The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

Northern Iowa, when log cabins OF
the backwoodsman still nestled here
and there in the shelter of some
thicl11y wooded hillside, Bert Daniels
used to take his fOur-horse team; big
covered wagon and breaking -plow, and
each summer start on trip to the
Dakotas All summer he would follow
the breaking -plow, moving on to the
next job as soon as one was finished.
Sometimes he would barely reach Da-
kOta before the season would end;
other times he would travel across
Iowa without more than half a dozen
stops.
While working in the Western part
of the State one summer, "Dan"-as
he was fami1iar1y known, came across
a Morgan colt that just struck his
at that time yet she showed an un-
usual aptitude for learning. AS
Dams work kept him at that place
for nearly four weeks, he and the
Morgan calf become quite good
friends. Her gentle, playful DISPOSE
ton, together with her extreme
beauty, suited Dan especially well, so
he made up his mind to buy her and
take her with him.
When Dan was at work, 'Trilby'
for that was the name he gave her
would roam about the field, grazing
when and where she pleased. Dan
soon taught her to come at his call,
and it was not long before she would
place her hoof in his hand in re-
sponse to his command "Shake. She
also learned to trot in a circle around
him. to lie down and to rear her hind
legs at his command. Another little
trick which she had developed her.
self and one which pleased Dan very
much was that of whinnying when
anv one approached her. By the time
thew were ready to return in the fall
Tri1by had also learned to travel
along beside the team without being
tied
Each spring she went off with Dams
outfit followed it all summer, and
came back with it in the fall.
At three years Of age she was a
neat. we11-proportioned animal, weigh
inc perhaps thirteen hundred pounds
and feet as a deer. Her black coat
ALWAYS g1istened, her fine name hung
nearly half way to the ground, her
nicely arched neck, her clean-cut
head and quiverine pink nostr1ls spoke
of refinement while out of her bright
ewes flashed spirit and vigor
Late one afternoon, as Dan was
making his homeward trip after a
successful summers work, he stopped
in fair-sized town to lay in supplies
for the rest of the Journey. AS is US
ua11v the case, there were number
Of persons standing in front OF the
store at which aDn had stopped.
Inst for amusement, Dan ran his
hand along Tri1by's neck and Wh1s-
pered word or two as ne passed into
the store. Immediately she LAID down
There was considerable talk among
the bvstanders about wOrnout ana
sick horse. Finally one man even
ventured so far as to step out to ex-
anime her. AS he touched her head,
Tri1bv gave a low whinny. A sharp,
short Whistle answered from the
store and Tri1by was upon her teet SO
ouick that the man who had Decn
hendino over her went sprawl1ng IN
the dust A general laugh from the
crowd greeted him as he got up ana
watched her trot over to play1ully
tease the other horses.
AS Dan was preparing to drive
awav tall, dark stranger with small
twitching ewes. and thin blue lips &C
costed him with "What'll you take
fer thet colt, pard? ,.
cob. guess 7 won't sell her, can't
Ler vo,, Gee" was Dams eva