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mule ; he still moaned and would not be comforted. And 

 when, two hours later, the little procession of horsemen 

 filed past him and he saw for the last time his beloved 

 Ansha, and heard her farewell whinny, his lamentations 

 redoubled. They were the last sounds that smote the 

 ears of the departing cavalcade. 



Thus came the famous Arabian mare into Europe, and 

 her descendants are among the most noted horses on 

 European soil. — From June number of ' St Nicholas^^ iS93> 

 with written permission from the publishers. 



