The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
WAS ONCE OWNER
SHENAN0AH" HORSE
E. Miller, When Living in
Old Dominion, Claimed
Animal as His Own.

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One Of Paul sorg's best show horses
which was a blue ribbon winner in
many international horse shows was
once the personal property of s. E..
Miller, head of the Fairmont Audit.
ing Company.
1t was in the days when s.. E. was
one of the best citizens in the old
Dominion. One day he went to New,
Market and while In the town he pur.
chased a fine looking Ally. He took
the nag to his home and worked 1t one
or two days and then turned his valu:
able accession into pasture field. The
next time that he wanted to drive
this favorite he sent a boy to the
field to get the horse. The lad. came
back and reported that there was no
horse in the field. S. E. got .astride
of a fine mount and went to the field
himself to look for the mare that the
boy reported missing.
An inquiry brought out the infor.
nation from people who lived near
the pasture field that the nag had
not been seen craving for two or
three days.
Sam got busy. He started on the
search of his horse. The trail led
him into the foothills of the Blue
Ridge mountains. Two days of a
fruitless search covered by a fine
driver and by n Of the best mounts
in the valley. The shades of night
were descending when he learned that
a horse had been seen in that neigh
borhood that answered the descrip-
ton Of the one that he had lost. The
sable curtains lowered although it was
in the land OF m%oonshine. Sam found
his FLY in a field.
1t was here that the parley began
over the possession of the nag. The
old man in the foothills did not care
to give up the nag to the man from
the valley. The search for the horse
being ended a Justice of the peace
was next sought. S. E. after con.
sulting with the Justice found that
the old man who had possession of the
horse had not complied with the law.
He claimed that the horse had stray.
ed into his field. The old man had
not advertised the nagsas a stray and
this was in favor of the mar from the
valley.
The next morning the man of the
valley met the man of the foothills
in the road. The latter was leading
the horse that belonged to the former.
The argument was renewed over the
possession of the property. The old
man claimed $S5 damages. The par
ley continued and then there was a
recitation of the facts that had been
learned at the feet of the Justice. The
words that fell on the ears of the old
mountaineer impressed him, after
some considerationshe decided to part
company with the horse and turned
the nag over to the owner.
The chase over the hills and dales
had wearied the steed that was used
in the search and it was decided that
the strayed or stolen horse should be
hitched to a rig and the other one
could rest himself by trotting along
behind the rig.
The strayed or stolen horse soon
fell into the ways of the mountains
and when it was placed in&the gig
instead Of the docile creature that
had done the bidding of its master a
few days before had all Of the char
acteristic traits Of a! mustang Of the
plains and soon there were foot prints
of the horse on the dashboard. The
tired steed grew more weary by TAX
ing fireplace where the fractions nag
had been and the refractory animal
followed behind.
The horse vas kept two or three
weeks and then Mr.. Miller took It back
to New Market, where he sold 1t 70
a horse dealer from Washington, D.
c., who came there on regular trips
to buy horses.
The horse was sold to a man in the
capital city who had time to break
the horse from kicking and from there
Shenandoah" became one OF the ia.
nous string Of show horses in Paul
Sorg's stables. Shenandoah became
one of the best known Of: these IA.
mouse heavy harness horses. "Shen.
andoah" is one of the finest speci.
mems Of equine aristocracy. The mum.
Der Of blue ribbons pulled down by
Shenandoah" shows that in the
great aggregation Of equines she be.
longed to the First Families Of Viz
ginia.