Farm echoes . ces often determine the speed of horses aswell as of oxen. If any of my city readers have notlearned this by experience, they ca*n easily do so. Letthem hire a cab for the trip to a certain part of thecity, and then hire another, or the same, by the , in the latter case, they do not feel like putting theirheads out of the cab window and asking the driver whosefuneral they are attending, they will be more highlyfavored than most people. I have referred to the training of oxen. Horses are,of course, differently handled ; sometimes not in the bestway, however, for the trainer
Farm echoes . ces often determine the speed of horses aswell as of oxen. If any of my city readers have notlearned this by experience, they ca*n easily do so. Letthem hire a cab for the trip to a certain part of thecity, and then hire another, or the same, by the , in the latter case, they do not feel like putting theirheads out of the cab window and asking the driver whosefuneral they are attending, they will be more highlyfavored than most people. I have referred to the training of oxen. Horses are,of course, differently handled ; sometimes not in the bestway, however, for the trainers, if the story of the seacaptain who turned farmer, and resolved upon subdu- FARM ECHOES. 55 ing a runaway nag that had been sold him, be true. Hetook with him a brother tar and a kedge anchor with along stout rope, one end of which was attached to it, theother end being made fast to the hind axle of thewagon. Feeling secure with such precautions, he allowedhis horse to have very much his own way, but when it. SUBDUING A BUNAWAY HORSE. became evident that the animal was having it all its ownway, and was off at full speed, orders were given to Letgo the anchor. It was let go, and held so wellthat the result was a too sudden stoppage of the wagon. I do not know what amount the Travellers InsuranceCompany paid under this claim, but I take it for grantedthat the captain had sense enough to make provision forhis family by an accident policy in that excellentinstitution! 56 FABM ECHOES. CHAPTEK HANDS. During my summer visits, in former years, to one ofour most charming sea-shore resorts, I became interestedin an eccentric and favorite old fisherman, known to allwho belonged to, or visited the place, as Uncle Bill,and I had many long and amusing talks with him. Theold fellow would not go to meetin, because, as he al-leged, they once talked agin him there. Efforts were made to take the meetin to him, andI at times witnessed some funny scenes at his house onSunday evenings. At
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