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an umbrella while on his back, tied tin pans to his 

 tail, gave him my full and complete test, and the ani- 

 mal showed plainly that I was his master, and was now 

 as tractable as he was disobedient and refractory be- 

 fore. I made him perform feats and tricks, my suc- 

 cess being so apparent that it seemed as if the audience 



THE HORSE RESOLUTE. 



would never cease applauding. In handling this horse 

 I placed him in an enclosure or ring about fifteen feet 

 in diameter, without even a halter on him. Approach- 

 ing him, I snapped the whip, at which the horse turned 

 upon me with his heels. I gave him a sharp cut around 

 the ankles, until he turned his head towards me; I then 

 patted his face and head. He soon learned it was far 



