330 HORSE AND MAN. 



them acted as a funnel, and allowed the wind to blow 

 with double fury over the imprisoned animal. 



There the poor horse remained, having nothing to 

 eat or drink, no covering, and the furious wind blow- 

 ing over its unprotected body. It was discovered 

 accidentally, and, strangely enough, seemed little the 

 worse for its long imprisonment. Fortunately, it was 

 a horse that had only lately been imported from the 

 West, and so had not been accustomed to the hot 

 stables of New England. Moreover, it had not been 

 clipped, and, therefore, was wearing the natural great- 

 coat which is provided for every horse at the end of 

 autumn. 



This little history is so valuable in corroborating 

 Colonel Dodge's account of the horse's power of 

 endurance, that I am glad of the opportunity of 

 including it in this book. 



ON my return home, I found awaiting me a vast mass 

 of correspondence. Among the letters was a long one 

 from Australia, giving accounts of several pet animals. 

 One of these animals was a horse named ' Sam,' who 

 displayed such a talent for ' jockeying' his owner, after 

 the fashion of the American horse mentioned on page 

 259, that I insert it here, rather than omit it alto- 

 gether. 



The wife of Mr. N., the owner of ' Sam,' is now in 



