100 DRIVING AS I FOUND IT. 



ain't the kind Tfe been used to," and I know he spoke 

 the truth. He was saved the trouble of becoming very 

 familiar with it by having his return car fare paid to 

 Newport. 



There are certainly a good many coachmen who never 

 aspire to drive more than one or a pair, wlio are sadly 

 deficient in knowing how to hit a horse without break- 

 ing the whip. There is sometimes an excuse for break- 

 ing the thong, as it may become rotten tlirough having 

 been exposed to wet or the constant use of pipe clay, 

 which is sometimes used to keep the thong white. The 

 stock is often broken through a flaw in the wood or 

 unavoidable accidents, but in most cases it is broken 

 by hitting the horse witn the stick instead of Avith the 

 thong, which is intended for that purpose only. Coach- 

 men who cannot hit a horse effecfively with a light 

 whip and without being obliged to have the top half 

 whalebone should never be allowed to use one, a bale 

 stick or plough handle would suit them better. 



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