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been liard to conquer in any other way. The account you 

 give of Never Mind's propensity is not very nattering to 

 his breaker, and I hope we will not be compelled to devise 

 any other treatment than that you have pursued. The 

 boys had better not put up his check till after I get in the 

 wagon. Don't hold his head to awaken his suspicion that 

 we are expecting him to do something wrong. Now I am 

 ready. That start is certainly quiet enough. 



PUPIL. Your drive this time has been of longer dura- 

 tion. I presume you have gone over the same ground au 

 you did with the Falcon. 



PKECEPTOK. I made the same trip, but jogged slower, 

 and did not require him to show anything faster than a 

 very moderate gait. He jogs like a fox trotting, and for 

 anything I have seen is worthy of more commendation 

 than I was led to infer from your remarks. When I 

 turned him around, he was in something of a hurry to get 

 back, yet was very bidable, and seemed to enjoy the drive. 

 He will be the first one we will scrape, being fatter, and 

 requiring longer time to rid him of his superfluities. Jane, 

 we will not drive till to-morrow. I promised to rig her so 

 she could be jogged without requiring any very great out- 

 lay of strength to restrain her. The plan we will adopt 

 will be to keep her walking till she is harnessed, starting 

 her the reverse way of the track, using a chain bit ; and 

 whenever she goes faster than wanted, bring her to a full 

 stop. It will require some patience for her to learn to go 

 slow, though it is of the first importance she should be 

 taught. After a couple of months' steady work I have no 

 doubt she will be all we can ask for in that respect. The 

 colts we will work in the track, so that I can watch their 

 action. Clipper, I am glad to see, has improved wonder- 

 fully. He looks as though he had also made a trip into 

 the country. King, too, has "come out of the ashes," 

 and is not only looking better, having nearly got rid of 



