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When the Arab falls from his mare (observes 

 Smith on breeders,) and is unable to rise, she will 

 stop and neigh until assistance arrives ; if he lies 

 down to sleep, as fatigue sometimes compels him in 

 the midst of the desert, she stands watchful over him, 

 and neighs and arouses him, if either man or beast 

 approaches. 



Allow me to give place to the following anecdotes 

 (which are well authenticated,) partly to show the 

 love and great attachment of the Arab (as well as 

 others) for the horse, as well as that of the horse for 

 his master. 



An old Arab had a valuable mare that had carried 

 him for fifteen years in many a hard fought bitttle 

 and in many a rapid, weary march. Although eighty 

 years old, and unable longer to ride her, he gave her 

 and a scimeter that had been his father s, to his eldest 

 son, and told him to appreciate their value, and never 

 lie down to rest until he had rubbed them both as 

 bright as a looking glass. In the first skirmish that 

 the young man was engaged in, he was killed, and 

 the mare fell into the hands of the enemy. When 

 the news reached the old man, he exclaimed, "Life 

 is no longer worth possessing, for I have lost both 

 my son and mare, and I grieve as much for one as 

 the other," and he immediately sickened and died. 



The following comes home to the bosom of every 

 one possessed of common feeling : The whole stock 

 of an Arab of the desert consisted of a mare. The 

 French Consul offered to purchase her in order to 



