put high clieclc reins on me and bh'nkers over my eyes 

 and they beat me for ahnost nothing and jerked my poor mouth 

 until it is sore and bleeding. I get no rest on Sunday, for 

 they drive me into the countiy and half starve me and expect 

 me to be good-natured. They seldom water me when I want a 

 drink and when they whipped me today for nothing I got so ter- 

 ribly mad that I kicked over the traces and smashed things. I 

 saw them shoot a real fine thorouglibred horse who fell in the hunt 

 the other day and broke his leg. My leg is broken and I can see 

 what kind of a finish I am going to make. I wish I had remem- 

 bered what my poor old mother told me, never to run away. But 

 there are some things no horse can stand." 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Impressions of King Rex and Cuba. 



When my education was pretty well completed my Master 

 was anxious to have me show the world what I knew and could 

 do, the same as people. And everywhere I went thousands of the 

 very finest people crowded around to see me and to express sur- 

 prise. I didn't care so much for their praise and wonderment, but 

 I wanted to please Master, who put a ticket seller at the front 

 door and made everybody pay that came to see me perform. More 

 people came to see 

 my acting than any 

 other attraction on 

 the World's Fair 

 grounds where we 

 visited. I felt very 

 sorry for some of the 

 show managers be- 

 cause nearly every- 

 body came to me, 

 while nobody scarce- 

 ly went to see their 

 exhibitions. For sev- 

 eral years I have 



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