INTELLIGENCE OF A HORSE.
Land and Water gives the following instances of remarkable intelligence of a horse:—A gentleman living in Surrey had a very fine horse stolen about six months ago, and treid in vain to trace him. As he was passing Blackfriars Bridge the week before last, a horse neighed very loudly ; Mr. recognised the sound, and looking round saw horses tied Up, close to the entrance to the bridge. One of them again neighed ; it was surely his lost favorite nag, and the animal shewed that he knew bis former owner ) but in changing hands he had also chan- ed colour. He had been cleverly dyed or painted a dark brown; •when stolen from the stable he was a bayi The new colour whb washed off, and Mr. recovered his property, but failed to trace the thief who had sold him at a fair in Hants, to the man in whose possession his master found him. The horse had always been in the habit of neighing when his master entered the stable, and had evidently seen him as he was about to cross the bridge, and hailed him For remainder of news see last page.
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Kumara Times, Issue 835, 4 June 1879, Page 3
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