Show A blo pony awell A well authenticated and extra orai I 1 nary I 1 arv I 1 case of the sagacity of the ills shetland pony has just jast conui come under our oar notice A year or two ago mr wm win 13 Binol in nir pupil kembor holm imported on 0 of these little animals from shetland sheton on which to ride to and from school his reticence dence being at a conid erable distance from the school buildings up to that time the animal had boon bona u but bat some time afterward mr Sin sinclair elair lad had it shod by mr pratt the parish blacksmith tho the other day mr pratt whose smithy ia a 1 a long ilia aid banoo from mr Bin Sin clairs house bouse saw the pony without halter baiter or anything upon it walking up to whore where he bo wits was working thinking the animal had bad strayed from home he be drove it off throwing stones atones after the beast to make it tan run homeward this had bad the desired effect for a short time but bat mr pratt had only got fairly at work once more lacroia in the smithy when the ponya head bead again made its appearance at the door on proctoring a second tina time outside to drive the pony away mr bit pratt with a blacksmiths instinct took a look at the pont foot feet when he observed that one of its shoes had beem lost having made a shoo hocut be put it on bud and thou then waited t to 0 so BOO w what it the animal do P for or a moment it looked at the blacksmith ts hs it if asking whether he ha was dono done then once or twice to sea it the newly shod abod toot foot was waa comfortable and fina finally I 1 ly give a pleased nolah erected his head bead bull and started arteil et homo home at a brisk trot theoan tha owner was also exceedingly surprised to find the animal at homo home completely shod the same evening ug end aad it was only on at the smithy some gome days afterward that he learned ilia full fall ez ex tont tent of his donys sagacity atlie the orkney herold erald II |