22 TAMING HORSES. 



teach one, so that in a few days he will suffer no 

 one to ride him but his master. 



At the time I discovered this secret, I was teach- 

 ing, (and had been for some time,) the public 

 school or college of Attakapas on my plantation, 

 close to the town, and in my own buildings ; for 

 the edifice designed for that purpose had been 

 burnt down some time before. I received, besides 

 what each student paid me for board and tuition a 

 compensation for the use of my buildings, as well 

 as the annual pension from the government of the 

 state of Louisiana ; and as I taught the Latin and 

 Greek languages, as well as the French, English 

 and Spanish, I had a great number of students, 

 from different parts of the state, and from other 

 states, which rendered my business pretty lucrative. 

 This was one reason why I did not turn my atten- 

 tion at that time to the gain I might expect to reap 

 from this discovery. 



In 1815, I met with a man by the name of 

 Thomas Drinnen, who appeared to me rather ec- 

 centric in some respects, but an active, intelligent 

 man, and very fond of horses. I told him I had 

 discovered a secret to break them in a few hours. 

 He wanted me to reveal it to him. I told him I 

 would let him know enough of it to astonish the 

 public, if he would go to Attakapas with me; for 

 it was in the time of vacation, and I was on the 



