The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



its aspects, put the driving reins on him with 

 a short leading rein coiled up for subsequent 

 use. Walk in front, using the driving reins, 

 and get your men, each holding a shaft, to 

 follow him with the buggy behind as close up 

 as possible. A quarter of a mile of this will 

 do. Then stop, give him a bit of sugar, coil 

 up the driving reins and tie them up on his 

 back, have the leading rein ready and get the 

 two men, while you talk to Disciple, to bring 

 the buggy up quite slowly and put the shafts 

 in the tugs. Tell them to hold them there 

 by the pressure of their fingers when you 

 presently lead the horse on. It is not the 

 least likely that Disciple will object to have 

 the buggy follow him so closely, as he knows 

 all about it, and you have already taught him 

 to pull ; but it is well always to be prepared 

 for any eventuality. Therefore do not have 

 the traces fastened to the pull-bar, or the 

 breechings to the shafts, at this first essay. 

 He will get the sense of pull all right through 

 the shafts being held in the tugs, and if, by any 

 unlikely chance, Disciple did make a fuss, it 

 is quite easy for the men — but only on your 

 order — to release the shafts and fall behind 

 with the buggy. 



This eventuality, and what they are to do 

 in case of trouble, having been explained to 

 your men and properly understood, start 

 Disciple with the words "Walk" and "Pull," 



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