FAILURE OF ARABIANS 449 



Curiously, the Arabian, who thrives in every other part 

 of the world, has failed here. The French have essayed 

 to acclimate him, but he has proven useless. The speci- 

 mens brought over from Algeria, at a cost of over a hun- 

 dred and fifty dollars each, went to pieces before they had 

 rendered any service ; and some officers who bought them 

 for ten or twenty dollars at the Government sale, and tried 

 to get this value out of them, practically had their trouble 

 for their pains. 



This pony needs little care in any weather or under any 

 exposure. He is as surefooted as a Bad Lands bronco, a 

 rather exceptionally good roadster, and hard to kill. He 

 has lots of grit, and you can put him right along without 

 fear of injury. He is not a small horse like the bronco; 

 he is a pony with the real pony head, body, and legs ; but 

 he has a well-rounded crest, and carries a rather better 

 than average tail. When this is squared, and his mane 

 hogged, he is as neat -turned a little fellow as you may 

 want to see. Few except whole horses are used. 



