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i&ittellanea. 
Serjeant Bond and iiis Horse. 
Related by himself. 
44 I once bought a horse of a horse-dealer/ 7 said the ser- 
jeant, “warranted sound in all his points. 1 thought I had got 
a treasure, but still wished to find out if he had any fault. I 
therefore, when I had paid for him, said to the seller, * Now, 
my friend, you have got the money and I the horse, so that 
the bargain is closed ; but do, like an honest fellow, tell me of 
any fault that he has.’ 4 Why, sir/ says he, 4 you have dealt 
with me like a gentleman ; and as you ask me to be frank with 
you, I must tell you that the horse has one fault.’ I pricked 
up my ears. 4 What is it, my friend V 4 Why, sir/ says he, 4 it 
is, that he will not go into the yard at the Crown Inn, at Ux¬ 
bridge.’ 4 Pooh, pooh,’ said I; ‘if that is all, I am not likely 
to put him to the trial, as I have nothing to do with, or to lead 
me to, Uxbrido-e.’ 
‘ 4 It, however, so happened, that I had occasion to go to Ux¬ 
bridge ; and I determined to try if my horse retained his dislike to 
the yard of the Crown Inn. I accordingly rode up the street until 
I came opposite to the inn yard of the Crown. I faced about, 
seated myself firmly in my stirrups, expecting a plunge from 
my horse. I struck my spurs into his side, and pushed him 
forwards into the yard ; but what was my surprise, to find him 
enter the yard as quietly as a cow that had gone in before him. 
But I was not long left in doubt as to what appeared to be the 
cause of this change in his antipathies, by the landlord coming 
up to him, and tapping him on the shoulder, 4 Ha, Jack,’ says 
he; 4 I’m glad to see you again; I thought I had lost you.’ 
4 What do you mean, Mr. Landlord ?’ ‘ Sir/ says he, ‘ this 
horse was stolen from me about six months ago, and I have 
never seen him since.’ I did not much relish this information ; 
but I could not help laughing at the conceit of the horse-dealer 
to prevent me from going to a place where his theft of the horse 
would be discovered. 1 wished I had attended to his caution, 
as the sale to me was not regular; and I was left to make the 
best terms I could with the landlord.” 
- My Contemporaries. 
The Duty of a Jockey. 
The duty of a jockey is to win, and not to do more than win. 
Half a neck is sufficient when his antagonist is exhausted ; and 
as much judgment is shewn in avoiding useless exertion as in 
making that which is sufficient. The best and most expert 
jockeys, such as Robinson and Chifney, avoid the use of the 
whip, if possible. Boys more readily resort to it, and thereby 
sometimes lose a race that might otherwise have been won. 
