Io6 A WORD FROM HARRIET. 



effective. Never strike a horse in anger; never growl at 

 him, never jerk the bridle nor lines, so as to hurt his mouth; 

 never whip him, at least never severely whip him, and be 

 sure that you do not keep him in constantterror or expectancy 

 of a blow from the whip. How can a horse possess a cheer- 

 ful mind if he be always on the lookout for a cut across the 

 hack, over the sides or around the legs ! Indeed, he will 

 waste a vast amount of energy and nervous force every day 

 if kept in a state of suspense, occasioned by a free and reck- 

 less use of the lash. If any one doubts it, let him try such 

 treatment upon himself. 



A horse ought to be talked to a good deal. He under- 

 stands what is said to him very well. An intelligent horse 

 knows more than a stupid, uncultured 

 man. He is a good deal better company. 

 He is cleaner, as a rule, and gives no 

 countenance to vulgarity or profanity. He 

 is more self-respecting. He is less given 

 to bad habits. He could not be induced 

 ■ to chew nor smoke tobacco nor drink beer. 



UNHAPPY HORSE, -.^t, ^ i j i, j r i i vx, 



\\ hatever he does he does frankly, with a 

 clear conscience ; yet how often his master, who rates him- 

 self his superior, will violate his conscience and do things 

 he knows are wrong. 



A horse is moderate in the indulgence of his appetites. 

 When he gets enough to drink he stops drinking ; when he 

 eats enough he quits eating. He is not a glutton. He is not 

 quarrelsome unless made so by bad usage. He harbors no 

 animosity. He is at peace with all the world. He is gentle; 

 he is forgiving; he is faithful when other friends fail. He is 

 •contented ; the vain ambitions of the world, its discontent 

 a.nd its strivings after the forbidden or the unattainable, are 

 never his. Therefore, though often rated by the unthinking 



