A HORSE RESCUES ITS MATE.
HARRY RILEY, a young farmer living near Woodstown, pastures his horses in a field thru which runs a muddy creek. The other day one of the horses came up in a gallop to the fence surrounding the house and whinnied loudly. Then it wheeled about and ran toward the creek, but no especial attention was then paid to it by the family. Again the beast appeared, dashing up over the hill, and neighed frantically at the fence. Farmer Riley went to the horse and patted it soothingly on the nose, whereupon the animal seized him by the coat sleeve and pulled him up against the fence, as if to haul him over it. The horse soon released Riley and then ran a few feet toward the creek, wheeled about, and again came back, whinnying excitedly. The strange actions of the horse finally convinced Riley that something unusual was the matter, and when he started to follow it the delight of the horse was manifest. The intelligent animal led Riley to the bank of its stream, at a spot nearly concealed by bushes, and there in the quickmire, with only half its head visible, was the other horse, buried and slowly sinking out of sight. Riley quickly summoned the help of neighboring farmers with shovels and ropes, and, after several hours of hard work, succeeded in extricating the horse from what would certainly have been its grave, had it not been for the intelligence and faithfulness of its mate.—Philadelphia Record.