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practised upon him, however unreasonable it may be. He can- 

 not, consequently, decide as to what he should, or should not 

 do, not having the requisite faculties to enable him to argue the 

 justice of the thing demanded of him. Had he such faculties, 

 taking into consideration his superior strength, he would be 

 useless to man as a servant. If he had mind in proportion to 

 his strength, he would roam through the fields at large, yield- 

 ing service to no one. His nature has been wisely formed to 

 be operated upon by the knowledge of man according to the 

 dictates of his will, and he may properly be termed an uncon-. 

 scions submissive servant. This truth is verified in every day's 

 experience by the abuse to which he is subjected. Any oue 

 who chooses to be so cruel can mount the noble steed, and run 

 him till he drops with fatigue, or, as is often the case with the 

 more spirited, falls dead beneath his rider. If he had the power 

 to reason, would he not rear and pitch his rider, rather than 

 suffer him to run him to death ? Happily for us, he has no 

 thought of disobedience, except by impulse caused by the vio- 

 lation of the law of his nature. If then, he is disobedient, it is 

 the fault of man. 



As to the second : the fact that the horse is unconscious of 

 the amount of his strength, can be proven to the satisfaction 

 of any one. Were it otherwise, the light vehicle in which he 

 is placed, the slender reins and harness which guide and con- 

 fine him, would be snapped asunder in an instant, at his own 

 volition ; no hitching-post could restrain him against his will, 

 no saddle girth be placed around his body. These facts, 

 made common by every-day occurrence, are not regarded as 

 anything wonderful. Their continued existence serves to re- 

 move us from all consideration of them. 



