AW OLD WAREORSE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1591, 23 June 1887, Page 3

AW OLD WAREORSE.

Tho Rev J. G. Wood, the well-known English writer on natural history, relates the following true story In bis recent book on the horse : "Some year* ago an elderly gentleman died, leaving to hta widow all his property Including an bid and staid horse. It so happened that there was a review m the neighborhood, and the old lady, who waß stone-deaf, drove over to see It. During the manoeuvres a regiment of cavalry passed her and as they did so the trampeter blew on his instrument some signal which Bhe from her deafness did not hear. The horae however, hoard and understood the trumpet call. Old ai be was, he sprarg off at fall speed, galloped Into the ranks, and pat himself m line with perfect accuracy. The signal to charge was then given, and off went the horse with his comrades. The old lady- shrieked, and dragged at the reini to no purpose. Where the regiment went the horae went ; when it wheeled he wheeled, and when it charged he charged, draggDlg hla expostulating mistress after him throughout the whole of the raicooavree. 11 After the review was ovmr the officer* crowded round the old horsp, who evidently had belonged to the cavalry, and offered a very high price for him, m order to make a regimental pet of him. The offgi-a, however, were refnsed."