The New England magazine . w ofpleasure, Well, well, and so that is whereEthan is buried. I am very glad indeed tosee the place, for I have owned some of hisoffspring myself, and I have always greatlyadmired him. Are any of Ethans line now living here ?I asked, meaning the descendants of the oldsoldier. No, replied Mr. Peck, falling into theKentuckians own error, I dont think oneof them is owned in this neighborhoodto-day. At Mr. Battells farm in Middlebury Isaw that fillys sire — a magnificent blackstallion. Mr. Battells especial pride andhope, however, is a long-legged colt, nowabout three m
The New England magazine . w ofpleasure, Well, well, and so that is whereEthan is buried. I am very glad indeed tosee the place, for I have owned some of hisoffspring myself, and I have always greatlyadmired him. Are any of Ethans line now living here ?I asked, meaning the descendants of the oldsoldier. No, replied Mr. Peck, falling into theKentuckians own error, I dont think oneof them is owned in this neighborhoodto-day. At Mr. Battells farm in Middlebury Isaw that fillys sire — a magnificent blackstallion. Mr. Battells especial pride andhope, however, is a long-legged colt, nowabout three months old, that is descendedon both sides from Goldsmith Maid, thegamest and greatest-hearted mare in trottinghistory. That little colt was valued, a weekafter its birth, at just $5,000. What the Morgan Revival Means toVermont The point I want to make is, that the re-vival of interest in the Morgan horse, en-couraged by the governments acceptanceof Mr. Battells farm gift, means added in- WHATS THE MATTER WITH VERMONT? 25. In the sap-orchard. Vermonts maple-sugar crop is worth $1,500,000 annually come to wise Vermont farmers. The Mor-gan horse has gone all over the country, buthe always was and still is a Vermont institu-tion. His return to favor should produce anew and large inflow of money to the Morgan lost favor with the speed-breeders when the Hambletonians beat theMorgans on the trotting race-track. Breed-ers for speed first diverted the Morgan fromthe purpose nature intended him for, then deserted him as soon as something fasterwas developed. The Morgans supremacywas and is based upon his superiority as anall-purpose horse. He is the kind of horsethat you can drive sixty miles to-day andturn around and drive him back to-morrowwithout doing him any injury. He has notonly speed, but bottom, and the courageof a bulldog. And nothing handsomer thana well-bred Morgan ever walked on four 26 NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE
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