THE HORSE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 30 July 1880, Page 2

THE HORSE.

The following essay, the production of a young lad about twelve years of age, has been shown to vis, and seeming rather humorous we publish it: —- The horse is a very useful animal, indeed, highly respected in every way. Properly trained he is good to ride, and properly cooked ho is good to eat—at least so hippoph agists say. Some people can ride horses and some people think they can, which is very much the same, bar accidents, as far as they are concerned ; but when a rider indulges in an average fall off about once a week there is a prima facie case made out in proof of a looseness of principle somewhere. Horses are apt to err in the way of j they are of different kinds, such as a carthorse, a towel-horse, and, a little hoarse, and of various colors, But even - when one has got permanently established on one color there still remains an almost interminable variety. For instance, take for consideration as a subject the white horse. There is'an old white horse and a young white horse, a wise white horse and the horse only next door to white, and the white horse mentioned in the Book of Revelations ; there is even a white horse which can display two new legs and part of a new tail, the rejuvenating funds not extending further towards complete rehabiliation. Then there is the white horse especially adapted by nature for carrying a few valuable parcels at a high rate of speed down hill. This kind is generally kept at work until pretty old, when the' meat becomeß tendor, and has a flavor resembling roast beef ; then, when duly slaughtered, it is calculated to supply a large quantity of provisions. There is a kind of horse rather worthy of mention called the "hobbyhorse." Hois sometimes a she and sometimes a neuter, but mostly always cost 3 a good deal of money to keep ; ia often contrary and very disappointing, yot no other sort of liorso has nearly so much affection lavished on it. A good many spoculate in ia beast of this name, which boasts one striking peculiarity, ovory person must own one for himself or herself, it can neither be borrowed nor loot; which fact may be accounts for ita popularity. The last and most uncomfortablo horse of all iB tho " dead horso. A " dead horse" is nasty any way you tako him.