QUADRUPEDS. 
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in the service of man, he should be condemned to 
drag out the remnant of his days under the wanton 
scourge of cruelty and oppression ; and, instead of 
finding an asylum for infirmity and age under the 
care of him who had been the destroyer of his vigour 
and health, that he should be bartered away to the 
first unfeeling bidder who may offer a few dollars for 
the dregs of his life. 
55. As an instance of the great attachment which 
the Arab feels to his Horse, the following account is 
related. “ The whole stock of a poor Arabian of the 
Desert consisted of a most beautiful mare. The 
French consul at Said offered to purchase her for 
his master, the king of France. 
56. “ The Arab hesitated for a long time, but, 
pressed by want, he at length consented to sell her 
for a considerable sum of money. The consul, not 
choosing to give so high a price without instruction, 
wrote to France for permission to make the pur- 
chase. Louis XIV. gave orders to pay the money. 
57. “ The consul immediately sent notice thereof 
to the Arab, who soon made his appearance, mounted 
on his beautiful Horse, and the gold he had demand- 
ed as her price was paid down to him. The Arab, 
covered with miserable clothing, dismounted, and 
looked at the money ; then, turning his eyes to his 
mare, he sighed, and thus addressed her : 
58. “ ‘ To whom am I going to yield thee up ? 
To Europeans, who will tie thee close, who will beat 
thee, who will render thee miserable : remain with 
me, my beauty, my darling, my jewel, and rejoice the 
hearts of my children.’ As he pronounced these 
What instance is related of the Arab’s attachment to his Horse ? 
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