14 ^Tit for 5Eat. 



Will did, and the bargain was soon struck between 

 them, for the horse was a good-looking one, and 

 being old acquaintances and nearish neighbours, our 

 friend, well satisfied and with no misgivings, took 

 " the green one " away with him there and then in 

 exchange for eighty golden guineas. 



What a rank and unmanageable brute he was, 

 however, he soon found out, although he never 

 owned it to a soul until he had taken the revenge 

 which I am about to relate. 



Suffice it to say, respecting the horse, that he was 

 very glad to get out of him three weeks later for an 

 insignificant twenty sovereigns. 



Months intervened, and again the heroes of my 

 story met — old Brigs being no less delighted than 

 astonished at Will Horseman's profuse thanks for 

 the good turn he had so recently done him, and 

 when the latter added, " Mr. Brigs, I sold that 

 horse well (which was true), and should like to make 

 you some suitable return," how greatly the older 

 gentleman mentally pitied the purchaser of that 

 diabolical chestnut can be more easily imagined 

 than described. 



Their conversation then turned upon other horses, 

 and their meeting ended by Horseman transferring 



