1 1 o Among Men and Horses. 



and parted. I must do Sexton the justice of saying that he 

 always gave the credit of his instructions to Sample, and not 

 to Osborn. Frank, after a short time, quitted Sample's 

 service, and went horse taming on his own account. Joe, 

 with the proverbial honesty of a seafaring man, stuck to the 

 ship, and did not leave her until the gallant craft got blown 

 up by an infernal machine, as I shall relate further on. 

 When his old skipper launched another argosy, which was 

 also destroyed, the faithful Joe again found his way on board, 

 ready to give a helping hand. Joe is a strong, sturdy fellow 

 of about middle height. He has a pleasant, English-looking 

 face, and an inexhaustible supply of good temper, which 

 must, at times, have been sorely tried by his dictatorial 

 master, who was as fond of Joe, as Joe was of him, and that 

 is saying a great deal. 



After the London fiasco, Galvayne returned to Yorkshire, 

 or wherever else he had been performing, and Sample 

 * opened ' at Norwich. He was full of confidence that he 

 would do well as soon as he got among men of whose lives 

 horses formed a large part. He was pleased with the interest 

 I had taken in his work, and told me when I was saying 

 good-bye to him that he hoped, if I went abroad again, I 

 would utilise to my profit all that I had learned from him. 



