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hira : I know he would kill him, though Beelzebub 

 himself had been to work at him since the time you 

 first went into the stable ! " I then went and put 

 on the bridle myself, and took it off; then he 

 agreed to let the little Indian do the same, which 

 he did, as may be supposed, in a very awkward, 

 fumbling manner, standing all the while in a chair, 

 to the great surprise of his master, Avho then came 

 in and bridled him himself, and made me a pre- 

 sent of eight doubloons, (a hundred and twenty- 

 four dollars.) 



TO BREAK A HORSE OF KICKING. 



Handle the kicking horse in the forehead, and 

 from thence every where, except his legs and feet. 

 Then tie up one of his fore legs, (no matter which) ; 

 handle him gently all over, and descend, by de- 

 grees to his feet, always speaking to him : he will 

 let you handle them in a few minutes. Untie his 

 fore leg, and go through the same ceremony. 

 After repeating this operation two or three times, 

 he will let any one handle his feet with the great- 

 est ease imaginable. 



