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in one's home. If I sell him I shall never hear the last 

 of it from my old woman, as she has took such a fancy 

 to him, with all his tricks. So if you do take him, have 

 him at once, now she's away, and I can then pitch her a 

 cock-and-bull story about the horse having been stolen 

 in the night.' 



" The gentleman was too glad to secure, as he thought, 

 so great a bargain, and paid the money down, and took 

 the horse away with him then and there. Within a 

 week the purchaser returned with a long face, and said 

 that he couldn't do anything with Ginger as he had 

 rubbed his legs against all the trees and walls he had 

 passed, had nearly killed him in the hunting field, 

 had crushed his man up in the stable, and that he 

 was very handy with his front feet when led out — in 

 fact, a very dangerous horse, and he should be glad if 

 Mr. Brown would take him back. 



" But the Calmer declined, saying he had no room for 

 more horses. Of course, the buyer could not say any- 

 thing, as he had been told that he would not suit him. 

 So through telling the truth, which was too hard to 

 believe, Jim Brown parted with his favourite horse 

 Ginger." 



