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bile ; but such are seldom winners in argument or 

 in fight. Let them also leave education alone. 

 Nature never meant them to teach the young 

 idea how to shoot or hunt, or do anything else ! 



It is the cold-blooded and sagacious wrestler 

 who takes the prize, the calm and imperturbable 

 player who wins the game. In all struggles for 

 supremacy, excitement only produces flurry, and 

 flurry means defeat. 



Who ever saw Mr. Anstruther Thompson in a 

 passion, though, like every other huntsman and 

 master of hounds, he must often have found his 

 temper sorely tried ? And yet, when punishment 

 is absolutely necessary to extort obedience from 

 the equine rebel, no man can administer it more 

 severely, either from the saddle or the box. But 

 whether double-thonging a restive wheeler, or 

 "having it out" with a resolute buck-jumper, the 

 operation is performed with the same pleasant 

 smile, and when one of the adversaries preserves 

 calmness and common sense, the fight is soon 

 over, and the victory gained. 



It is not every man, however, who possesses 

 this gentleman's iron nerve and powerful frame. 

 For most of us, it is well to remember, before 

 engaging in such contests, that defeat is absolute 

 ruin. We must be prepared to fight it out to the 

 bitter end, and if we are not sure of our own 

 firmness, either mental or physical, it is well to 



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