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Jarpur var hesta mestur, \u00feeirra er \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi. V\u00f6xturinn var fagur, og samsvara\u00f0i s\u00e9r vel h\u00e6\u00f0, lengd og gildleiki. Hann var framh\u00e1r og brj\u00f3stamikill. Brj\u00f3stv\u00f6\u00f0varnir voru samanreknir, \u00fe\u00e9ttir og kr\u00f6ftugir \u2014 eins og krepptir hnefar og makkinn sterkur.

Nokku\u00f0 var hann hringmekktur. En \u00fea\u00f0, sem s\u00e9rstaklega einkenndi hann var hausinn. \u00c9g hef aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 eins svipmikinn hesthaus og svo s\u00f6g\u00f0u margir fleira eins og aldrei hef \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 eins fr\u00ed\u00f0an hest, a\u00f0 undanskildum \u201eS\u00f3ta“ Dr. Gr\u00edms Thomsens.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta er teki\u00f0 fram um Jarp, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00f3vanalegt kunni \u00feykja, a\u00f0\ngefa l\u00fdsingar af vexti hesta og \u00fatliti. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eigi s\u00fdnist s\u00ed\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 eiga\na\u00f0 gefa hugmynd um l\u00edkamsskapna\u00f0 fyrirtaksskepna en fyrirtaksmanna. \u00datlit hesta\ner fullt eins mismunandi og \u00fatlit manna, og ekki er minni fegur\u00f0 \u00ed velsk\u00f6pu\u00f0um\nhestskrokki en mannsl\u00edkama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jarpur var \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e6r \u00f3vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anlegur fj\u00f6rhestur, en \u00fe\u00f3 gat\nkvenma\u00f0ur ri\u00f0i\u00f0 honum og reitt \u00e1 honum barn \u00ed reifum margar daglei\u00f0ir. Hann\nvissi vi\u00f0 hvern hann \u00e1tti. \u00dea\u00f0 er algengt a\u00f0 fj\u00f6rhestar ver\u00f0a daufari undir\ns\u00f6\u00f0li, en a\u00f0 svo fj\u00f6rugur hestur ver\u00f0i svo au\u00f0sveipur, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 kvenma\u00f0ur r\u00ed\u00f0i\nhonum, \u00fea\u00f0 hygg \u00e9g \u00f3vanalegt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g held a\u00f0 hann hafi vita\u00f0, a\u00f0 hann m\u00e1tti ekki hamast.\nSamkeppni kom Ij\u00f3sar fram hj\u00e1 honum, en flestum \u00f6\u00f0rum hestum, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 s\u00e1\neiginleiki s\u00e9 reyndar allt\u00ed\u00f0ur hj\u00e1 hestum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd Vatnsfir\u00f0i er l\u00f6ng, sl\u00e9tt fl\u00f6t \u00ed t\u00faninu, sem k\u00f6llu\u00f0 er \u201eSveinafl\u00f6t“. \u00dear var Jarpi oft hleypt me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum hestum, \u00feeim er fij\u00f3tir \u00fe\u00f3ttu. En hver, sem t\u00f3k eftir svipnum \u00e1 honum, \u00feegar honum var ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00far hla\u00f0i til a\u00f0 reyna hann vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra hesta, var\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, hversu vel hann skildi, hva\u00f0 til st\u00f3\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d3r\u00f3inn og \u00e1kafinn skein svo \u00fat \u00far honum, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 hann k\u00e6r\u00f0i sig aldrei um a\u00f0 fara hart ni\u00f0ureftir. En jafnskj\u00f3tt og hann fann teki\u00f0 \u00ed tauminn til a\u00f0 sn\u00faa honum vi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 var hann ekki einungis f\u00fas \u00e1 a\u00f0 nema sta\u00f0ar, e\u00f0a fara ekki lengra, heldur sn\u00e9rist hann eins og sn\u00e6lda til a\u00f0 vera tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 taka fyrstu sporin eins snemma og hinn, e\u00f0a hinir, sem reyndir voru vi\u00f0 hann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jarpur var 18 vetra \u00feegar upp um hann komst! <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9r er fyrir barnsminni titringurinn \u00e1 honum \u00e1\u00f0ur en spretturinn var byrja\u00f0ur. Og \u00feegar heim \u00e1 hla\u00f0 var komi\u00f0, skalf hann eins og hr\u00edsla, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 hann s\u00e6i aldrei til hinna fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed spretturinn var byrja\u00f0ur. Hann var aldrei reyndur vi\u00f0 s\u00e9r jafnflj\u00f3tan hest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

En hva\u00f0 myndi honum hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 um, ef hann hef\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f3sigur \u00ed kapphlaupinu? \u00deegar Jarpur var ungur st\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 honum \u00ed h\u00fasi annar hestur, sem einnig var g\u00f3\u00f0ur rei\u00f0hestur, en var \u00fea\u00f0 er v\u00edst, a\u00f0 margir hestar, einkum ef til vill gamlir rei\u00f0hestar, hafa gaman af fol\u00f6ldum. Alveg eins og gamlir menn hafa oft yndi af b\u00f6rnum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum n\u00fa, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru fol\u00f6ldin, sem hann s\u00e6kti til \u00f6llu\nheldur en hryssan, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri einkum ein st\u00f3\u00f0hryssa, sem hann h\u00e9lt sig a\u00f0.\nEn hann \u00e1tti d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 erindi vi\u00f0 hryssuna, sem okkur var\u00f0i s\u00edst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Einu sinni, \u00feegar st\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 reki\u00f0 heim undir kv\u00edab\u00f3l, og Jarpur me\u00f0 \u2014 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 annars sta\u00f0ar undi hann s\u00e9r ekki en \u00fear sem st\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 var, \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00f6g\u00f0umst vi\u00f0, sem heim h\u00f6f\u00f0um reki\u00f0 hrossin, undir t\u00fangar\u00f0 \u00fear sem l\u00edti\u00f0 bar \u00e1 okkur, og vorum svo a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 leikinn \u00ed fol\u00f6ldunum, sem l\u00e9ku d\u00e1tt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir litla stund sj\u00e1um vi\u00f0, a\u00f0 Jarpur gengur a\u00f0 einni st\u00f3\u00f0hryssunni og f\u00f3r \u00feegar a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta vel a\u00f0 henni. Hryssan t\u00f3k \u00f6llum atlotum vel, og var au\u00f0s\u00e9\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feau voru g\u00f3\u00f0ir kunningjar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allt \u00ed einu leggst Jarpur ni\u00f0ur og fer a\u00f0 sj\u00faga hana. Hryssan var l\u00edtil, en kl\u00e1rinn st\u00f3r og m\u00e1tti hann \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00e1 annan veg a\u00f0 henni komast. Mig mynnir, a\u00f0 Jarpur v\u00e6ri 18 vetra, \u00feegar \u00feetta komst upp um hann. Eftir \u00feetta skildum vi\u00f0, hvernig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed st\u00f3\u00f0, a\u00f0 hann undi s\u00e9r hvergi, nema f st\u00f3\u00f0inu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum ekki stillt okkur um, a\u00f0 ganga n\u00e6r, en undir eins og hann var\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 okkur, spratt hann upp og hlj\u00f3p burt, mj\u00f6g svo sneyptur. Hann skamma\u00f0ist s\u00edn au\u00f0sj\u00e1anlega fyrir tilt\u00e6ki\u00f0, enda saug hann aldrei, ef hann h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 nokkur ma\u00f0ur s\u00e6i til s\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er v\u00edst, a\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i me\u00f0vitund um a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri ekki frj\u00e1lst. Hann haf\u00f0i fram eftir allri \u00e6vi veri\u00f0 alinn \u00e1 mj\u00f3lk og \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fev\u00ed sopinn g\u00f3\u00f0ur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aldrei var\u00f0 honum r\u00e1\u00f0f\u00e1tt a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed f\u00f3\u00f0ur, \u00feegar hann \u00fe\u00f3ttist ekki f\u00e1 n\u00f3g. \u00dea\u00f0 var einkum \u00e1 haustin, \u00feegar hann \u00fe\u00f3ttist ekki tekinn n\u00f3gu snemma inn, a\u00f0 hann ger\u00f0i heims\u00f3kn b\u00e6ndum \u00ed sveitinni, braut hey, opna\u00f0i hl\u00f6\u00f0ur og st\u00f3\u00f0 svo vi\u00f0 st\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fat var komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 morgni. Lokur dr\u00f3g hann fr\u00e1 hur\u00f0um og opna\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an, en braut upp ef hann m\u00e1tti ekki \u00e1 annan veg inn komast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jarpur var ekki \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um me\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast \u00ed h\u00fasaskj\u00f3l og gott f\u00f3\u00f0ur ef \u00fev\u00ed var a\u00f0 skipta<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 vildi til, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru drengir g\u00f3\u00f0ir, sem helst ur\u00f0u fyrir \u00feessum b\u00fasyfjum, svo a\u00f0 \u00feeir t\u00f3ku ekki hart \u00e1 honum fyrir h\u00fasbroti\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oft kom \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir, ef hestar bitust \u00e1kaft, e\u00f0a b\u00f6r\u00f0ust, a\u00f0 Jarpur gekk milli \u00feeirra og skakka\u00f0i leikinn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann gekk \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e6gt og stillt og reis h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 framan, og alltaf I\u00e9tu \u00f3r\u00f3aseggirnir s\u00e9r segjast. Jarpur var s\u00e1ttasemjari, sem gat s\u00e6tt \u00e1 \u00f6ll m\u00e1l. Vegv\u00eds var hann svo, a\u00f0 engin fylgd f\u00e9kkst betri, en a\u00f0 hafa hann \u00ed fer\u00f0inni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9r svo fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt vit, eins og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 hj\u00e1 sumum hestum, \u00fe\u00e1 gefur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3neitanlega \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 halda, a\u00f0 fleiri hestar hafi nokkurt vit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ors\u00f6kin til \u00feess, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9st ekki, a\u00f0 skepnan hafi vit til a\u00f0 bera mun oft koma til af \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 mennirnir eru eftirtektalitlir, e\u00f0a skepnurnar dular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00edst er um \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 hestar eru dulir, \u00fev\u00ed segja Danir: \u201eheimskur eins og hestur“, \u00feegar \u00feeir vilja l\u00fdsa ofurmegni heimskunnar. S\u00e1 d\u00f3mur um hesta, a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u flestum skepnum mi\u00f0ur viti bornir, er alveg rangur. \u00dea\u00f0 vita allir, sem veita \u00feeim nokkra eftirtekt. Ma\u00f0ur, sem er spekingur a\u00f0 viti er oft heimskur \u00ed augum heimskingjans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f3n \u00de\u00f3rarinsson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Upprunalegur titill: „Jarpur<\/strong>„. D\u00fdravinurinn, 3. \u00e1rgangur 1889, 3. t\u00f6lubla\u00f0, bls. 22-24.
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Textinn hefur veri\u00f0 l\u00edtilsh\u00e1ttar a\u00f0laga\u00f0ur a\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma m\u00e1li og stafsetningu.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skemmtileg l\u00fdsing \u00e1 mj\u00f6g s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum hesti og upp\u00e1t\u00e6kjum hans, sem h\u00e9t n\u00fa bara Jarpur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[56,53],"tags":[],"series":[],"speaker":[],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jarpur.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast-img-scaled.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/is\/feed\/podcast\/hestasaga","embedCode":"

HUGVITSSEMI JARPS<\/a><\/blockquote>