. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. tion brought me within an ace of Martin's penal- ties. My " castle" had " no go " at all in him. When I first brought him out of the seller's stable, he seemed as gay as a lark; but I suppose he had not been used for a twelvemonth; at the end of a mile all his " pluck" was gone^ and my wrath began: my spurs were sharp, but he kicked! A good ash- stick brought him to his senses, and restored the equilibrium; nay, it did more, it actually compelled a canter, and if my arm only had been in fault, T had sti
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. tion brought me within an ace of Martin's penal- ties. My " castle" had " no go " at all in him. When I first brought him out of the seller's stable, he seemed as gay as a lark; but I suppose he had not been used for a twelvemonth; at the end of a mile all his " pluck" was gone^ and my wrath began: my spurs were sharp, but he kicked! A good ash- stick brought him to his senses, and restored the equilibrium; nay, it did more, it actually compelled a canter, and if my arm only had been in fault, T had still strength enough left, to have coaxed the canter into a gallop; but, alas ! when we arrived at that focus of roads and confusion. Battle-bridge, whether it was that he knew not which course to take, I cannot say, but he paused in his full career so abruptly, that I found myself upon his neck,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. London : Saunders and Otley
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