The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02

remember that was pleased when lie
owner stated that my fay~rite had the
distinction of being "the" pony of the
whole lot. After a little inspection of
the premises we separated.
At the close of school On Friday af-
ternoon l was a little bit homesick,
consequently I went to Mr. Smith and
asked him If I could take Prince and
ride him to my home, d distance of ten
Or twelve miles.
Certainly" said he, Ego to the stable
and help yourself" l was soon really
to start, when I went % the barn,
found a saddle and Bride which put
on him without any trouble. 7 also
found a stout hickory whip, which had
evidently done service on Prince or
! some of the others. With the hickory
whip I mounted and started. I vas Il
light weight lad or by at the lime,
just the right size for the pony.
got out If sight If the teacho:' s
house and academy before l had any
trouble with the little horse ana was
glad of it. The weather was old, The
RAIDS very rough Sc that W. made slow
pro gress, partly Cor The reason that 'ha
litrl4 black beast was very hard 10
ride. Consequently I dismountfd in or
| der to walk for q hort distance. lie
didn't want to be led, but concluded ne
would be after a good blow with the
I hickory. | mounted. AS I struck the
| saddle Prince had turned around and
was headed for his home. l headed
him for my home and the racket COM
| menced. l applied the hickory but
used it no more than enough to make
| him obey me.
After a short ride he stepped on an
icy place in the road, slipped and fell
down with me on his back. When
mounted him he showed me that he
could turn around as 1uak as q flash
and we had another argument, which
a few blows of my whip ended In this
way we went home, when l gave him a
good stall, plenty of bedding, a supper
Of grain and plenty of good hay.
During that ride l discovered his bad
habits but didn't charge them up to
him. I seemed to think h had been in
bad company, and thought as much of
him as I did at first sight.
That ride terminated all my trouble
with Prince. Although did not know
it at the time, but expected to have
more difficulty with him, but never had
any; he was as perfectly bitted and
broken as any horse l ever handled. ]
never had to strike him a blow with a
whip after that ride. although I rode
him many times and drove him in dou-
Bile harness, / also drove him in a
! four-in-hand team and rode him with
and without the company of the other
! ponies but he never failed to obey the
bit-never failed to mind me instantly,
but was always quick and willing to go
where l wanted to have him. He
would carry me on his back up three or
four steps into house. He was sim
ply lovely.
Monday morning | rode him back to
the school and on Friday rode him home
again, He went the entire distance
without any trouble and was as free as
desired.
AS the ponies stood in the stable they
We're Duke, Don, Prince and Princess.
Three geldings ana mare. Thsy were
very much alike. Any two of them
would match, but they drove best in
pairs, as indicated above. They were
so large that a pair of them made a
ssrvieeable team.
Prince was very hard to ride at first,
but in time he learned to gallop or can
ter and became a perfect saddle pony
with very easy gaits.
At the time referred to Amos Smith
was SO far advanced in years that he
was called "OId Smith," not in a dlsre-
spectful way, but as distinguishing
title. He was very stern, austera
man, not large in size, with smooth
face and thin gray hair. He was new
err known to laugh, according to many
Of his acquaintance.
AS an instructor he was excellent and
gave his scholars an education that
they retained through life and proved
of the greatest value in business.
Scholars that were satisfactory in
school could have horseback ride on
the ponies after school.
AT the close of the school session one
day two other little lads and myself got
permission to go for ride. They had
two of the ponies, while I rode Prince,
and away we went, enjoying the fresh
air and varied scenery, until l realized
that 1t was nearly dark and we We're
a long distance from home when we
came to a place where four roads men.
We stopped, and SEATED each on a
pony, began to dispute regarding which
way we would return home. Ny two
companions wanted to go the long road
home, while desired to return by the
shortest route, I stat:d that if we
went by the long road we would be
about an hour late for supper,
l further stated that I objected to be-
ing late at supper when there was no
occasion for it. As thu two boys were
determined to go the long distance
home, ! informed them that I would
leave them and return alone by the
shortest route
mo you won't" said one of the lads,
"for you've got Prince and he won't
leave our two ponies; he never was
known to leave another pony and go
alone"
AS the ponies were raised together,
all stabbed in one barn and generally
used two or three together, they were
very much attached to each other. I
frequently noticed that they wera much
more attached to each other than or
binary horses.
At that time I hal never started
Prince with other ponies and after a
ride taken him away from them, hence
I was not sure what he would do, but I