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THE HORKORS OF IIORSEMANSIIIP, 
cautions, Sam soon got a sidelong glance of the antics wliich the 
rest of the brotherhood were enacting, and the esprit de corps 
wholly overcoming his passion for clover, he forthwith com¬ 
menced practising the same evolutions. It was just as if St. 
Paul’s Cathedral was dancing under you. I did every think I 
could to moderate his transports : patted him whenever I could 
spare one hand from the reins—called him pretty Sam”-r-he 
nevertheless got more intractable. I now prodigally lavished 
every possible term of endearment upon him, pulling in the 
bridle at the same time with all the muscular force I was master 
of. He went round and round with me; snorted, pawed the 
ground, rose on his hind legs. ‘‘ Good boy—monster—fine fel¬ 
low— O misery !—nice Sam—pretty little Sam”—and off he goes 
in a gallop! 1 fly on the wings of the wind, both arms embrac¬ 
ing his neck—I could notsee whither I was going—I passed near 
my party, for I caught their voices, and distinctly heard all say¬ 
ing, As I live, that old brute is running away with B.” 
After this I became insensible. I have since ascertained that 
in crossing an immense ditch, my tyrant threw me, and that I 
was taken up by the party. Shall I go on? No. I will not add 
another w'ord, except merely to say—you may rest assured, I 
will never get on big Sam’s back again, of that of any other 
horse that ever breathed the breath of life ! 
- Metropolitan. 
A WEST country barrister having purchased a horse at Tatter- 
sail’s, remained to see how the others went off; after staying 
some time, in the course of which a dozen horses had been knock¬ 
ed down to him, a friend came up and said,—Halloo! —what 
a-of a lot of horses you have bought! I suppose you are 
going to horse the mail ?” The barrister declared he had pur¬ 
chased but one ; the auctioneer, on the other hand, was equally 
sure he had winked to him at every lot: an explanation ensued, 
when it was found the barrister had the infirmity of continually 
winking one eye ; and hence this laughable mistake.— The Sport- 
ing Magazine. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
I'lir conlinncd illness of the resilient Editor must again be accepted as 
an apology for apparent inattention to one or two correspondents. 
'I'hose of our readers whom it may concern are once more reminded of 
the open dinner of the Veterinary Club at the King’s Arms, Bridge Street, 
Westminster, on Thursday the 12th inst., at five o’clock. No individual 
invitations will be issued ; but the Club will be most happy to see any of 
their brethren from town or country, and to extend far around that friendly 
feeling which should exist in the profession, and \\Inch is the charm of 
their periodical meetings. 
Gentlemen wlio will honour them witli their company on that day are 
rcfpiested to favour the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Youatt, Mith a letter, on 
or before the 10th inst., directed to him, 3, Nassau Street, Middlesex Hos¬ 
pital. 
