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 utive, but many of them are of perfect symmetry and extra- 

 ordinary powers of action and endurance." One served as a 

 pony for the boys of a family of Accomac for several genera- 

 tions; another could trot his fifteen miles in the hour; still 

 another that it was believed could trot his thirty miles in two 

 hours." 



This account has been introduced to prove still more clearly 

 what has been already stated in connection with the wild 

 horse of the plains, that man has ne^er accomplished, with 

 all his plans and schemes of improvei^nt of Nature's work, 

 what IlTature is constantly doing in th^ same department, 

 unassisted by him. 



Man has been trying, in all ages of the wArld, to do I^ature's 

 work; has interfered with her laws, and tried to control her 

 action. And Nature has been, when obstructed, silentl}^ at 

 work, far outstripping him,*, and showing a perfection of 

 beauty, of symmetry, and power that puts to shame and re- 

 bukes the madness of the prophet, and exhibits so clearly 

 the weakness of man and his folly. 



Whenever man undertakes to do the work*|Of the Creator, 

 he mars its beauty and excellency, and introdilces discord and 

 death as the result of his patch-work. \ 



The beach horse is the Canadian pony breed, originally 

 from the south of France, and is of the same race. as the In- 

 dian pony. The wild horse of the plains is of the old Spanish 

 stock and the pure Andalusian, propagated and improved by 

 Nature's in-and-in during hundreds of years. The fine bloods 

 of England and America are crosses of the Arabian with 

 several others, and none of them come near equaling the 

 original. Many an Arab of the desert can sell his mare or 

 horse for two and three thousand dollars, ^nd a stallion from 

 the cavalcade of one of the more power^l Sheiks will bring 

 almost fabulous prices. / 



A fine Andalusian may be met with occasionally in this 

 beautiful valley in Spain, but Spanish in-and-in crossing of 

 a former age has nearly destroyed the race. The pure races 

 far exceed in longevity any of the mixed breeds. The pony 



