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think of it some day when I am in town." I graduall}' became weaker, 

 as I could neither eat nor drink. One day we saw our master coming down 

 the lane, and we were both very gflad. (Banbury was quite well, but was 

 very anxious about my condition). We knew that he would do some- 

 thins^ to help me. As soon as he saw me he said, " Poor Tombov, how 

 you have failed. What is the matter?" Mr. B. was there, and after our 

 master had examined me, he said to Mr. B., "Why did you not let me 

 know that the filly was ill ? You are in town mostly everyday." He 

 said that I had influenza, and that it would require very careful nursing- 

 to pull me through. He was very angry with Mr B. for not telling him. 

 He took both Banbury and me home. I was very weak, and we had to 

 go slowly. When we reached home he rubbed something on my throat 

 and gave me some medicine, which did not taste nice but did me good. 

 He and Ernest gave me a great deal of attention, and my throat soon 

 got better, and I was able to eat. When I got strong enough he turned 

 us out to pasture on Mr. W. 's farm, where we remained until the 

 weather became cold, when we were taken back to town. The following 

 winter we both did well. One day my master put a set of harness on 

 me and drove me out on the street. I was so accustomed to harness and 

 to do as I was told that he had very little trouble with me. He did this a 

 few times, and then he hitched me to a light cutter. It was something new 

 for me to have to draw a load but I knew that it was all right, else 

 my master would not ask me to do it. He walked behind at first, but I 

 went all right, so he got into the cutter and I drew him too. He drove 

 me a little every day for a couple of weeks, and I heard him tell Ernest 

 one day that I was pretty handy now and would never give any trouble 

 in harness. The next spring we were again turned out on good pasture 

 and again taken to the stable in the fall. We were well cared for during 

 the following winter. Banbury did some regular dri\ ing, and 1 was 

 driven some to continue my education. The next spring Banbury was 

 four years old and I was three. One day a man came to the stable and 

 looked at all the horses. He asked if Banbury was for sale, and my 

 master said, "Yes, I will sell him ; he will make an excellent lady's 

 saddle horse." The man said that he wanted him to send to South Africa 

 with the mounted infantry. My master then said, " Well, you can not 

 have him, as I will not sell him for that purpose;" so the man went away, 

 and I was glad that he could not get Banbury to send to the wars. After 

 a little while a lady came to the office one day and asked my master if 

 he had a good saddle horse to sell. Banbury was taken out for her 

 inspection. She liked his looks and asked if she might ride him. My 

 mistress's saddle and bridle were put on him, and the lady mounted and 

 rode away. When she came back she said she liked him, that his prices 

 were good, and he had an excellent mouth and good manners. She 

 bought him. I was sorry to see him leave the stable, but glad that he 

 had been bought by a kind lady who wanted him for herself. My master 

 saw him a few months later, and I heard him tell Ernest that he looked 

 well, that he was homesick for a few weeks, but was now quite contented 

 and happy in his new^ home, that his mistress was kind to him and very 

 fond and proud of him. One day Mr. T., a friend of my master's, asked 



