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in doinij this the wheel of the "^io; came acrainst a 

 post, this threw the driving cushion and box on 

 her quarters, away she instantly went at her top 

 galloping speed. Half a mile ahead was a turn- 

 pike gate ; this she could see as far as she could 

 see any thing, for it was white and shut. One 

 would have supposed she would have at least 

 slackened her pace before she came to it ; not a 

 bit, she kept on the same heedless course, did not 

 attempt to jump at it, but ran straight against it, 

 drove in the whole nasal cartilage, bone and all, 

 from the effects of which she died. 



To show the difference between the act of a 

 horse running away from vice, high spirits, or 

 particular excitement, unattended by fear, many 

 such horses are cunning enough to slacken their 

 pace the moment they find themselves on new 

 laid gravel, or see a long hill before them; if 

 they got to their home will draw up to the door, 

 and in nine cases in ten would stop if a gate was 

 shut against them, if done in time to allow them 

 to do so ; the rogue would not break his skull 

 against it, but the frightened one would in almost 

 every case. A w^ild horse from the Prairie, with- 

 out a bridle, is as manacieable as a thorousrhlv 

 scared one. 



I have said thus much relative to nervous 

 horses, because I know that very few persons are 

 aware how dangerous they are ; and the event 



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