. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. IN SEARCH OF A HORSE. 13 to a horse that "^'on't go;" it is an eternal trial of one's temper; many a time has the provocation brought me within an ace of Martin's penalties. 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
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. IN SEARCH OF A HORSE. 13 to a horse that "^'on't go;" it is an eternal trial of one's temper; many a time has the provocation brought me within an ace of Martin's penalties. 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 equili- brium; nay, it did more, it actually compelled a canter, and if my arm only had been in fault, I had still strength enough left, to have coaxed the canter into a gallop; but, alas! when we arrived at that. 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. Philadelphia, Pa. : J. W. Moore
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