152 JUSTIN MORGAN 



CHAPTER XXI. 



DOWN HILL. 



For days after the naval battle Morgan seemed reju- 

 venated, ready to begin life all over ; life, with its 

 changes of owners, its partings, its hard work — but 

 withal, its friendships, its moments of supreme joy and 

 exaltation. 



It might be well to end the story of old Justin Morgan 

 as he stood there — so fine in his spirit and ambition — 

 watching the fight from the hill commanding the lake; 

 but one or two more incidents remain to be related which 

 will show still greater powers of endurance and pa- 

 tience in his long, hard, but nevertheless, noble life. 



On the heels of the American victory came the news 

 that the Dulaneys had been ordered back to West Point, 

 and would not take Morgan with them. It was a bitter 

 parting for the old horse and need not be dwelt upon. 

 All three realized fully, they should never meet again. 



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From Burlington Morgan was sold to Joel Goss and 

 Joseph Rogers, and taken to Claremont, New Hamp- 

 shire. Here his stable was at the ferry, on the Con- 

 necticut River, and the sight of the stream recalled his 

 youth. 



He dreamed sweet dreams of colthood; visions of his 

 mother, of Caesar, of Black Baby, came to him and he 

 was content. 



But, alas, this pleasant, peaceful life ended full soon, 

 and, in 1816 he was sold to a man by the name of Lang- 



