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Show HORSE TALK. A CAUFOltNUN' WHO CONVERSE WITH THE STEEOS LN II IS STAULE. There is a retired, trainer, namtd Long, residing on a small farm in Alameda county, who lives for nothing noth-ing else but the pleasure, of being iear horses. lie eats his meals in the stable, oftentimes passes the night in the same stall with a favorite pony, and among his equine pets is a mare who whinnies in answer every time he speaks to her. Our informant re-lutts re-lutts that the must perfect uudt-r-slaoding evidently exists between Mr. Long nnd at lcait three out Of the five horses in his eta'jlo. Two are mcent additiuus, but even iu their cose the 6a me atlinity is set'u in a lesser decree. Tho training of hunt, their obedience, obedi-ence, docility, and tricks in a circus, are no novelty; all of us have seen a hurso fire a pistol, stand on two leg, waltz, lie down with its trainer, and perform a hundred acta of sagacity, but thexe ara aimpiy tho rtMilt ol patient training and systematic correction. cor-rection. What Mr. lAjng claims is far more as I' undmg. He assert that, frum a life-lung intimacy with hor-L'S, he understand Uieir speech; no emi further, and dueinres th.it their nunal, guttural, ci pl.jdt-nt, and unubitructfd suunds have a diflercut meaning, are used bv in .-'-'i ' iLu ! at ii Miul Vucal organs, and that not only do his favorite lioro-.n uiuk-r aland him, but that every Mund which thry utter is perkcily pi un t.. 1 n til. Win n arguing ft. tit b.m tti.it, though he might comprehend thr meaning of t : ier aoumU emanating frum the vx-al cii;.rd of a hurto, yjl it w.n a pit out imp nihility lor a horee to und'Titand tho Uriglish Un-gUJgf, Un-gUJgf, he rephevl: "Iiviug, laling. and sleeping with my l.rar l,.i given mo 1 1.0 knu!n!je i pr.r .., and the aauie inlunary h.u ai pur-ii k-r my horn a liic -wr I ( Unit f r them." Hpre, turning to a iU ndvr, hght-liiiilt gray pony, he cud. "Ihliy, wtt are1 t.i'.k nig o! V"ii; if -. .11 1 undrriat;d wiuit I uui f"in;g, turn your iu-ad round on tho t-ll aide." I'ne pony dui , and then r-iuim 1 lua (fed. "Ihliy," bo ci.ntinui'ii, "tell mtt ymir age, liow long you hav livwl hern, and on w hich m lu of ) u is your friend "Vetn? ' inn p n wliinuird fur aUint two ininuteH e-.n MCfittivcly, and then, leing lt-e in it tall, w.ilkitt inln the ad,oining oiiu ocnipifd by tiie in:ir " Vi'nt.i." "Now," ho continued, "tlo you ami "Hilly" walk down to your trough ami drink while 1 mako up your beds." "Vstn" and "Idlly" walked, Hitti'tly out and p roctM'tl etl n!nnglil to lho trough. 1 While they were out, Mr. Li;g lurn'd aver Hie Htmw carefully with a fork, and en mud ou an anuuatttl ron vernation with a m.wi grilling abfiut llftetn hando liigh, "Vesln'o" neighbor neigh-bor on the othtT anle. 'I hi name ol this homo win "i'olny," iwui a ter talkiui; angrily t) liim for somr ininuti 8 aIhiuI atjmo fuult lie had coin-milled coin-milled lho day before, he ordered .Mr. "I'uloy" (o lie down and not to ' t up until after "5ta" nnd "Hilly" Imd ruturiird. Our informrint saw but littlo in this lo provo Mr. Long'n elninis, as many a bnrou will lio down at lho wonl of roinnnind; but when without a further won), "I'oley" n rose and walked out lo tho water trough after tho return of the other two horse, ilio Bubjoot bfh-amn n difficult uf solution as linfore. .Nciy Utrr, |