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strong evidences of the Morgan in her conforma- 

 tion, her courage, and her quiet, gentle ways. 

 And when bred to Electric Jim (2.16J), first 

 dam Sukey M. (2.21), second dam Wilkes Jane 

 (2.12^), what record would daunt her foal. 



It might be well, I had known men to get 

 into the judges' stand for less reasons than that. 

 I even might sit in the sulky and have a card 

 with a number on it fastened to my sleeve. 

 " Gentleman driver" was by no means a title with- 

 out honor. Perhaps the many trials and losses I 

 had suffered in my farm and garden investments 

 might in a way be a sort of preparation designed 

 to make me appreciate all the more my success 

 as a horse-breeder, just as a man sometimes eats 

 heartily of salt fish before attending a banquet 

 at which wine is to flow freely. 



At all events, should her get not be a racer, 

 the ownership of a finely bred, game roadster, 

 with all that goes to make up a gentleman's 

 driving outfit, would certainly afford me great 

 pleasure, as would the casual mention of Elec- 

 tric Jim (2.16 J), first dam Sukey M. (2.21), 

 second dam Wilkes Jane (2.12J). 



True, I had never heard of these famous horses 

 except in the advertisement referred to, but their 

 records were unquestionably genuine, and some 

 day when I had time enough I would look them 

 up, and paste their records in my stud-book, 



