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they do otherwise ; but I once remarked, whilst 

 watching a point to point Steeplechase in the West 

 of England, upon the extraordinarily big jumping of 

 one of the participators therein, and the reason 

 assigned by my companion was a novel, if not an 

 altogether complimentary one. '' That horse," he 

 replied — mentioning him by name — " O yes, he is a 

 terrific jumper ; but do you know why ? " I acknow- 

 ledged my ignorance of the cause, and he continued : 

 " They say he's got fever in the feet so badly that 

 he is only too glad to keep his weight off them for as 

 long a period as possible ! " 



A GOOD HUNTER. 



O matter the color ! no matter the breed ! 

 S If he gallops and jumps well and stays ; 



il *' A good horse a bad color cannot be" 's 

 my creed, 

 And I heed not what anyone says. 

 The proofs in the riding — the way the horse goes, 



And the way he trots out the next morn; 

 How's he bred ! does it matter if nobody knows 



That his sire and his dam were e'en born ? 

 Not a whit, if he carries you straight in the van, 

 And always can hold his place there; 



