52 THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER. 



horses whose mouths and limbs were at liberty, and 

 which were turned in -to attack him. So effectually 

 did this discipline operate that he became completely 

 altered, and as remarkable for docility as he had pre- 

 viously been for savage obstinacy. 



It is related, we know not on what authority, that 

 a novel kind of jockey ship was once tried with 

 triumphant success in one of those cases we arejhere 

 ^peaking of. A well-known nobleman - 9 so runs the 

 tale, had a wild horse which nobody could ride. " I 

 know not what your lordship can do with him," said 

 some one, " but to set the monkey on his back." So 

 they put a pad on the horse, and clapped the monkey 

 upon it with a switch in his hand, wherewith he be- 

 laboured the horse, and set him into a furious kicking 

 and galloping, but pug still kept his seat. The horse 

 lay down on the ground ; but when he threw himself 

 on one side, the monkey was upon the other. He ran 

 into a wood to brush his rider off; but the monkey 

 dodged from side to side so as to avoid every tree and 

 bush, until at last the horse was so sickened and 

 fatigued and broken spirited, that he ran home to 

 the stable for protection. When the monkey was 

 removed, a boy was put in his place, and managed 

 the horse with ease. The animal never gave any 

 trouble afterwards. 



