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required of him. Until the spirit of 

 rebellion is awakened, he is as anxious 

 to avoid the perils of battle as his 

 master should be. If upon an occasion 

 he declines to perform some movement 

 that is required of him, let his attention 

 be turned to that which will please him, 

 and his obedience in this will induce his 

 obedience afterwards to the first demand. 

 To give up to him after a battle will 

 confirm his obstinacy, but he will soon 

 forget his unnoticed defiance. Under 

 proper treatment, he will in time yield to 

 the will of his master without dreamingr 

 of resistance. 



The story of Tarleton taming his 

 savage steed with bloody spurs, and the 

 vivid descriptions of the manner in which 

 the Mexican breaks the spirit of the 



