THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



and she waltzed round and round, like a tee- 

 totum. The children, who knew no fear, 

 thought it was great fun to cling to her mane 

 through such performances, so no one inter- 

 rupted at first, and, unfortunately, she had 

 never been accustomed to the small cart, or 

 taught any useful habits, though she could 

 open doors, untie neckties, jump poles, even 

 lie down when told to, and perform lots of such 

 tricks. 



When she was about three years of age, Mr. 

 Fred broke her to harness, and the two- wheeled 

 road cart. I commenced using her, hoping 

 that I should be able to break her, gradually, 

 of the rearing habit. One day at the village 

 I had to wait for some things at the store. 

 The old gentleman came out to chat, and com- 

 menced to smooth Zephyrina's forelock, a 

 liberty which the young lady resented. Up 

 went her front feet, and she indulged in a 

 lively waltz, whirling the cart round and round, 

 whilst the old gentleman yelled curse words at 

 her, and foolishly tried to get near the back 



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