SAVED BY A HOME.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 222, 19 September 1903, Page 5 (Supplement)

SAVED BY A HOME.

One day .not long ago two girte, Agues and Pauline Bain, wane ft**' ing:.'.Cicero Creek, neai^Tipton, Indiiw on horseback. The horse caught hsi foot, stumbled, and the girls w«w thrown into the wateiv The Cincinnati ■> Commercial " Tribune" teH« what followed : . . Neither girl could swim, and botb were in imminent danger^ of drowning, when the horse, a great pet and a most intelligent animal swam to them., as if conscious of-their danger. Around and around them the animal swam, until Agnes' finally caught hold of his tail ; then she fortunate- j ly caught lira- sister's hair, ajad tfte: horse towed them both ashore. I The first news of the accident that I the family had was the appearattca of Tom, the horse, at the door, neighing as if in trouble. Mr. Bain went out. The moment he appeared the animal started aw»y on a trot; then, seeing that his raastev did not follow, he galloped back, neighing again, then went off as before. By this time Mr. Bain had concluded, from the conduct of the horse, that something, was wrong, and hurriedly followed the animal. He met the two little girls making their way homeward. The horse ran up to them and rubbed his nose on their shoulders, as if to show how glad he was to find them alive. Previous to this Mr. Bain had talked of selling Tom, for he had declared that a "cosset horse wasn't worth his keep ;" but since the accident he says that he \«>uld not sell him at any price, and when he dies Tom is to have a monument to commemorate his rescue of th' two girls.