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an attention wMcti she evidently regarded as 

 a pleasing novelty, and highly appreciated. 

 Finding her shghtly untractable during the ride 

 homeward I once more lightly took up the curb. 

 It maddened her in a moment. She turned 

 round and round, ran me against a cart, and 

 behaved so excitedly that it required my best 

 skill, confidence, and temper to restore her 

 equanimity and steer her safely (using the 

 snaffle only) to her destination. On dis- 

 mounting I observed to the groom that 

 considering the amount of exercise and ex- 

 citement through which she had passed, it 

 was wonderful she had not sweated. His 

 answer was that she was always fed upon 

 cooked food, and that the chief sustenance of 

 the horse which he himself was riding — a 

 remarkably fine three-year-old — was boiled bar- 

 ley. I have never, myself, tried this feeding, 

 but if looks and condition may be regarded 

 as recommendation, it must be most excellent. 

 I am. Sir, 



Yours obediently, 



Nannie Powee O'Donoghue 



