The farm-yard club of Jotham: . which he now felt would be in-terrupted and perhaps broken. He was approaching asharp turn in the highway of life ; he knew it; and hisheart sunk within him. But the Club met on the call of Mr. Thomas, and Jones, having got himself up with more odorif-erous elaboration than on any former occasion, drew forththe remainder of the essay of his young medical friend,and proceeded to read an essay on COLTS, AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM; WITH A FEWREMARKS ON BOYS. When a colt is born into a family, especial])- if his lot is castin pleasant places and he has a good
The farm-yard club of Jotham: . which he now felt would be in-terrupted and perhaps broken. He was approaching asharp turn in the highway of life ; he knew it; and hisheart sunk within him. But the Club met on the call of Mr. Thomas, and Jones, having got himself up with more odorif-erous elaboration than on any former occasion, drew forththe remainder of the essay of his young medical friend,and proceeded to read an essay on COLTS, AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM; WITH A FEWREMARKS ON BOYS. When a colt is born into a family, especial])- if his lot is castin pleasant places and he has a goodly heritage, the foremost 568 THE FARM-YARD CLUB OF JOTHAM. clanger is that he will be spoiled in early life. It really seemsas if all the owners of horses endeavored to ascertain how inthe most expeditious manner to ruin them. The natural ten-dency of a horse, young or old, is to preserve himself in a soundand healthy condition. The wear and tear of a life of hardwork, and the injurious effects of a life of luxury and ease are. Till, ilOKSE AND HIS KIDIiR, AFTER BEWICK. about equally destructive to him ; and the price he is obliged topay for his intimacy with man, and the care and attention hereceives at his hands, is the loss, in a large or a small degree, ofthe robust health and elastic animal spirits, and the aboundingand joyous and painless power of motion, with which natureendows him. A colt is a happy thing in the beginning, — hap-pier than a child ; a horse is intended to be a happy tliing^through life, — happier than a man. But the folly and mis-fortune which sadden and weaken the master bear heavily also-upon his dumb and patient servant. The two travel a hardroad together, and both are obliged to pay the penalty whichshould in justice fall upon one. If this is one of the inevitableconsequences of the decree which gives man dominion over thefowls of the air and the beasts of the field, I suppose men andanimals must silently and patiently submit and obey. But itmay
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