to get an education and be an equine star of the first magnitude. 

 I am told that my father is still giving exhibitions of his skill and 

 learning on the Atlantic seaboard, and has been greatly praised 

 for his cle\er work. So you see I came from a race of actors and 

 performers. I have had advantages that few horses can boast. 



I felt a little despondent at first, as no one semed to care for 

 mc particularly, and when I tried to indicate to them that I wanted 

 them to teach me they stroked me roughly and would often say, 

 "Be gone!" But dear, good, kind-hearted mother consoled me by 

 saying, "You are .voung yet ; be of good cheer, be gentle and wait 

 for your opportunity that comes once to every horse, and then 

 make the most of it." 



Well, I thank my lucky star the fortunate day came at last; 

 my beloved master and benefactor came. But for him I might be 

 drawing milk-carts or doing other menial service today. ^ The 

 moment I saw him I was strangely impressed. I went right to 

 him and laid my head in his arms. I don't know what made me 

 do It. He patted me and stroked my mane and I was supremely 

 happy, 1 don't know how I was so strangely drawn to him. I 

 had heard of hypnotism and I wondered if he had cast a spell about 

 me. Surely I was charmed by the magic of his eye. I felt that 

 there was to be a great change in my life. And although I had 

 never seen this man before I knew instinctively that I was to follow 

 his fortunes. He seemed so kind, so gentle and noble in my mind 

 that I was deter- 

 mined to reciprocate 

 his gentleness in ev- 

 er)- way possible. I 

 heard them call him 

 Mr. Barnes and I 

 afterwards learned 

 that his full name 

 was William Harri- 

 son Barnes. A funny 

 idea struck me. I 

 thought that t h e 

 name of Barnes 

 ought to prove pop- 



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