I08 MY HORSE ; MY LOVE 



counting out the $4000 in gold, he handed it to his 

 faithful servant, knowing it would find its way to Selim's 

 owner. Not forgetting Rustam's service, he rewarded him 

 liberally, and bade him depart, as the ship was about to 

 set sail. 



'The judge and Selim arrived in due time and in 

 good condition at the judge's farm. Selim's blood laid 

 the foundation for the finest breed of horses ever raised 

 in that country. His arrival caused a furore among the 

 breeders, all anxious to secure his blood. Among others, 

 Jonathan Roberts, then United States senator, bred to 

 him, and owned several of his colts, among whom were 

 Murad Bey and Selimair. As late as 1861, Selim was 

 sent from Philadelphia and shown at Mineola, L.I., at 

 the State Fair, as a " noted grey Arab stallion." He was 

 small, grey in colour, and had all the finest points of the 

 " true air-drinker of the desert." ' 



