Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

     A curious incident occured at the coal yard of Messrs. Williams & Cassidy, at Covington, Ky., a few days since, which shows conclusively that a horse is something more than a brute. An old black horse had just been driven into the yard, hitched to a watering cart. The belly-band, an antiquated rotten concern, gave way in an attempt to back the cart to its place, and as the water was heavier than the horse, the cart dropped and the shafts rose, the horse going with them and hanging by his neck, his hind feet two or three feet from the ground. The animal struggled and kicked in terror. His eyeballs became distended in the excess of his fear, and froth stood upon his lips. He was rescued from his dangerous situation after much trouble. When he touched the ground, the poor beast stood for a moment apparently bewildered, and then, recovering himself, he looked round among his rescuers, and approaching them quietly rubbed his nose against the shoulders of the one who was most active in rescuing him from his painful position.