Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1904 — An Arabian Horse Story. [ARTICLE]

An Arabian Horse Story.

A pretty Arabian story is told to I this effect: A man was riding upon a j horse of pure blood when he was met by liis enemy, who was also splendidly mounted. One pursued the other, i and lie who gave chase was distanced jby the one who tied. Despairing of j reaching him, tlie pursuer in anger 1 shouted out: | “I ask, in the name of God, lias your j horse ever worked on land?” “He has worked-on tlie land for four days.” “Very well: mine never lias, and, by j the beard of tlie prophet, I am sure to j catch you.” ! Toward the close of tlie day the horse that never labored was the victor, and" as the rider of the degraded | horse sank under the blows of his en- ] emy he said: ! “There lias been no blessing upon our country since we have changed our j coursers into beasts of burden and of tillage. Has not God made tlie ox for | the plow, the camel to transport mer- | cliandise and tlie horse alone for tlie brace? There is nothing gained by i changing the ways of God.”