A Wise Old Horse.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 December 1918, Page 4

A Wise Old Horse.

The following extraordinary instance of sagacity in a horse readies us from Ohau: Mr Henderson, of Ohau. was doing some stunts* at the Kuku last Friday night accompanied by his faithful horse and; buggy, both of which are familiar to the habitues of Oxford st. While its master was engaged in a highly technical discussion with I>r Howe, the medical officer "in charge of the district, the quadruped became involved in an unfortunate contretemps with a fellow equine of boorish manners. The trouble arose over a question of precedence >as which should cross tho bridge first. The ill-bred colt settled the argument by making ,1 sudden dash across, upon which the elder animal determined to give it a severe fright. He rushed across after it making such a clatter am! rattle that the terrified creature fled for its lit'o andi both disappeared into the gloom. On reaching homo afoot Mr Henderson found 110 trace of t"he runaway, and, leaving the gate open he went out in search of it. After soonring the roads till a late •hour he returned tired and disconsolate. Imagine hift surprise when he found horse and buggy safo at home. The repentant animal .had not onlv taken the buggy up to the trapshed but- had shut the gate after him, unharnessed himself and placed tfrp harness in the buggy 1 Not only this, but ho had brough the recalcitrant cause of the trouble home with him where he, no doubt, spent part of the night tonrhiiir" it respect for its bettors." No Innr.: was done to the buggy or its contents, in fact Mr Henderson was urprisecl to notice that two glass preserving bottles which had been cracked when he got them from the Maoris were mended again.