Show SHERI DAN 18 FIRST RIDE JL A john which showed abna young ahns bluel the following story w was as told by tho the rev bev J headley theadley T historian and blog raphel lap herot of m many of the he heroes of chanar th the aNar war in regard 10 to a boyhood experience of general sheridan at ai five jay 0 years 0 of f age he was playing near his home when some laas came along and amused th themselves emsily ea with the wide awake boy A horse ha e was waa feeding in an adjacent lot phil would you yon like a ride they said eaid to him yes give GiTe meone me one in a few moments the boy was on the animals back the sudden and unceremonious mounting of the young rider startled the steed and awa away he ran whoa I 1 choal who al shouted the lads lada but in vain over the fauce the animal sprang and once on the highway it was a john gilpin performance phil clung to the mane while the sobered authors of the race turned pale with apprehension of it a tragic end to it expecting to see him dashed to the earth and killed but out of sight eight vanished both at steed eed and rider and miles soon intervened between the two parties suddenly the horse turned into the shed of a tavern where its owner ha had d frequently stopped in his bis travels men came out and recognizing the horse borse questioned the boy one ona of tho the curious company after securing the foaming animal which had neither saddle caddie nor bridle inquired of tho the who taught you yon to ride nobody answered the boy did no one teach you how to sit alt on a horse asked another I 1 oh yes bill seymour told ma mea to t hold on with ray any knees and I 1 did yon Ton frightened i nary abit a bit anted to go farther but the horse go aint you yon sore kinder but ill be better tomorrow and then ill ride back home that boy said the questioner has bag pluck enough to be an indian indi hunter I 1 I 1 the owner of the nag turned up not long afterward in search of his property he said that the animal kasvi waa tl clous cious and had thrown more than chanona one experienced horseman now york tribune |