Show horse with a Bl memory emory eleven years ago a horse was purchased chas sed for the fire engine portland and no ay 2 on the munjoy hill this horse horsa was called old tom and tt it hel helped draw the engina for or six years and was then disposed als of it has been drawing an ash cart of late years aid the other day went by the engine house engineer loring who knew thit thi horse well since they came to that engine house bouse in the same year and were there together for six years tell fell into conversation with the driver and told him that he a doubt that it if tue old horse was put in his bis old stall and the he gong was sounded he would rush tr tir his place in front of the jhb engine just as he used to do the derived doubted this and they agreed to try it the oll 04 horse now fifteen years old was put in his old stall where he be been for f jr five years atthe at the first sound of the gong he started for his old place under the harness in front of the engine he tried to go quickly but made a sorry exhibition of nimbleness compared to his former babil this seems to be pretty good evidence of a horses memory portland press |