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master. The first evening after the horses had 

 been a short time in the stable, to which they 

 were strangers, they were brought for the purpose 

 of being watered at the river, the common cus- 

 tom of the place. The attendant was mounted 

 upon the bay horse, the white one was known 

 to be so gentle and docile that he was allowed to 

 drink where he pleased. I happened to be stand- 

 ing close by, in company with my friend W n, 



the ferry contractor, on the Canada side, and had 

 thus an opportunity of witnessing the whole pro- 

 ceeding of old Grizzle, the name that the white 

 horse still went by. The moment he got round 

 the corner of the building, so as to have a view 

 of his home on the opposite side of the river, he 

 stopped and gazed intently. He then advanced 

 to the brink of the river, then again stopped and 

 looked earnestly across for a short time, then 

 waded into the river until the water reached his 

 chest, drank a little, lifted his head, and, with 

 his lips closed and his eyes fixed upon some 

 object on the farther shore, remained for a short 

 time perfectly motionless. Apparently having 

 made up his mind to the task, he waded further 

 into the river until the water reached his ribs, 

 when off he shot into the deep water without 

 hesitation. The current being so strong and 

 rapid, the river boiling and turmoiling over a 

 rocky bed, at the rate of six miles an hour, it 

 was impossible for the courageous animal to keep 

 a direct course across, although he breasted the 

 waves heroically and swam with remarkable vigor. 

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