tion brought me within an ace of Martin's penal- 

 ties. My " castle" had " no go " at all in him. 

 When I first brought him out of the seller's stable, 

 he seemed as gay as a lark ; but I suppose he had 

 not been used for a twelvemonth ; at the end of a 

 mile all his " pluck" was gone^ and my wrath began : 

 my spurs were sharp, but he kicked ! A good ash- 

 stick brought him to his senses, and restored the 

 equilibrium ; nay, it did more, it actually compelled 

 a canter, and if my arm only had been in fault, T 

 had still strength enough left, to have coaxed the 

 canter into a gallop ; but, alas ! when we arrived at 

 that focus of roads and confusion. Battle-bridge, 

 whether it was that he knew not which course to 

 take, I cannot say, but he paused in his full career 

 so abruptly, that I found myself upon his neck, 



