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being a fine horse, pains were taken to break him in, 

 and as it seems successfully within the walls of the 

 riding-school, but out of doors discipline did not ope- 

 rate ; here he was unruly as before. How often is it 

 the case even with mankind, that circumstances of time 

 and place alone restrain an individual from showing the 

 natural inclinations of the heart ! These may be par- 

 tially subdued, but evil dispositions will continually 

 appear when opportunities occur, until there is " a new 

 heart and a right spirit." 



The horses of the British army often arrest the at- 

 tention of visitors to London, and others by whom 

 they are occasionally seen ; they are indeed a noble race. 

 Soon may the need for employing them for war be 

 unknown, and the world be as familiar with the " peace- 

 able fruits of righteousness," as it has been for ages 

 with deeds of blood. To such a state some advance 

 is made, whenever corrupt feeling is subdued in the 

 human heart by the Almighty operation of the Holy 

 Spirit. May this take place in the bosom of every 

 reader ! Peace around must arise from peace with 

 God and peace within. " He that hateth his brother 

 is a murderer ;" but " love is the fulfilling of the law," 

 and the preparative for the blessed society of " the all- 

 reconciling world." 



