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in horses, and he was quite sure the man had undertaken to perform the 
impossible, but he was willing to render any necessary assistance in the 
venture, and was most curious to discover what the outcome would be. 
He thought it would be easy enough to make a beginning, for the little 
thing had never objected to anyone in his paddock petting him, indeed, 
he believed it was his due to get a rubbing down and a patting from 
the keepers whenever they came near him, and he took care to impress 
the fact of his presence upon them whenever they entered his domain. 
The Hybrid’s Parents. 
But this morning he scented something unusual in the stealthy approach 
of a man with both hands behind his back, and he preferred to be on the 
safe side and keep his distance from him. It was impossible to catch 
him. He reared and plunged and showed the cleanest pair of heels 
they had ever seen whenever they came within hailing distance. If they 
did approach so near as to put a hand out to touch his head, by some 
mysterious process, too quickly done to be seen, his heels were found 
where his head was thought to be ! After a most trying experience they 
