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attempted to cross had gone down under the weight 

 of a farmer's empty wagon, killing one horse and 

 seriously injuring the farmer. I have often wondered 

 how Lady Lee could have known that bridge was 

 unsafe. Her quick sensibilities possibly felt some 

 ominous tremble the last time she had crossed it. A 

 vibration, such as men might fail to notice, is often 

 felt by even so ponderous an animal as an elephant ; 

 why, then, should not a finely bred horse, every atom 

 of whose body is alive with feeling, detect material 

 dangers that duller senses overlook ? Be that as it 

 may, we were saved by Lady Lee from crossing the 

 bridge which went down under the weight of the 

 next one who essayed it. 



I found that Lady Lee possessed great possibilities 

 of speed. Her gait was natural and easy. In ordi- 

 nary travel she assumed the long swinging step uni- 

 versal with roadsters ; but when called upon for any 

 special effort, her entire manner changed. She seized 

 the bit firmly, threw her ears back, lowered her body 

 as it seemed almost a foot, spread her flanks so that 

 her hind feet fell fully six inches outside of the fore 

 feet, and without a particle of lateral motion shot 



