330 WHO IS TO RIDE HIM ? 



stand two glass cases. Under one is a saddle, 

 bridle, &c., in the other a satin racing jacket and 

 cap — scarlet and white hoops. It may easily be 

 divined whose they were. 



" They were only used once," he would say, 

 pointing them out to some friend who had dropped 

 in to see him, " only once ; but they won a pot of 

 money for my boy. Lord, you should have seen 

 him ride and win that Silverpool — it was a sight 

 for sore eyes, I can tell you. Never were two 

 better horses than Guardsman and my gray. It's 

 rather the ticket to see them in the field now ; 

 they're the best hunters as ever was foaled. 



[This story was first published in Baihjs Magazine (1870). — Ed.] 



