A WONDERFUL HORSE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6780, 12 February 1884, Page 4

A WONDERFUL HORSE.

The Southland Nezos tells the following interesting story : — They have a horse at the Bluff which ia a popular favorite. He works on and about the wharf, and his name is Jennny..^ He ia sagacious, "nimble as a cat, >f and gentle withal. The way he can dodge trucks in and out on the wharf is something wonderful. He is up to every movement, knows his work, in fact, as well as a man — a good deal better than some men. The latest instance of his cleverness, one might almost say possession of reasoning power, as related to us borders on the marvellous. A siding extends from the main line into the New Zealand Loan Company's Btore. Inside the building tbe rails have a platform on each side about 3ft high. The space between the rails and platform on either side is barely sufficient for a man to stand in when a truck is passing. A curve in the line prevents anyone at the far end of the building from seeing any obstruction at the entrance. On the occasion in question Jemmy waß at the far end hitched to a truck that waß about being removed. Just then the railway hands or storemen had run a truck in at the front of the store. Jemmy, not seeing this, started his load, and, as the rails decline to the Btreefc was going at a somewhat rapid pace, when. about midway he saw the other truck advancing. Another second and he would have been doubled tip and crushed between the two. With lightning rapidity he took in the situation, and decided what to do. Turniner hia head he, with his teeth, pulled the check-rope connecting hia harness with the truck, and then raising himself on hiß hind legs stepped off the track on to the space between it and the platform, on which, like a trained circus horse, he placed his forefeet. In this position he was safe. In much less time than it has taken to describe it the trucks had collided, but not even a hair of Jemmy's tail was touched. He quietly remained in his unusual position until the line was cleared, and then went about his work as if nothing extraordinary had happened.