. Country walks for little folks . during this operation, which, if skilfully per-formed, does not hurt them much. Unruly andvicious horses are very difficult and dangerousto manage; but the smith generally ge:s thebetter, even of the worst of them; so that theyfind out, whether they like it or not, that manis to be their master. Come, hold up your feet, sir ! you get worse and worse,Your leg is a great heavy b;<by to :Oh, sir! will you kick ? — take a twitch for your pains;You indeed have the strength, but *heu I have the S3 THE DONKEY RACE. This amusement is frequently pra
. Country walks for little folks . during this operation, which, if skilfully per-formed, does not hurt them much. Unruly andvicious horses are very difficult and dangerousto manage; but the smith generally ge:s thebetter, even of the worst of them; so that theyfind out, whether they like it or not, that manis to be their master. Come, hold up your feet, sir ! you get worse and worse,Your leg is a great heavy b;<by to :Oh, sir! will you kick ? — take a twitch for your pains;You indeed have the strength, but *heu I have the S3 THE DONKEY RACE. This amusement is frequently practised at vil-lage fairs, especially those which take place ona common, where there is good room for thesport. Although donkeys in general are notedfor any thing but their speed, there are somethat may be made to exert themselves a littleon such an occasion. The boys often get atumble; but the best part of the sport is a goodsupper, with which to conclude the entertain-ment. Thats right, honest Balaam, you step it out well!And you, master Neddy, try hard to excel:Halloo! whip and scamper, and make the dust fly!One will soon win the race, and the next by and by. Ha! there, Jockey Charley has managed a fall !He only turned round with his saddle, lhat s all;His donkey bolts forward, and flings out the wider,Not at all running worse for the loss of his rider! But Balaam is in at the post, I declare, Willi the length of his ears double measured to spare Hurrah ! for the winner, now let us all sup, With a goose for the stakes, and a can fo
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