should think the reason was the same"
Faulin, remarked. "It hurts the feelings Of
other horses to be reminded that there are
things they cannot do the same as If they
were people,
Not at ALL" was the pony's reply.
Horses have more sense. Did you ever
hear of horse 5ense?'''s
Yes" said Pauline.
Well, that's it. Horses know that a
plow horse is ono thing, and a race horse is
entirely different. They soon find out what
they can do best, and then they learn to do
1t in the very. best way they can. 1t would
be an excellent thing IL you people did the
same"
Lola did not care much for talk of this
kind, so she resolved u change the subject
The pony walked over to the attic window,
and, stretching down his neck, looked out,
and for moment or two did not speak.
Then he said:
Il like them both But think the right
Eand view the best" IS
How do YOU mean" asked Lola.
GaloDoff turned his head so as to bring
one eye on her Why" he said, IT always
see two views at once-one out of each eye.
We horses see twice az much as people do.
When we stand in the middle Of a field we
can see nearly ali around us at once-same
as the birds. Now, I wonder IL YOU ever
thought of that?''
Both of the little girls had to admit that
1t was new idea to them.
That Is the way with people," Galopoff
went on. ''They seem to think animals are
like themselves. " hich 10 absurd. OF course.
| i'll some ways men are smarter than most
animals. Yet 1t seems to be that there are
some creatures who prove themselves clev-
erer than men. Take cats for instance
They have all the good things of life, and
yet they never 90 any work at ALL They
are fed and taken care of by men, and all
they are expected to do is to catch mouses
and rats"
ITO catch what?" asked Pauline, In sur
prise.
"Mouses and rats"
But that isn't right" said Pauline.
Why, certainly 1t Is right" Galopoff in
sisted. What business have the mouses-'
But we say MICE" Pauline interrupted.
out that's what you mean, is TT" Galop-
off said, with horse laugh. II thought you
meant that it wasn't right for cats to catch
mouses-I mean mice I never did care
much Tor plurais, anyway. especially mouse
plurals One mouse at a time Is enough for
anybody. The squashy little things"
why. Galopoff, said Lola, II didn't
know there were any animals you don't
like. 1 thought you were fond of all sorts i"
Not at all. Mice ara horrid little things,
ing to get into my food. You don't like
worms in your apples and chestnuts, do
your" r.H
Both girls admitted that they preferred
the apples and chestnuts just as they came
from the tree. ri
We'll. 1t is the same with me-" Galopoff
explained. Il don't like 9mice to go nibbling
| over my dinner. So that's why am glad
their little bones" Ga1opoff looked quite
fierce VIXEN he said this. land the little girls
thought it would be wise to change the sub
ject. scJe
don't Itke?" Lola inquired as srn and Pau
line seated themselves on top of a very
dilapidated old leather trunk.
Il don't care much about elephants" Gal
why not?" s5 llsv "a guls-.i- ..--
| Elephants are big, ard they are 50 rest
| less. Did you ever see how they go swing,
swing, swinging to and fro. instead OF
standing still, as sensible horse does, for
instance? They never are STILL and that
squirmy trunk Of theirs Is another thing /
don't like. 1t seems to me to be SO inquisi-
| tive. 1t goes polsing around into mems pock-
cts, looking for sugar, while a self-respect-
ing pony has to stand quietly, waiting until
somebody thinks how good piece of sugar
tastes &c pony after he has been doing
tricks-climhing stairs. for instance" 49,
Lola laughed at this. and drew two or
three Jumps of sugar from her pocket; and
Ga1opof cruncned t--ese with great salts
faction. Then the girls found bundle of
and of the kernels
to the rony to chew. So. altogether. there