150 Our Noblest Friend, The Horse 



at once, because little Topsy, with a polar bear's 

 hide, finds a beating a pleasant sensation, and is 

 utterly indifferent to all the jerks and tugs the tiny 

 liands and puny arms can give her. 



Children are mischievous, and once they think 

 they may with impunity, attempt all kinds of 

 strange performances with their pets, to their great 

 discomfort. They need constant supervision, and if 

 the amusement palls, the pony should go. 



The little horse or big pony of about fourteen 

 hands or so is much the best, because he lasts longer 

 for the children to grow up with, is better broken, 

 and more usually docile, and may be genuinely 

 useful for various other family pur^ses as well as 

 lugging the infants about. 



