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The leaders reared, backed, twisted 

 until they were so tied up in the 

 harness that they were helpless. 

 The three men after much struggling 

 and great risk of injury, managed 

 to disentangle them. 



"Get a whip and lash 'em, make 

 'em go," called Sommers, as calm 

 as though giving an order to feed 

 them four quarts apiece. Again the 

 order was given. ' ' Ready sail into 

 them." The horses were released 

 and before they could turn, a merci- 

 less lashing sent them forward with 

 ears laid back. From side to side 

 the carry-all swung, bump thump 



jerk . We clung to each other 



and to the carriage. First on one 

 wheel then on another it tottered, 

 but the driver was clever. He made 

 no attempt to keep the road. Here 

 no fences confined it and the way 

 was level and sandy with a thin car- 

 pet of low vegetation. After a mile 

 of this I ventured to speak. There 

 was as yet no sign of docility and 

 the animals pursued their snake- 

 like course. 



11 A fresh horse in this country 

 evidently means an unbroken one. 



