Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-08
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


Well. when she had learned that there
was no harm III those queer-lookn-
things that met her en the streets. WAS
ready 20 teach her the hardest lesson of
all. This was, not 10 fear those awful
trains of whiSting. roaring ears. with
the great black, smokehrcathing iron
horse At their head.
So one day Lady and | rode out to 4
place where there was a wide street win
Il railroad track on one side OF it.
kncN we must have plenty of room to
jump and waltz around in.
We waited there till train came
along. and then Lady thought it was
high time to go home. | did not, and |
told her SO. Poor Lady. She was IN a
dreadful fright. She backed and danced,
and stood on her hind legs When she
came down on all four legs again, she
Canced and waltzed all over the street 10
the music of the big iron horse. Ii was
dreadful enough just To look ut. 1t was
worse when II began TO blow OF steam.
II was still worse when ii gave two wild
shrieks, and then went putting of dowa
the street.
felt sorry for Lady. she was 50
frightened. Bnt all the time spoke
softly 10 her and stroked her neck, ami
kept her facing that awful locomotive
until il had pufed ont of sight,
Dav after day Lady and | rode out Ia
see those locomotives. Day after day
We went closer to them. We paid them
many visits before Lady felt quite SURF
that the moving. kissing giant that
breathed smoke aud steam. and shrckcc
and roared, meant her no harm,
But she learned the lesson ut last. She
learned it so well that she felt only Scorn
and contempt for her onP-time terror.
Then | had To hold her back from cross
ing the track when a train WAS COMING.
Sometimes when ii had stopped across
the road she would have tried to climb
over il, il | had let her. II was funny
10 see how she dcspised her old foe,
Lady soon learned the meaning Of the
word back =" In Il short time il was
only needful to give the word and she
ohcycd az once without amy pulling on
the reins If wished her To back when
| was standing on the ground AT her
side she had only to be touched GA the
breast, and back she went until told 10
stop. Some persons null So hard ON the
hit when they wish their horses To back
that the poor horses open their mouths IN
pain. This is cruel and not ncedful AT all,
Lady soon came TO think that she be
ionged to her teacher, or that her teacher
hclongcr to her. She seemed a little
doubtful as to which way It was: but nj
all events. she made ny her mind that she
lid not wish to uhry any one else.
We took ride nearly every day, Lady
and |. and every ride was a lesson. These
We're learned. too. chiefly IN beautiful
park that was often crowded with car
rages and persons on horseback. Yet it
was not long before the rCinS could bc
dropped on her neck in the certainty that
! hy voice alone she could be guided IN and
| out among them all.
Lady q quiet voice would say. Then
her ears pricked up. and she listened for
The order she knew was coming. Left,
| and az once She turned Off TO the left
Right and away she went to the right
If the word was repeated she kept ON
turning until She faced around the other
way.
If she hoard tho order '.rrot" Can
ter, Walk, She oheyed on the instant.
! II was funny to see how quickly she
! dropped from Il quick cautcr into 4 walk.
| even ut whispered order Sometimes.
| when tr0tting or Cantcrng. Il iow-epolten
| Faster, faster sent her tearing along ~
/ II there were 4 big race to run and she
! had set out to win il.
! Nor was this all that Lady was taught,
Even the voice was not npeded 20 guide
| her. She soon learned 10 obey II set of
J whip signals aS well as the orders by
voice. light touch on the flank started
| her into q trot. \ touch on the right
| shoulder meant 10 canter. between the
ears meant 10 come down To walk
Pressing the whip against the right side
| of her neck was the signal Ia turn 10 the
| left Pressing the whip on the left side
| meant to turn to the right. If the whip
| kept on pressing against her neck Lady
! turned aud turned until she had complet.
ed Il circle. Rubbing the whip on her
back behind the saddle was the order 10
| 90 faster All these orders by voicc and
| touch Lady oheycd whether in harness
! or under the saddle. Helen Harcourt Ia
! st. Nicholas.