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rattle-snake. On foot he does not care much about the 

 urchin, and gives him to understand by surly growls and 

 bristles up that he had better keep his distance, but on 

 horseback he is out of Boxer's reach, and is a perfect 

 tyrant, flicking him in the legs when he wants to stop 

 behind for certain purposes, and trying to ride over him 

 into the bargain. 



An old sportsman I knew well had a very good plan 

 of breaking in lads for whippers-in. Upon putting a 

 whip into his pupil's hands for the first time, he gene- 

 rally gave him just a taste at starting, with " Well, Jack, 

 does it hurt ?" — " Oh yes. Sir, it do uncommon." " So 

 I thought, my lad ; now mind you don't use it too often 

 with the hounds, for they can feel as well as you." Then, 

 if he saw one riding his horse too hard up hill (and his 

 happened to be a very hilly country), he would give Jack 

 a bye-day on foot. I have seen Jack pufiing and blowing 

 like a grampus up the hills, and the squire urging him 

 to greater exertions when he was ready to drop. " Oh ! 

 Sir, I cannot go no faster, I'm bio wed already." — " Oh 

 you are, are you, Mr. Jack ; then I suppose you will 

 recollect that your horse may be blowed as well as you 

 another time." These practical lessons generally had 

 the most decided eflect ; the threat of repeating the dose 

 proving sufficient to check any little ebullition of temper, 

 either with whip or spur. Nothing like practical illus- 

 trations with some minds, whose comprehensions cannot 

 or will not take it otherwise — as the worthy pastor, who 

 could not make Farmer Coulter understand the nature 

 of a miracle without a personal experiment. 



Farmer John had often pestered his worthy rector for 

 explanations about miracles, but he never could quite 



