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BRAVE HORSES DECORATED IN WAR. The cavalry horse has always played a prominent part in warfare, . and there are several occasions when he has been decorated for bravery. A short time ago, for instance, a Russian officers horse was awarded a medal for "gallantry in action." It appears that the animals master was badly wounded and fell from the saddle. The horse evidently realized the officers plight, for it picked him up by his belt with its teeth and carried him to safety. This reminds us that a Russian artillery horse was awarded a medal at Plevna. A number of wagons were sent with ammunition to the front line. As they were making the journey shells began to fall, and all the horses, with one exception, refused to move. The driver of one wagon noticed that one horse of the team did not seem a bit cowed, so he cut the traces of the other horses. Thereupon the willing animal dashed forward and succeeded in pulling the ammunition wagon through the fire. The driver was promoted and his animal decorated with a medal specially struck for it. The late Earl Roberts was carried on the memorable march from Kabul to Kandahar on the back of a gray Arab steed named Vonolel. Queen Victoria bestowed upon this animal the Kabul medal with four clasps and the bronze Kandahar star. When Vonolel died it was buried with, pomp and ceremony in the rose garden near the ltoyal Hospital at Dublin. Tid Bits.
