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indulged in cautiously and slowly. In short, she had 

 managed by her conduct in the harness to have all 

 the driving done by the other horse, which is a will- 

 ing if rough-gaited traveller. As we couldn't spend 

 a whole day on the road when it became necessary 

 to go to the village we stopped trying to use the old 

 malingerer. And it is not that she is so old, for she 

 isn't. But whenever the harness was put on her 

 back she seemed to develop sleeping sickness or some 

 other obscure ailment, so we gave up using her ex- 

 cept for farm work. But blue grass will out, and 

 now we have fathomed her deep duplicity. She has 

 simply been imposing on our good nature and there 

 are strenuous days ahead for her. 



A couple of days ago she and her colts were 

 turned out for a run while the chores were being at- 

 tended to. They seemed to enjoy their freedom and 

 galloped around the field until they appeared to be 

 tired. By the time the chores were done they were 

 all standing at the barnyard gate, waiting to be let 

 through, and I suspected nothing. When I opened 

 the gate I reached for Dolly's halter, but she wheeled 

 in her tracks and let fly at me with both heels. At 

 the same instant the two-year-old crowded up and I 



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