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ten minutes he followed me around the ring as 

 meekly as a lamb, and within forty-five minutes 

 I was able to drive him before a vehicle, without 

 reins or side-straps, greatly to the surprise of 

 the thronofs who had assembled to witness the 

 spectacle. 



The power and efficacy of my system was so 

 completely demonstrated that the leading jour- 

 nals of the city made favorable mention of my 

 unparalleled success, while my class signalized 

 their sense of the value of my system for prop- 

 erly educating the horse by presenting me with 

 an illuminated address, the elegant execution of 

 which reflects credit on the artist, wliile the 

 courtly language and graceful sentiments are 

 worthy of the distinguished gentlemen whose 

 names it bears. Not satisfied with this, they ac- 

 companied the address with a costly tea-service 

 of silver, the intrinsic value of which was at 

 least three hundred dollars. Longf will the rec- 

 ollections of my Toronto class cluster about my 

 memory, and fill my mind with pleasing emo- 

 tions. The following is the diploma presented 



