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ridden over African deserts, South American 

 pampas and the plains and mountains of CaH- 

 fornia, Utah and Idaho; and the miles trav- 

 ersed in New York and New England might 

 be counted by thousands. But for the horse I 

 should long ago have been in the grave. 



'■' My kingdom for a horse ! " exclaimed 

 Richard. The horse has been a kingdom for 

 me. 



I could say with Campbell 



" Cease every joy to glimmer on my mind, 

 But leave, oh leave the light of hope behind, " 



that light of hope being my saddle horse. 



The late Rev. Dr. Cutler of Brooklyn, when 

 a feeble young man recovered his health by 

 riding from Portland to Savannah. His valu- 

 able life was prolonged to old age by this 

 almost daily exercise. When one of his 

 parishioners asked him how he could afford to 

 keep a horse, "his. reply was '* My dear sir, I 

 cannot afford not to keep one." 



If your business confines you to the city, 

 give the night two hours that you now steal 

 from it, and take for the day two hours 

 that you give for sleep. Take this clear gain 

 of time for horseback exercise in the park. 



