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MY REASONS FOR WRITING THIS STORY 
When mistress and the boy are at home, he gen- 
erally reads aloud to her and at such times I usu- 
ally sit on his lap or by his side. About the time 
Budge and Toddy went away he read a story which 
was written by “ Black Beauty,” a horse. I thought 
it was rather peculiar that a horse should write a 
story. But Black Beauty told people how to take 
care of horses, how to provide for their comfort and 
how to sympathize with them, in doing which he 
set the whole world to thinking for a time about 
nothing but horses, and in that way did them a 
very good turn. 
By the way, the boy’s name is Guy. His eyes 
are just like Miss Virgie’s, and he has beautiful 
flaxen hair. 
Before I knew Guy, I supposed all boys were 
rude and cruel, but I feel sure now that I was mis- 
taken. One of Guy’s dearest friends is Teddy, who 
was with the boy that threw stones at me on that 
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