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his vigorous and fearless style. He turned to a group 

 of officials. 



''I see, gentlemen," he said, in a tone of genuine ap- 

 preciation, ''that Vermont can produce a horse worthy of 

 her heroes !" 



A moment later and he had thrown his leg over the 

 back of the proudest horse in America! 



THE END. 



Morgan passed the remainder of his life in the kind 

 care of Mr. Bean, of Chelsea. He died from the effects 

 of a kick from another horse, in 1821, at the advanced 

 agfe of thirty-two years. 



