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men to buy a pair of horses, paying from three to 

 four hundred dollars for them, which was considered 

 by many, an enormous price. The purchaser, after 

 keeping them a few months, would sell them again 

 for double the price he paid, to the astonishment of 

 those who considered the first price extravagant. 

 This may be attributable to the dealer's knowledge 

 of the market, and his skill in training and improving 

 their condition while they remained in his hands. 

 So we see, too, that the study of the horse is calcu- 

 lated to elevate the mind of men, as well as to replen- 

 ish his purse. 



How often do we see young men, whose almost 

 first act in life is to buy a horse, and sometimes, 

 before they are able to pay the purchase money, and 

 even part with the last cow, and every other valuable 

 before they will part with their horse. This shows 

 the great attachment man has for the horse, which 

 can be traced back through history to the ancient 

 nobleman, as well as the wild Arab. This will be 

 made more apparent hereafter. 



Among all the studs* kept by the ancient noble- 

 men, jou will find that there was scarcely ever one 

 found which was not kind and submissive to his 

 master ; the reason of this was because their mode 

 of governing them was invariably that of kind treat- 

 ment. The passion of love, in all animals, when cul- 

 tivated and fully developed, is even stronger than 

 that of fear. 



*A collection of horses. 



