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occasions, wliile his animal was cantering round tlie field in 

 which it was turned out to graze, commenced playing upon 

 a cornet, when the animal would suddenly stop and prick 

 up his ears as though listening most attentively to the 

 strains of the instrument ; he has also, when the animal — 

 a beautiful bay mare — was in her loose box in the stable, 

 caused the stable door to be thrown open and at the same 

 time has opened his sitting-room window, and commenced 

 playing an air upon the pianoforte, when the mare would 

 immediately leave the stable and come trotting and neighing 

 directly to the window whence the sounds emanated ; an 

 illustration which goes far to prove that music, which is said 

 to possess ^' charms to soothe the savage breast," has a 

 wonderful and lasting effect on the equidoe. 



