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time ago ran away with a load of furniture, and with 

 divers other loads since. She frightened at paper, flags- 

 and umhrellas, and has alwa3^s been unsafe for the best 

 drivers. The Professor said the first thing she needed, 

 was to understand she had a master, and he would 

 therefore throw her down a few times, to open a train 

 of thought for her. He had hard work to do it, and 

 when down he brought a string of tin pans and rattled 

 them. She struggled in her fright and got up, but 

 was thrown again and again, and each time the pan& 

 were tried. In five minutes she would not look at them,, 

 and loose paper was tried. This was too much, and for 

 a time she would not give it a friendly sniff, but in the 

 end concluded it was harmless. Hoisted umbrellas- 

 and waving flags were tried, and then she was permit- 

 ted to rise and try all of them. She flinched at firsts 

 but at last she went around the ring with loose paper 

 in her straps, flags in her bridle and an umbrella over 

 her head. She did this without being held by the lines^, 

 and when the audience cheered she pricked up her ears 

 and, nodded her head as if in appreciation of the compli- 

 ment. It was conceded that the handsome animal was 

 worth a great deal more money when she went out 

 than when she came in. Several ministers and a num- 

 ber of ladies were interested spectators. It was a prac- 

 tical lecture. of great value, and the series to follow^ will 

 do everv one who sees and hears them great good. 



The f ollo^^ing is a recommendation written by one 

 of the most prominent and highly esteemed citizens of 



