26 PBECEPT AND PRACTICE. 



PUECHASING HORSES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 

 (Continued.) 



We will suppose our young purchaser to have 

 made his purchases ; and, concluding that he uses 

 horses both for riding and driving, premise that he 

 has bought for each purpose what he considers 

 stylish and to his taste, whether he assumes the 

 military or racing man in his sort of horse and his 

 manner of riding it, and his D'Orsay style of driving 

 when the cabriolet is called forth. For some time 

 he is content — nay, gratified ; for, creating surprise, 

 he is quite satisfied that he calls forth admiration as 

 regards both himself and his horses. But somehow 

 or other, after a time he gets somewhat sceptical on 



