HORSES — THEIR FINAL USES 221 



We were fortunate to get a front seat, and when I said 

 ' good-morning,' coachee touched his hat with his whip. 



' You've a fine pair of horses there, but I rather like the 

 off horse best. How long have you been driving them ? ' 



' Yer see, Udy, 'as 'ow h'it's like this, h'lve been a driven' 

 this h'off 'orse my h'own self fer the space o' fifteen year, 

 an' 'e don't look that old yet, do 'eV 



' No, indeed, he does not,' I laughed ; ' but they have 

 to make very long journeys, day in and day out, don't 

 they?' 



' Now, that's wher' yer h'all wnong, miss, h'l drives an' 'as 

 the care of fourteen to sixteen 'orses, an' h'l takes h'every 

 one of 'em h'out, h'in pairs, h'every day ! ' 



' But how do you manage that ? ' 



' Well, yer see, lidy, as 'ow my 'orses makes h'only one 

 trip h'in the twenty-four 'ours, an' when we gits back, 

 h'another pair's ready fer me, an' so we starts h'out fresh 

 h'every trip.' 



' And that is all the work they do in a day ! How long 

 is the trip ? ' 



' Mine's h'about fifteen miles, an' h'l'm alius back h'in 

 time.' 



' Do you never hurry your horses ? ' 



' 'Tain't no use, miss ! They knows well's h'l do as 'ow 

 they're makin' good time, an' ther h'aint no sense a 'urryin' 

 of 'em to death. They goes stiddy right h'along h'all the 

 time, jest as they're goin' now.' 



' And do you go out every trip ? ' 



' Yes, lidy — KI makes seven to h'eight trips h'every day, 

 but h'l takes h'out a fresh pair of 'orses h'every time h'l 

 goes.' 



' Well,' said the lady, as we descended, still nursing her 



