THE COLT 



fricassees. His appearance reminded me of a re- 

 mark I once heard : "We shall soon have a horse, 

 for we already have the frame up." And besides be- 

 ing all legs, his legs are all joints. Still, "he has his 

 mother's eyes," and I suppose that makes up for 

 everything else. Real framers who have looked at 

 him say that he is the makings of a fine horse, and 

 they have seen lots of colts at his age that were more 

 gangling and wobbly. Just now there is a fierce dis- 

 cussion raging as to what he shall be named, but 

 there is a strong probability that he will be called 

 "Brownie," though I am assured that in a few years 

 he will be called "The Old Grey." 



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