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often been remarked. Thus there was a reciprocal affection, of many 

 years standing, between the Godolphin Arabian and a black cat, and 

 a portrait of the cat was taken with that of the Horse. Poor puss 

 would not long survive her friend. She placed herself, seemingly in a 

 mournful attitude, upon his dead carcase, where she remained fixed 

 until it was removed from the building, then followed it to the place of 

 burial under the gateway near the running stable, sat upon it whilst it 

 continued above ground, and afterwards crawled slowly and reluctantly 

 away, and was never seen again, until her dead body was found in the 

 hay-loft. The savage Chillaby, afterwards tamed at the Circus by 

 Hughes, and Mr. O'Kelly's Dungannon, each took a fancy to a lamb, 

 which they had as their constant companions. 



No pedigree, it has been stated, was obtained with this Horse, nor 

 the least item given, as to the country where he was bred ; but it was 

 suspected that he was stolen. That he was a Barb, and not an Ara- 

 bian, I am the more convinced, every time I contemplate his portrait. 

 As to the name or breed assigned to these foreign Horses, by their pur- 

 chasers and importers, it is of the smallest consequence. They either 

 take such name implicitly, as given by the seller, perhaps no better 

 informed than themselves, or name the animal from the country, 

 where, by chance, he is purchased. Thus, if a Horse be purchased 

 in Turkey, he is styled a Turk, although perhaps brought from Arabia 

 to the Turkish market, or bred in Turkey, from Arabian, or other 

 foreign stock. And among us sometimes, all southern Horses are 

 called Arabians. The Compton Barb was more commonly called the 

 Sedley Arabian ; and Sir John Williams' Turlc, the Houywood Ara- 

 bian. 



The following famous Horses, some of which were of great size and 

 powers, besides many others, with a great number of capital racing 

 and brood-mares, descended from the Godolphin Arabian: Lath, 

 Cade, Regulus, Babram, Blank, Dismal, Bajazet, Tamerlane, Tarquin, 

 Phoenix, Slug, Blossom, Dormouse, Skevvball, Sultan, Old England, 

 Noble, The Gower Stallion, Godolphin Colt, Cripple, Entrance. 

 The Darley Arabian got Flying Childers, Bleeding, (afterwards 



called 



