when he said: "Come, Trixic, ami put your front feet into this 

 machine," 1 ahnost fell dead. I tlK)ufz;ht that he must have lost his 

 mind or that I didn't understand. But I fjrew bolder and smelled 

 of the "horseless carriage" all over and finally put my feet into 

 the bed of the machine and wasn't afraid. Of course now when 

 I have knowledj^e I don't care at all for automobiles. 



If m\- Master had whipped me and jerked me as some cruel 

 and foolish men jerk and whip their horses I would have been 

 scared to death. I hope the day will come when all masters will 

 learn how nervous horses are natvirally and u ill not be so brutally 

 ignorant of the horse's wants and needs. 



CHAPTER IV. 



My Kindergarten Work. 



My kindergarten work was the important foundation of my 

 education. I grew up as a member of my Master's household. I 

 played with the children and they seemed to love me as much as I 

 loved them. And I learned many of the things they learned. 

 Young Master Ray used to play innocent little tricks on me just 

 for fun. I did not understand him then and my heart often was 

 wounded because I thought I had done some wrong. But when 

 he would laugh and throw his arms around ni}' neck and hug me 

 I knew that it was 

 all right and I was 

 happy again. When 

 I would play with 

 the children in the 

 orchard they would 

 hold up an apple and 

 pronounce the name 

 and I soon knew 

 what apple was and 

 I told them so in my 

 sign language, which 

 I have learned is 

 universal. And 



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