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down to the privates of the 8th dragoons, who contri- 

 buted their prize money, to the amount of 500 ster- 

 ling, to retain this commemoration of their late com- 

 mander. The charger was always led at the head of 

 the regiment on a march, and at the station of Cawn- 

 pore was usually indulged with taking his ancient post 

 at the color stand, where the salute of passing squa- 

 drons was given at drill and on reviews. When the 

 regiment was ordered home, the funds of the privates 

 running low, he was bought for the same sum by a gen- 

 tleman, who provided funds and a paddock for him, 

 where he might end his days in comfort ; but when 

 the corps had marched, and the sound of the trumpet 

 had departed, he refused to eat, and on the first oppor- 

 tunity, being led out to exercise, he broke from his 

 groom, and galloping to his ancient station on the pa- 

 rade, after neighing aloud, dropped down and died. 



It is not surprising that an animal endowed in so 

 high a degree as the horse is with mental and moral 

 faculties, should occasionally be subject, like man, to 

 derangement of these faculties. The disordered ac- 

 tions, the fury, the caprices, and the vices which are 

 sometimes shown by the brute, are in the highest de- 

 gree analogous to certain forms of human insanity. 

 The following anecdotes are related by Mr. Youatt, 

 on the authority of Professor Rodet, of Toulouse : 



A horse, seven years old, was remarkable for an 

 habitual air of stupidity, and a peculiar wandering 



