THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



who has never been handled or restrained in 

 any way, to be suddenly corraled and broken 

 to harness. Notice the number of horses who 

 cannot be safely driven up to a moving train, 

 and you must be convinced how difficult the 

 habits of youth are to be overcome. There is 

 a solidity about baby creatures which makes 

 them accept things that would strike terror to 

 the soul of older animals, with comparative in- 

 difference. If, for any reason, colts have to 

 be neglected until their second or third year, 

 or in the case of buying, as we did our stallion 

 " Mogul," the first thing is to get on friendly 

 terms. 



We turned " Mogul " into the small pad- 

 dock, as the grass was scant at the time we 

 bought him, and coaxed him to us with a pan 

 of oats and salt. At first he resented any at- 

 tempt to pet or caress him, but, after a few 

 days, he accepted such attentions with an air 

 of resignation, which gradually gave place to 

 pleasure and appreciation, that grew until he 

 took the initiative, on seeing any of us at the 



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