Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-13
AOURN[D HIS MATE
Valuable Driving Horse Kills
Himself When Separated
From His Brother
COMPANIONS SINCE BIRTH
COMPANIONS SINCE BIRTH
Unusual Evidence of Affection Be-
tween Horses Owned by Man Near
Head Against Timbers Of Stall -
Owned by AxeI ]Jorensen.
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Calendar, Iowa, Feb. 13.-Because 1t
had been parted from its twin and
mate, a horse belonging to Axel Jor-
enson, residing seven and one-hait
miles west of Calendar, Iowa. commit
ted suicide some time during the night
Tuesdays by beating its brains out
against a beam supporting the low
loft. The horses had been parted but
a day.
Born on the farm Of Jorenson ten
years ago last spring, even as colts.
the animals We're matched almost to
perfection. A bright bay, the only
mark of difference was a few white
hairs in the forehead Of the one that
vas disposed Of.
AS colts they We're raised together
and, when old enough, were broke
and driven together. They had known
no individual existence even for a day.
Even if one We're led out to water with
out the other. they We're both frantic
until reunited.
Being rather light for the heavier
farm work and making a good appear
nee on a buggy, the animals were
used almost exclusively as drivers. OW-
ing to the fact that they We're so re-
markedly we'll matched, Jorenson had
many opportunities to dispose of them,
but preferred to keep them and re-
fused all offers.
When the horses We're not in use on
the road. they We're generally kept in
a pasture about a half mile from the
house. and it was While they were
there last spring that one of the ami
mails got his left front feet over the
wire, severing the tendons under the
fetfock. When the accident was dis
covered, the horse had bled so pro-
fusely that it was with difficulty he
was got to the house. He was finally
brought up and stabbed. however,
where the wound could be attended.
Left in the pasture, h other animal
became SO frantic that Jorenson was
forced to take it up also, and both
We're stabbed for some time. AS soon as
the injury had healed sufficiently to
make it safe, both We're turned out
again. Here the sound animal APP
pointed himself special protectorate
over the lame one. No other horse
was allowed to come anywhere near it.
Even in their play, the sound one &C
commodated his gait to that of his
lame companion. They were never
more than a rod or two apart.
1t was soon seer that the injured
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roadster again, and as long as it was
kept on the place it was impossible to
work the other one. Jorenson finally
decided that the only thing to be done
was to dispose of the lame beast and
secure a new mate for the sound one.
Accordingly on Monday a deal was
made whereby the crippled horse be-
came the property of a farmer a few
miles distant and Tuesday morning it
was led away.
The horse that was left behind be-
came frantic at the parting, plunging
and rearing in his stall and neighing
distractedly. In spite of the fact that
the weather vas cool. the horse ragged
himself into such a state that the sweat
dripped from him.
At night he became more quiet. but
refused both water and feed, and when
Jorenson went out to take a look at
him before going to bed, he was
standing quietly with his head droop-
ing. Jorenson ven into the house
thinking the animal had given it up
and was going to make the best of it.
In the morning when his son, Nels,
went out before daylight to do the
feeding, he found the horse lying flat
in the stall aud getting his lantern,
discovered him dead. The top of his
head was pounded to a jelly and the
bloody beam above told the story Of
the equine tragedy.