-Ml THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. 



Shall he alone discordant be 



Amidst creation's harmony ! 



Ah no ! Chase discontent away : 



It suits not with this blithesome day : 



By evil fears, is evil brought 



Then for the morrow take no thought 



Blithe as the birds aloft in air 



Be now thy heart devoid of care, 



This passing globe their only tie, 



They sing their little song and die : 



But thou shall seek thy Maker's shrine 



A glad eternity is thine. 



Dr. Hastings remarked, in continuation of the. 

 foregoing subject, that nothing more clearly proved 

 the utter state of degradation to which a generous 

 animal .may be reduced, than the present condition 

 of horses in this country. The cruelty exercised upon 

 them is a reproach to the English, and it has been 

 truly said, that < England is the hell of horses.' And 

 yet how susceptible they are of kindness, and how 

 grateful do they shew themselves for it ! In our 

 recent wars with France, instances have occurred of 

 a horse remaining by the side of his wounded mas- 

 ter, who had treated him with kindness, never quit- 

 ting him amidst the excitement, and strife, and 

 danger of battle, but bending his head over him, he 

 appeared to mourn over the fate of a kind friend 

 and protector. This ill-used animal will, indeed, 

 meet every advance of kindness and attention which 

 is made to him. He is anxious to understand, and 

 happy to please and satisfy his master, and is either 

 attached to, or afraid of him. In fact, looks to him 



