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MAJOR McCann’s welcome. 
tion, stood a good deal of rest, and wound up with my head 
full of “ wise saws and modern instances.” 
The next thing I struck was the “ sea-horse.” He was 
more often heard of than seen in public. I never liked him 
very much, because I am built not to like any fellow who is 
fond of nothing stronger than water. (La 7 ig/iter.) 
Then there is the “ horse-fly.” I never had much passion 
for him. He is not easily shaken off. He is a “ sticker,” from 
pastern to withers ; to be more comprehensive, I will say, 
from snout to crupper-bone, and sometimes creates a disposition 
on the part of the horse to walk out from under the saddle and 
give ns a new evidence of the “ Fall of Man.” {Applause.') 
Then there is the “ old horse,” with his mane flowing to the 
breeze, his tail over the dashboard, splitting the road wide open, 
and teaching a gazing world that age ain’t nothing. It is 
blood which tells.” How often have I seen the aged veterina¬ 
rian strike a bee line for a grocery, annihilating distance. 
Robert J, Hal Pointer, Iroquois, and other quick steppers, were 
all left in the distance as they passed the grand stand, and amid 
the shouts of the multitude you saw the veterinarian smile as he 
took down the purse which contained the price of his fee, and 
received the congratulations of the horse-owner, as he said, “ The 
veterinarian is a sure winner.” 
The next fellow is the horse trader, as he came charging 
down on me for a new deal. I cannot tell you his exact age, as 
he had worn his teeth off in champing the bit, so eager was he 
for the fray. 
But the slickest one in this land I ever knew was the boy 
trader. He had a mule which he had trained so that when he 
touched him on the flank he would immediately sit down. He 
struck an Englishman one day from across the briny deep, who 
had come to this country to take him a glorious hunt. As he 
rode along he met a country boy, and as they sauntered along the 
lane together, the boy espied a rabbit in the field. He immediately 
touched his mule iu the flank, and the mule sat down. The 
Englishman asked what was the matter with the mule. The 
