256 BREAKING A HORSE. 



people about, as it was early in the 

 morning, we unbuckled his traces, got 

 him out, and with the other horse drew 

 the break out in the corn market, and 

 put him to again, as I was not to be 

 beaten without a further trial. My friend, 

 therefore, procured me a whisp of straw, 

 and strewed it on the ground under 

 him, and when I was ready set fire to 

 it ; the animal made two or three plunges 

 clear of the straw, and then threw 

 himself down. 



Satisfied now that he might be 

 made to go, but not by such means, 

 I thought I would try another element 

 which I had before seen applied with 

 success. After getting him up, I had 

 him taken down to the canal, where I 

 found a barge just going to start with 

 two horses at length ; giving the barge- 

 man 2s. 6d. to lend me some draught 

 harness, with his permission we put him 



