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fate then ? Shuddering humanity " echoes," not 

 " where," but " what ?" 



Notwithstanding I am desired to make the horse 

 the principal object of my observations here, as 

 being the most abused ; and though personally I 

 hold the Race horse and the Hunter ought never to 

 be contaminated by the touch of any but those who 

 can appreciate their high standing among, nay, 

 superiority to all other animals, save man ; — I, who 

 hold that pugs, poodles, mere pet spaniels, et hoc 

 genus omnis, ought never to be born unless they could 

 be taught to wait on the fox-hound j — I, with all 

 these opinions, or perhaps prejudices, would in no 

 way wish to confine my advocacy of kindness to 

 the favourites I look on with so much respect. 

 " Respect!" echoes some reader, with a look showing 

 astonishment, and perhaps derision. Yes, reader, I 

 have written it, and cavil at the word as you will, 

 and condemn him who wrote it as you may, I res- 

 pect race-horse, hunter, and fox- hound, and detest 

 a pug ; yet I would no more ill-treat the latter than 

 I would the best race-horse, beneath whose flying 



