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will be the result, and speedy death from mortification 

 will most probably follow. 



Courage. 



That the horse does not give way readily to pain, 

 there are numerous instances on record. He rushes on 

 the sword when he feels the point pierce his bosom. 

 However fatigued or ill he may be, on he plods his 

 weary way till death kindly relieves him. What other 

 animal does this ? Man himself sometimes dies from 

 over-exertion, but seldom while in the act. The dog 

 the faithful companion who never forsakes his master 

 when over-fatigued will lie down on the wayside, 

 leaving his friend to proceed alone : no entreaty can 

 urge him to exertion unto death. Not so the poor, ill- 

 requited, over-worked, abused horse ; neither pain nor 

 privation checks his services, as the following authen- 

 ticated anecdote, as well as many other instances which 

 must rush upon the memory of every horseman, or of 

 any one who reads a newspaper, serves to illustrate ; be- 

 sides, the circumstance serves to show the effect of the 

 operation, described in the preceding article on unnerv- 

 ing when performed upon an improper subject, and the 

 indomitable spirit just referred to. Hearing the follow- 

 ing tale related as having occurred in Scotland, I took 

 some pains, when travelling through that country, to 

 ascertain the particulars. 



The mare which is the subject of this story 





