The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-13
FOXY
GRANDPA
WY e had crossed the Hima.
" laya Mountains and were

" laya Mountains and were
going into that country,
which until recent years was al
raost mysterious one on account
OF it's wild tribes and its natural
Notifications of the great noun.
tains which we crossed.
But a brave English explorer
by the name of Younghusband.
with great difficulties, was the
first to open this, great land
to travellers. and many have gone
since, among them Bobby. Bunny
and myself.
There are strange animals there,
among them the yak, which is
used for a beast Of burden, food
and milk, and even the hides fur
nish clothing for the strange peo-
pie who 1--we In that bleak land.
But we saw something up there
which was even Of more interest
to us than the yak. You'll never
SuSSS WAdI ~ Was Ih1b wv Saw
We saw a. heard Of wild horsesi
Yes, sir, wild horses, like the an
cestors Of our own horses of to-
day. And I will tell you what
happened when we saw this won
derful sight.
We were riding along in a fliv.
ver-yes.s one of our own Aneri-
can flivvers! Imagine going ex.
ploring in an automobile! But
that is exactly what we did.
We were riding along on a pla.
teau which overlooked great
plain below. was driving, and,
naturally, didn't have much time
to look around at the landscape
unless I stopped the engine and
put on the brakes. so Bobby was
the fellow who was the lookout
for anything interesting.
Suddenly he cried:
stop, Foxy Grandpa. There
a herd OF something over there.
Wonder if 1t is deer"
Quickly / stopped my car, took
out my binoculars and leveled
them on the herd of animals
which appeared very small in the
distance.
"Wild horses, as I've" de-
clared. 1--WE are fortunate. Very
few people in the world see this
sight"
"Can't we get a little nearer.
Foxy Grandpa?" asked Bobby,
looking through the glasses
which had just handed to him.
"As near as we possibly can.
/ said. "But I am afraid to get
too near. This motor is bound to
frighten them away"
However, I started the engine
and went very slowly on toward
the horses, who were grazing
peacefully on the plain below the
great shelf of earth on which we
were driving.
"Better slow up" suggested
Bunny. 81 think the leader sees
YOU"
Quickly, I took Bunny's ad-
vice and not only slowed up my
car but shut off the engine.
"They saw us all right"
said. For at that very moment
such a kicking up of hind legs
and swishing OF tails you never
saw. Off the herd of wild horses
Rslloped following their leader
who led them as II he had been
in command. And strange to
say, it was Bunny who afterward
told me that that horse was
their real leader. He was a
chieftain horse.
"They surely obeyed him and
followed him, didn't they?"
asked Bunny, after we had
started on our way.
"oh, yes" said Bunny, 1.-THE
strongest stallion in the herd Is
the chieftain. He warns the
other stations. mares and colts
of danger and leads them out
Of it,
How well they obey his COM
mands," / again commented.
eyes," said Bunny. Men
might not have been able to con.
troll horses and make them their
servants If it hadn't been for the
fact that for centuries horses
were used to being obedient and
doing what they were told by
their chieftain."
at do believe you're right,
Bunny" said 1, leaning over to
change my gear to go up a