ABOUT 



BUYING A HORSE. 



CHAPTER I. 



ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF A HORSE. 



OW my pony is getting old. Not strong enough 

 to take a party of six fourteen miles without 

 what they call "showing signs of distress." 

 Tell every one, for months, that I must get a 

 horse. Or say " Cob." Cob sounds more modest : more 

 like a person who keeps only one. "Horse" sounds like 

 getting a Derby winner. Also, for another reason, if I say 

 at a large dinner party " I must get a new horse," it gives the 

 idea of my having a stud, consisting of a lot of old ones, and 

 that I am going to "add to their number," as they say on 

 Committees. 



I consult my friend Gloppin on the subject. I generally 

 consult him on any matters connected with horseflesh, on 

 account of his sporting reputation, which he first gained 



