sick. 1 was pleased with my lesson, however. Then my Master 

 offered me a bunch of thistles and they stung my nostrils and I 

 shook my head just as my Master did. My Master patted me 

 and said, "That's ripjht; shake your head when j'ou want to say 

 'No.' " I was making progress and I was happy. Then Master 

 pointed out objects and pronounced their names and showed me 

 pictures and repeated their names, oh, ever-so-many times a day. 

 I often wonder at the patience my Master had with me. But he 

 was good and kind and I slowly learned a great deal. I tried 

 to pronounce my Master's words as he said them, but I couldn't. 

 A horse learns and remembers best by kind treatment. 



When I couldn't understand a thing I always shook my head. 

 Master then would show me an object or explain his meaning 

 clearly in some way. Although I was studious I did not know as 

 much as I wanted to know the first and second year. My Master 

 was practical and took lots of pains to teach me. You know a 

 horse satisfiies his curiosity a great deal by smelling. If a horse 

 is allowed to smell out an object and it doesn't hurt him he will 

 never be afraid of that thing again, unless it changes its form, 

 its noises, or does some new stunt. 



I shall never forget the first automobile I met. Scared ? Well, 

 I felt as though I could jump over the moon just as easily as I 

 wink an eye. I trembled like a leaf and my nerves were at a 

 tension that was terrible. I thought it was the Devil I had heard 



Master speak about. 

 Master didn't seem 

 afraid and I won- 

 dered at that. He 

 said to me quietly. 

 "Don't be afraid, 

 Trixie, it won't hurt 

 you." I was mighty 

 glad to hear him say 

 this, but I still had 

 ni}^ doubts and was 

 trembling violently. 

 I had confidence in 

 my Master, and 



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