Scientific American/Series 1/Volume 1/Issue 1/A Sensible Horse

A Sensible Horse.—One of the truck horses of Mr. Hinds was unloosed for a minute or two from the trucks, a few days since, in this city, when, he the driver looking around for him, behold he was missing. It was an hour or two, before the driver could discover his whereabout. It was very mysterious, he being a steady beast, and not subject to flights of fancy. However, he was at last found in the smith's shop, where he was wont to have his shoes repaired. The smith said the horse entered and took the usual stand for shoeing. Upon examining his feet he found one shoe off, which he supplied. That horse is a sensible beast.