. Tom Strong, Lincoln's scout, a story of the United States in the times that tried men's souls . ,a white or a bay horse would stand out andmake a mark for hostile sharpshooters, a mot-tled gray might well elude their view. And thehorse, apart from this, was just what he paced fast, he galloped fast, and he walkedfast, which is a rare and precious accomplish-ment in a horse. The average horse walks, asa rule, slower than the average man. In anhour, he covers a quarter-of-a-mile less question remained to be he jump? asked , is it? answered the soldier-g
. Tom Strong, Lincoln's scout, a story of the United States in the times that tried men's souls . ,a white or a bay horse would stand out andmake a mark for hostile sharpshooters, a mot-tled gray might well elude their view. And thehorse, apart from this, was just what he paced fast, he galloped fast, and he walkedfast, which is a rare and precious accomplish-ment in a horse. The average horse walks, asa rule, slower than the average man. In anhour, he covers a quarter-of-a-mile less question remained to be he jump? asked , is it? answered the soldier-groom. Shure, the cow that jumped over the mooncouldnt lift a leg to him. You bet your life he can jump, said Horace (I II Tom Strong, Lincolns Scout 275 Porter. * General Grant has ridden him twiceand I saw him put Bob over a fence or two. Not long afterwards Tom did bet his Hfe onBobs jumping. He w^as named Bob before theUnited States took him. He had been capturedthe month before and had come across the Hueswith his name embroidered by some womanshand on his saddle-blanket and with his late. BOB owners blood upon his saddle. He was a tall,leggy animal who showed a trace of Arabianblood and who needed to be gentled a bit to gethis best work out of him. His mouth was ap- ^^ 276 Tom Strong, Lincolns Scout preciative of sugar and his eyes were appre-ciative of kindness. Both dogs and horses talk with their eyes. I Hke my new master, was what Bobs eyessaid to Tom. It was through a chance suggestion of ColonelPorter that the boy saw most of what he did seeof the final fight for •freedom. Porter had pre-sented Tom to Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, whowas then at City Point, receiving Grants finalinstructions for the twelve-day campaign thatended in the fall of Richmond and the surrenderof Lees brave army. Sheridan was a stocky,red-faced young Irishman, a graduate of WestPoint, and a born leader of men, especially ofcavalrymen. He liked the clear-eyed lad whostood respectfully before him
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