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reins — no vestige of traces. But practice had 

 rendered Shippy very perfect in all mending 

 powers. I fortunately had a dog chain and 

 one or two dog couples, so in less than no time 

 he put himself to rights, and arrived home in 

 safety, though, like Wallenstein's roan that he 

 mounted his cousin on at the battle of Leipsic, 

 " Dog chain and dog couples saw I never 

 more." 



Such was Shippy ; and, to me at least, when 

 he took his departure, he left a great blank 

 behind him. We all attended the sale of his 

 effects ; and, owing to his popularity, they sold 

 downright well. I remember it opened with 

 some old empty powder canisters, which 

 realised over sixpence a-piece; other things 

 in proportion. The pony fetched twice the 

 price he gave for it; the roundabout three 

 times its value ; and the harness — will any one 

 believe it? — realised £2. 10s. 



N.B. — It is as well to state that the round- 

 about was purchased, as well as the harness, 

 by the old farmer I have already written of; 

 who never, as a rule, bought and sold when 

 sober, which was not often. This time he was, 

 and he rued his bargain, for his old pony 

 always took him home on his back safe when 

 he was drunk; but when harnessed, was not 



