THE HORSE 



" I came to school this morning/' announced Miss 

 Clare, "with a friend who seemed very glad and 

 happy over some new shoes. My father told me 

 yesterday he was going to get him some, but as he 

 has rather queer shaped feet, one can't go to the store 

 and buy him some as your father does you. If I 

 should ask you how many toes you have on each 

 foot, you would all say 'Five,' but this other friend 

 of mine has only one on each foot, and he wears his 

 shoes fastened to his toe-nails nailed right on. 

 Did you ever hear of such a queer way of wearing 

 shoes ? 



"Shall I tell you a little more about him, and per- 

 haps take his picture for you ? Well, his ears are 

 rather long and stand up quite straight like this 

 (sketching in some horse's ears over a pencil drawing 

 done the night before). His face is not as wide nor 

 his nose as large as a cow's. When we have put in 

 his four legs, his tail, and his back (sketching rapidly), 



I am quite sure you are ready to call him a" 



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