FURTHER EXFERIENOilS OP MR, STALE. 
^ain starts at full speed with his mouth full. Stand- 
ing at a safe distance off, it is eaten with infinite 
relish, leading one to suppose that the old saying of 
“ Stolen waters are sweet ” is applicable also to horses. 
As his assailants again approach he does not make 
off now A quantity of water is running out of his 
mouth, silently giving the information, that it is 
watering for more. The horsekeeper now gives the 
rope to the boy, telling him to keep behind, but not 
too far, to keep a strict watch and be ready. The 
operation of rattling the paddy is again gone through 
with, with like success, and, just as the muzzle of 
the horse is plunged amongst the grain, the horse- 
keeper seizes hold of his forelock hair, then a wild 
struggle takes place, during which the boy quickly 
step up and passes the rope round his neck ; all is 
over, the horse well knows his temporary sjgree has 
come to an end, and makes no resistance, an example 
to his betters, who sometimes will persist in vain 
struggles, useless because hopeless, tending to nothing 
but to exhaust their own strength in purposeless 
efforts to escape. The horse was caught and subse- 
quently subjected to saddle, bridle, and many a good 
dig of the spurs, caught easily by a little skilful 
practice upon his weak point. Now^, although some of 
us human animals are perhaps not aware of of it, we 
have all our weak points. Examine yourself and ask 
what is yours? A fellow, whose weak point is liquor, 
or, it may be, just because his head cannot stand it, 
one glass would set it spinning and have as injurious 
an effect upon him as two or three bottles would 
upon his friends, and these gentlemen are perfectly 
aware of his constitutional weakness, or, if he can com- 
mand his weakness, it will be his strength. This 
fellow enters a room where a number of his friends 
are met, and having a friendly glass ; he is pressed 
on all hands to chime in, be social, and have a drink. 
He refuses, but he is just pressed all the more. 
“ It is seldom we all meet,’' it is unsocial, un- 
friendly, He cannot stand this accusation, but takes 
the offered glass, and while raising it to his lips, a 
friend indeed, a friend in need, gives his foot a 
knock, under the table, casting on him at the same 
time a glance, at once understood. Tthe result is, the 
glass just touches his lips, and is set down. 
Now there was no social necessity for that warning 
touch of the foot, and very likely, had the contents 
of the glass been swallowed, it would have been con- 
sidered a bit of impertinence, an unfriendly act, but 
as it was given at the proper time, and acted upon 
as a friendly warning, it was successful. Who, in 
all that gathering, was the friend of the fellow with 
