PURCHAsiisra horses. 157 



"But," said Pupil, laughing, *'you bar the train 

 of artillery." 



" ' Name it not in Gath,' " quoth Mentor ; '' but, 

 thougli I can see no reasonable chance of his meeting 

 with a train of artillery waggons dragging their 

 slow length along, he might meet with what I cer- 

 tainly should never have dreamt of practising him at 

 — namely, a waggon laden with corn, and drawn by 

 a team of four horses." 



*'Why," remarked Pupil, "I should think no one 

 would attempt or could practise a horse at what no 

 horse has ever attempted to clear, or could have done 

 if he had." 



" That no horse in his proper senses would attempt 

 to jump it, or any sane man ride at it, I am quite 

 willing to admit; but let me tell you it has been 

 done by a horse perfectly under the control of his 

 senses ; nor has his master and rider, which was 

 myself, ever been threatened with coercion on the 

 score of insanity." 



" It was lucky for you ; for it strikes me nothing 



