122 BREAKING. 



of a general officer, or ready accoutred for 

 the champion of England to make his pubUc 

 entry into Westminster-Hall. My instruc- 

 tions were to ride him for some time '' in his 

 tackle, though he was as %i:ell broke, as steachjy 

 temperate^ and safe, as any horse in the 

 kingdom." My very first excursion, how- 

 ever, convinced me of the honour and pro- 

 bity of this scientific operator ; for the colt 

 was in possessionof every vice without a sin-^ 

 gle peifection in his favour, except a wonder- 

 ful alacrity at stepping, which he had the 

 kindness to do, unsolicited at every public 

 house upon the different roads for some miles 

 round : to all which he had been rotationally 

 led, and daily placed for many hours in th^ 

 stable of one or the other, while his indefati- 

 gable tutor was, like "friend Razor* in the 

 Upholsterer, constantly getting drunk for 

 the good of his country ! 



As I before said, he was miuch worse in 

 qualities and condition than at his depar- 

 ture ; but as the reward had been gradually 

 drained during the time the supposed work 

 was in hand, purchased experience and pa-^ 

 tieut repentance were the only remaining coif* 



