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Show ";'- i i S HORSE KNEW LAND VVAQ NEAR. ' " y ' ' v Anfmnl'o Instinct Bettor Than the Ob- Beryatlon"" of Man. T Whon Thomas McGUlnoss, a well-known well-known horseman of Philadelphia, wont to Europo sonlo tlmo ago, ho tool: i a blooded horso with him. Tho animal-was In a specially prepared stall on dock nnd enjoyed the trip do-aplto do-aplto tho rough woather. Whon Mr." Mcftulnoss thought land should soon bo sighted, ho nskod tho captain how far the ship was from tho Irish coast. The commander of the steamer, In his ., usual gruff manner, replied: "Your I horso will tell you; watch him." . Tho owner of tho animal could not understand what thp captain meant, . and he was not particularly ploased , with tho nnswer. Finally, howover, ' a couplo of hours hoforo land was ob- soryod, tho horso, which was a mag nificent bay, poked his head through the I grating and, stretching his node, whined loudly. "Thero you are," said ' , tho captain to Mr. McGuInoss; "your horso smolle tho land." Tho captain, In explaining tho odd occurrence, said that tho thoroughbred thorough-bred detected fhe odor from pasturo lands that was wafted far seaward, find that horses on board ocean steam-cr8 steam-cr8 always glvo tho first signal whon land Is near. |
