148 THE POCKET AND THE STUD. 



or shabby appurtenances to a horse ; I would not 

 have any of them on or about him a bit behind 

 those of the noble lord : but their first cost, and 

 still more their time of duration and keeping in 

 order, would be found very different items in the 

 amount of proportionate expense. All this, pro- 

 bably, is a matter of very minor consideration 

 with a man who could afford to keep twice the 

 number of horses he does if he could use them ; 

 but it is one of serious import to one who, like 

 me, always kept as many as he could afford, and, 

 if the truth must be told, sometimes more. 



Why this great difference should arise in keep- 

 ing the same sort of animal in precisely the same 

 state can easily be answered, by saying it arises 

 from the different position of the owners ; but to 

 answer it more in detail — it is caused by the 

 different effects produced by "^o," and " Ito;' 

 This I got far enough in the classics to under- 

 stand as a boy ; of course I understand it as a 

 man ; and I doubt not those I employed somehow 

 learned to understand it also, though I never gave 

 them the chance of trying the difference of the 

 effects of the two. 



It will be remembered that these sheets are 

 not intended for those who only look to the stud, 

 but for those who consult the healthful state of 

 the *' pocket and the stud." It may be said that 

 among some of these the " Eo " would do more 



