Their
carriage
came to the door, they
took leave, drove away, and what hap-
pened afterwards they never kn
took leave, drove away, and what hap-
pened afterwards they never kn
Childrens - Frank
124 FRANK.
Tpin . could not pull him on, tifl
Mary came up. They were now with-
in sight of a gate, that opened into a
new part of. the pleasure ground.
" That's. : Ijhe Chinese gate," said
Tom, "and I will have-a swing upon it. "
Frank askedi,. if this was not the
gate his mother desired, that he would
not swing upom i ,
" Yes; but what. signifies," said he,
" I shan't break it. "
j Frank tried to hold him back, say-
ing, " Oh, do not, do not. " . . . ; ,t
i But Tom jumped upon the gate, cry-
ing, " What a coward you are j Did
you never awrqg upon a gate in ypur
life--it's the best fun but you -don't
. 'VI*"'13rl
knowi what fun is, never having. been
at schop], and only with girls, you ;are
so afraid of every thing. "i. T ;| r y .
"iNo. " said Frank, "I am . not
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? * ffl8m*ii8BFftoirtp te&ydTi
what ^wm^^w
^^urti^lV^^a^ tnM^fter
y^rnmM^! h9evfl)^:sI Wj 'raoT
lorn set the gate swinging ; " Now,
said rhe, " are you really? suJc61 a' ^quiz,'
<Sen,J! 'as ti> mifitT ^fere's 'any rharm in
swinging on a gate :
i<< i^b^n^tnink
there is any harm in swniging on' a
to Iwing! 'oh" 'that1 gafe^ fc&Wse ybW
mother desifta you^otrto do it. ( _ , . *
iaoL uov Judizad sib a'li--aid
u TVonsense : *
^te^^ranif ^J&n^lSPfflf
go back to the housed I know the way.
" You 11 tell of me, Jtsuppose.
not say any ''tiling about
m3
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? T26 ["RANK.
yon. Haiti J Krauk, - unle$<< I bWB
asked. " . aauorl
MrSka&M ybjioateaasked? what will
youisaytJo sdidiTpmurft viftss gniqmn
'fto"iTJietruthJaifl}i3 siirej" s^id/Franksrlt
03 'f! TEheriwyfli>>'( wHliobe . >> 4<<ibt? fle>>'
said Torn,i ffiiQh*i if ilihfewi known owfeaf
sort of a fellow you". r|wwejmI->>iWOuW
never have irusrtedi. tyoti," Iiaiidedi ' Jfova,
getting i dffitfeeigateixff T5&ft'iLi>>$Yfifr d*
at school -- you'll bo sent to Co-
ventry. '" . sAco mnfq lo fh/l
-ad"$iiiJoa'tn knoriitmhsM tH id v. nj<<fcbs,"
<<wdt Foamkbsfhbatol hofte'll shafllnb'fe
i|bl%M<<)iibeajr]fc, vtfhatevefc [it i>>. "s/{ nsd)
" Mighty grandi 5"r. aaa)dMT<<rfaprffiarid
fctMbonita gate i What signifies . talking
1atty i4(C)reiiih(C)utisuqhia. thing. " ym no
i9iifcI. ido3,t <imean? t. ta! talk any mo*
about it," said Frank. ". lis
hitfi ThW^we'Bonav airtayprfeiaiAi Mtfry;
muT
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? FK'A'NK.
<<J27
and fra>>k/land M^y? wfenti4nwardttiie
house. ". b<<Ass
lliw Ifefyr &9&mTaieei$x drieBn/Tbm,
running after thempTabd' overtaking
thentjn-i^vfertp civil;- indeed; u too . go- off
aniMeave me:alone; you, who are so
? &lite' 1 tooj! which i mamma's always
WeMttMg'ime with. " ; */oll'A to Jioa
in/'Mai*y 'and -Flank were summoned
it4>i the tea-table the moment afteijiithsy
"weht iih, land Tom's mouth IwaBi^oon
full of plum cake. '. rrtrrav
"tB(R)Qtisvhile his mother Was setting he-
fdrefllrira ill(/thai ieiwanted^iiand ibie>>
than he . ^ouldbvwarify . tfce. '<<sbddelily
fchan'ged"C(>>uiiteBanciinJSi2 xiifgiM "
2 n M ISb^ /Fora/:you TEaVe'actually fbd&a
on my ga^e! ikgairipiiinirsriiterioft ^Me!
3fow ayes veryl ungrateful, Tom, i after
all. " . . iam'i biss iuodn
'i <<3Biiti who tokl you so, iaa*lrt;r said
Tom.
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? ^. e^^ sfeU0Wa? s ^is ? "
said his mother, angrily, as
i! p<W b'roughTtr^Mte^^o l#eyes
the flap of his coat, which \WWmi$
painted gate. " What's this, Tom ? ^0fl
; *a<<&btfg noT^4st8ffi^ aW^will
tell^tt^o W ^^oik^ttS*^
off abruptly; and, snatcBBft cflfe1 cW
fwiti tavtfftfcn Mm? wfeMittly,
and rarity dfWrboffi,1 S3aj>>| M?
<< He's off; that's^ wkf hfe^to^
skia^WMer'; attdf plfe&g
her eye at Frank's coat she adde'o? nfilif
teJ^^m^er^rank^u^te n'o^W
T^^foxl4m^%bVh 890(3 . 91ute9'l3
ttfin^J whi^^sl^uekmfmifeJ'flim "f^cWl
head t^fdSti1 *'nofi "o^1 <<f9q Xm <<XGW*
iaid she.
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? FHAN#. 129
. "Me neve^ouched thcgate,. n? ^im,"
saidi Mary. . i. . . r,. . . i,. . ^. k . ?
" No V said Mrs. J-tti-t. ; ff was not
b,e^wingingV'i. . . . ii/' i. . . . i| ? i.
i'{'iNo, ma'am*" said Mary, " he was
not*". . , j >;. . . r /? ,{. i/. . .
Say no more, Mary," said Frank;
'' papa. and mamma never thought I
was,, I ain sure. " jii,. . . . 'f' .
,His mother smiled, and assured him
th^t she never had suspected him.
"Then he is really a. wonderfully
good, boy," said Mra. /J. . . ;? , .
^^P. tljjBg^sD. ve^jriwpn. d. ffful, thought
" J^qw. . really he is an admirable
creature. Does the cake make you sick,
love! ' I'm sure there's something in
ittyo,u pipn't. like. Don't eat it, put
away, my pet, if you don't like it,"
There fwas. certainly something Frank
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? FRANK.
did not like ; , feat it was notitbe fcake,
for that he finishedigatfoig. okissargBtib
" But now, pray, my dear master
Frank, how was it that Tom got Ion
the gate after all I saidor. ' did heigef
upon it; for perhaps \ havei done him
great injustice, and he has a high
spirit--howWsiiftiffsa Liiroqa iieghni
Frank said, that if he had done any
thing wrong himself, he would tell it;
but that he begged she woyJdinotiask;
him any more questions.
Their carriage came to the door, they
took leave, drove away, and what hap-
pened afterwards they never kn
Frank's mother said, that they bad
now seen quite enough ofi inastey . To*? i
to be. convinced, that he>>wuld hfeveTifepi
a fit friend or desirable eoinpam>n iftajt
Frank* taCfo ftfttrfflJUftfeftpfe the same
opirubn,iandiFranb. andM<<ry^]ivie/e gted*
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? . ER&/NK. 181
53rfj? 31kis. sh0W8,'' added his father, "how
disagreeable . and good' for nothing a
little nbay may be early made, by a
vulgar school, and by being spoiled at
home. Tom is an example, such as yon
never saw before, and, I hope, will sel-
dom see again, of a disagreeable, selfish,
vulgar, spoiled school boy. But you
must not think that all schoolboys are
libe irirti. As soon as we have op-
portunities, you shall see others. "
vorfi . toob oifo-. i i. nui --
It happened, the first day when
Prank's hand Was recovered, and when
b* ' was mounted on Felix---his reins
right}' hislieet . well in the stirrups, his
seat i4fe>>H'*he son shining, and all
promising a' pleasant ride--just as they
werle. going to' set out, that his father
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? FRANK.
up the approached orfw . iolaab. >>r>>od
"Okv it is di. ieivffll wikbloifc'Fi^1lA
am afraid,'? said Frank; *' tiho aaa*
these people. , ijOne lisi* ilittieobay***}
master T>>n*j! papa. ' Jflisii wisit /iwitfi
biiiaw J. gieafci . pfeaiami ,totfyoiaVrfaEM?
Not to me^ if i ami tofloss <<ay rldeV'fliJOT
" NoB. fo me/fl saidoMaryjJcsaiios ^aS1
standing withi n wfeed&aakeiS fetf Imp
hands on. the Ligrass<< plotiAlesliie'J timae^
^excepting? for; ctte^. ii^ofc/oilmadhawifr
ItuaniK^UidilSie. i'jBhoaia i seeI hfiraaifci<<sS
horBebaokyibe^u^aw/eeennediiib thipk^
that Frankicould. . 'not'irMii,i or/ir^ia^ni^
do any of &ose I isocts! of'Ahitogn u! 'N o#'
Ffank/canishow him/' lit 1o i^i dtU J. aw
^^Maryi Maryi do not make 'itiA
who ape al^seini^^akittg ^iahikimt^lo
aa>> a exoana belimgaag feacfaoa^
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? horse-dealer, who had left the black
hlorptimitW iErimk's' fathier eai a mddths
trial, and whaiib^enigaged,toisilll the?
hotapnlo ihim At^theiejid of ithaf timey
fftrwa loertaiaii priceyiif he . shovrld be
approved. But, in the mean while, this
man' Jbfcd faem Applied itdi by masted
Tow's jimother, for a horse for Tom;
and ha found that he could have gaitoied-
fywsttit tWtajladjpuf omeiyguifaeaB) more
thaa he had engaged to sell it for to
Fraolt'svsftitbep. ; JileoTfeispitthbcefipre^idiJ
hopes that it i would u be Jfpimd? r- too!
spiritedij: fan ]? makjoanfli ilfeatilite nfoiildi
b>>tiifttuK^stiitoi hiin^ -th>8' /dajtp wiuchb
was the last of the month's trial. Master
Tqui Htasiexoeeoa^ly/asaMous^trfA&fve
the horsey aad be was ia great hopes
VOL. I.
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FRANK.
the old pony seteral days. . Tom was
rather surprised when he saw Frank
upon the black horse, and, as it ap-
peared; sitting at his ease. . 'i
"What, are you got upon Blacky ? "
said Tom, beginning to talk to Frank, '
while the horse-dealer was speaking to
Frank's father; f' I thought you. toid
me you did not know how to ride,
when I was here before/-
u I did not then, but my father. has
been teaching me since that time,"
said Frank.
"Yow father! What a bore, to be
taught to ride by one's father: I had
much better fun. The groom here,
Jack, taught me. " ' yd . bmabciow . . i
a "Aye, that I did, 'si^r riafet ^
groom,. riding up close to "hfo' young
intister; * and, for a rider of his inches,
I'd pit him against any young gentle-
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? FRANK
135
man in England, or the varsal world
I say. Master Frank, sir, your cejns
is too long; "give me leave to put 'em
right," added the groom, alighting--
" I'll show you. " . . . ? i. / . . . . . u. i U . . .
No, thank you," said Frank, " my
father will put them right if they are
wrong--my father teaches met. " . . i;'\
And so saying, Frank went to the
other side of his father: Tom followed
him; and, while his father continued
listening to the horse-dealer, Tom went
on talking to Frank; telling him, that
be had heard Blacky, as he called the
black; horse* was much too spirited fojl
omd whsuwaiii' not iUQed^tOj i riding {
he wondered, he said,, that he M&b
tfUste$yuponii#uchiia creafcure; hfc was
awe that he would no* if^h^knawofw
m^chnOliflt a? nl|On^ iij)|ea3)le eouhhsteJi
Wfib^g Siiuu"{ yrm temaQE mid iiq b'l
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? 136 FRANK.
Frank anxiously asked' what? - i
Tom, who was meanly cunning, as
stupid boys and stupid men often are,
began to try to frighten him with stories
of Blacky's having reared, and run
away, and kicked : and when he saw
Frank look a little alarmed, advised
him, if it was left to his choice, not to
have this horse, but to stick to the tame
pony, and to wait till the horse-dealer
could find him something that would
suit him. " Or," said he, " I could let
you have this which I am riding, which
is -as gentle as a lamb, and I could
take Blacky, because I am used to
riding, and don't mind its tricks. "
Frank's father, having heard all
that the horse-dealer had to say, now
turned to Frank, and told him, that he
might . decide for himself, whether he
wished to keep the horse or not.
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? VKANK. 1*87
" Thatdfcdyofc^/l. fiapay" isaid ihF>>ifak,
'Vbnt I do not know any thing about
horses, "and I would rather that you
swuld dfioide tforamtil'. i't oi ^i* o) as. gad
nuThfen << Fr^tokfiaiepeated l1 ^drati 3*f4Ut2>>
Tom had just told of Felix's tricks,
tod asked whether his father had heard
of thaseaoiodo aid oJ flal *. . bw ii li ,mirf
arrfrilNop' iMffifetaertatiswered^ ithe hosse^
dealer hadi fermeriyt assured'him that
he had no tricks ; and he had during
this month's trial,found Felix perfectly
good temperedithough spirited. ) viid tloy;
Liiif'So^ ^rank^Tiisaid' his father, "the
question is* whether you are or are not
afraid to. J ride. it 3m luato riotii afraid fbi
jtou. 'biBoif . gtuvBtl Jodidi e'Aasvi
woft Nor^ L an>>iiriot iafeaid^fori mjMMp
saiidiFiank;iuf>>L'ivish to keep Felix/'
Then you shall have him --Felix
is yours. " i' w '>>ioiI oii i quoif '. t bodkin
N3
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? ? 88 pitAwta
Felix/ He is tbo cheap}<*aa*i& ? (C)er?
tain," said' thei Korse-deaildf foiqte
is as fine a leaper"'as any in the country
Take ca*e, master . Fraokj . M^y^t
are not used to leaping': takebieawr
that he does not throwi ybu'tcteaiYfofee*
his head. " i. o '_'. il eirl no rbw
Frank did not like the idea of foerag
thrown clean over his y head: 'Tbm
saw this, and said sneeringIy^iAn,aid<<fl
voice, i d . b hit; w--r thnira 197an
" Did you see how white he g*ew$? . a
Just at this time Felix, f^pmsoroff
fancy, the cause of wWictf TteasTntat
perceived by Frank, suddenly gathered
himself up, and leaped over a f&unk
fence, which there was in the lawn,
near the place where they ' were
standing. - '> ur. -Ji'L ant jioilw
Frank was thrown "clean over his
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? head*] ftmt 'feU<<igi'it(niiifc(ftGri*^iiin*ni
grass wmifiptf&irh o! flom bHrst intcKi
sfelipidl brutal iktfgWu. The! horse-dealer
pretended tpi be>>imuch concerned, and
repeated, that he . was . afraid Blacky/
WQiddiihct too i much for master Frank,
aBdowettBitoi,help,himi irp i. . but Frank'
was on his legs again without hi*
assistance. iiabi silt o'Ai\ ton Lib >lii' ii
mtfit Ased unfair . > not do . igive y>>nJ
notice, iimy{b?
Tpin . could not pull him on, tifl
Mary came up. They were now with-
in sight of a gate, that opened into a
new part of. the pleasure ground.
" That's. : Ijhe Chinese gate," said
Tom, "and I will have-a swing upon it. "
Frank askedi,. if this was not the
gate his mother desired, that he would
not swing upom i ,
" Yes; but what. signifies," said he,
" I shan't break it. "
j Frank tried to hold him back, say-
ing, " Oh, do not, do not. " . . . ; ,t
i But Tom jumped upon the gate, cry-
ing, " What a coward you are j Did
you never awrqg upon a gate in ypur
life--it's the best fun but you -don't
. 'VI*"'13rl
knowi what fun is, never having. been
at schop], and only with girls, you ;are
so afraid of every thing. "i. T ;| r y .
"iNo. " said Frank, "I am . not
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? * ffl8m*ii8BFftoirtp te&ydTi
what ^wm^^w
^^urti^lV^^a^ tnM^fter
y^rnmM^! h9evfl)^:sI Wj 'raoT
lorn set the gate swinging ; " Now,
said rhe, " are you really? suJc61 a' ^quiz,'
<Sen,J! 'as ti> mifitT ^fere's 'any rharm in
swinging on a gate :
i<< i^b^n^tnink
there is any harm in swniging on' a
to Iwing! 'oh" 'that1 gafe^ fc&Wse ybW
mother desifta you^otrto do it. ( _ , . *
iaoL uov Judizad sib a'li--aid
u TVonsense : *
^te^^ranif ^J&n^lSPfflf
go back to the housed I know the way.
" You 11 tell of me, Jtsuppose.
not say any ''tiling about
m3
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? T26 ["RANK.
yon. Haiti J Krauk, - unle$<< I bWB
asked. " . aauorl
MrSka&M ybjioateaasked? what will
youisaytJo sdidiTpmurft viftss gniqmn
'fto"iTJietruthJaifl}i3 siirej" s^id/Franksrlt
03 'f! TEheriwyfli>>'( wHliobe . >> 4<<ibt? fle>>'
said Torn,i ffiiQh*i if ilihfewi known owfeaf
sort of a fellow you". r|wwejmI->>iWOuW
never have irusrtedi. tyoti," Iiaiidedi ' Jfova,
getting i dffitfeeigateixff T5&ft'iLi>>$Yfifr d*
at school -- you'll bo sent to Co-
ventry. '" . sAco mnfq lo fh/l
-ad"$iiiJoa'tn knoriitmhsM tH id v. nj<<fcbs,"
<<wdt Foamkbsfhbatol hofte'll shafllnb'fe
i|bl%M<<)iibeajr]fc, vtfhatevefc [it i>>. "s/{ nsd)
" Mighty grandi 5"r. aaa)dMT<<rfaprffiarid
fctMbonita gate i What signifies . talking
1atty i4(C)reiiih(C)utisuqhia. thing. " ym no
i9iifcI. ido3,t <imean? t. ta! talk any mo*
about it," said Frank. ". lis
hitfi ThW^we'Bonav airtayprfeiaiAi Mtfry;
muT
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? FK'A'NK.
<<J27
and fra>>k/land M^y? wfenti4nwardttiie
house. ". b<<Ass
lliw Ifefyr &9&mTaieei$x drieBn/Tbm,
running after thempTabd' overtaking
thentjn-i^vfertp civil;- indeed; u too . go- off
aniMeave me:alone; you, who are so
? &lite' 1 tooj! which i mamma's always
WeMttMg'ime with. " ; */oll'A to Jioa
in/'Mai*y 'and -Flank were summoned
it4>i the tea-table the moment afteijiithsy
"weht iih, land Tom's mouth IwaBi^oon
full of plum cake. '. rrtrrav
"tB(R)Qtisvhile his mother Was setting he-
fdrefllrira ill(/thai ieiwanted^iiand ibie>>
than he . ^ouldbvwarify . tfce. '<<sbddelily
fchan'ged"C(>>uiiteBanciinJSi2 xiifgiM "
2 n M ISb^ /Fora/:you TEaVe'actually fbd&a
on my ga^e! ikgairipiiinirsriiterioft ^Me!
3fow ayes veryl ungrateful, Tom, i after
all. " . . iam'i biss iuodn
'i <<3Biiti who tokl you so, iaa*lrt;r said
Tom.
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? ^. e^^ sfeU0Wa? s ^is ? "
said his mother, angrily, as
i! p<W b'roughTtr^Mte^^o l#eyes
the flap of his coat, which \WWmi$
painted gate. " What's this, Tom ? ^0fl
; *a<<&btfg noT^4st8ffi^ aW^will
tell^tt^o W ^^oik^ttS*^
off abruptly; and, snatcBBft cflfe1 cW
fwiti tavtfftfcn Mm? wfeMittly,
and rarity dfWrboffi,1 S3aj>>| M?
<< He's off; that's^ wkf hfe^to^
skia^WMer'; attdf plfe&g
her eye at Frank's coat she adde'o? nfilif
teJ^^m^er^rank^u^te n'o^W
T^^foxl4m^%bVh 890(3 . 91ute9'l3
ttfin^J whi^^sl^uekmfmifeJ'flim "f^cWl
head t^fdSti1 *'nofi "o^1 <<f9q Xm <<XGW*
iaid she.
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. "Me neve^ouched thcgate,. n? ^im,"
saidi Mary. . i. . . r,. . . i,. . ^. k . ?
" No V said Mrs. J-tti-t. ; ff was not
b,e^wingingV'i. . . . ii/' i. . . . i| ? i.
i'{'iNo, ma'am*" said Mary, " he was
not*". . , j >;. . . r /? ,{. i/. . .
Say no more, Mary," said Frank;
'' papa. and mamma never thought I
was,, I ain sure. " jii,. . . . 'f' .
,His mother smiled, and assured him
th^t she never had suspected him.
"Then he is really a. wonderfully
good, boy," said Mra. /J. . . ;? , .
^^P. tljjBg^sD. ve^jriwpn. d. ffful, thought
" J^qw. . really he is an admirable
creature. Does the cake make you sick,
love! ' I'm sure there's something in
ittyo,u pipn't. like. Don't eat it, put
away, my pet, if you don't like it,"
There fwas. certainly something Frank
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did not like ; , feat it was notitbe fcake,
for that he finishedigatfoig. okissargBtib
" But now, pray, my dear master
Frank, how was it that Tom got Ion
the gate after all I saidor. ' did heigef
upon it; for perhaps \ havei done him
great injustice, and he has a high
spirit--howWsiiftiffsa Liiroqa iieghni
Frank said, that if he had done any
thing wrong himself, he would tell it;
but that he begged she woyJdinotiask;
him any more questions.
Their carriage came to the door, they
took leave, drove away, and what hap-
pened afterwards they never kn
Frank's mother said, that they bad
now seen quite enough ofi inastey . To*? i
to be. convinced, that he>>wuld hfeveTifepi
a fit friend or desirable eoinpam>n iftajt
Frank* taCfo ftfttrfflJUftfeftpfe the same
opirubn,iandiFranb. andM<<ry^]ivie/e gted*
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53rfj? 31kis. sh0W8,'' added his father, "how
disagreeable . and good' for nothing a
little nbay may be early made, by a
vulgar school, and by being spoiled at
home. Tom is an example, such as yon
never saw before, and, I hope, will sel-
dom see again, of a disagreeable, selfish,
vulgar, spoiled school boy. But you
must not think that all schoolboys are
libe irirti. As soon as we have op-
portunities, you shall see others. "
vorfi . toob oifo-. i i. nui --
It happened, the first day when
Prank's hand Was recovered, and when
b* ' was mounted on Felix---his reins
right}' hislieet . well in the stirrups, his
seat i4fe>>H'*he son shining, and all
promising a' pleasant ride--just as they
werle. going to' set out, that his father
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? FRANK.
up the approached orfw . iolaab. >>r>>od
"Okv it is di. ieivffll wikbloifc'Fi^1lA
am afraid,'? said Frank; *' tiho aaa*
these people. , ijOne lisi* ilittieobay***}
master T>>n*j! papa. ' Jflisii wisit /iwitfi
biiiaw J. gieafci . pfeaiami ,totfyoiaVrfaEM?
Not to me^ if i ami tofloss <<ay rldeV'fliJOT
" NoB. fo me/fl saidoMaryjJcsaiios ^aS1
standing withi n wfeed&aakeiS fetf Imp
hands on. the Ligrass<< plotiAlesliie'J timae^
^excepting? for; ctte^. ii^ofc/oilmadhawifr
ItuaniK^UidilSie. i'jBhoaia i seeI hfiraaifci<<sS
horBebaokyibe^u^aw/eeennediiib thipk^
that Frankicould. . 'not'irMii,i or/ir^ia^ni^
do any of &ose I isocts! of'Ahitogn u! 'N o#'
Ffank/canishow him/' lit 1o i^i dtU J. aw
^^Maryi Maryi do not make 'itiA
who ape al^seini^^akittg ^iahikimt^lo
aa>> a exoana belimgaag feacfaoa^
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? horse-dealer, who had left the black
hlorptimitW iErimk's' fathier eai a mddths
trial, and whaiib^enigaged,toisilll the?
hotapnlo ihim At^theiejid of ithaf timey
fftrwa loertaiaii priceyiif he . shovrld be
approved. But, in the mean while, this
man' Jbfcd faem Applied itdi by masted
Tow's jimother, for a horse for Tom;
and ha found that he could have gaitoied-
fywsttit tWtajladjpuf omeiyguifaeaB) more
thaa he had engaged to sell it for to
Fraolt'svsftitbep. ; JileoTfeispitthbcefipre^idiJ
hopes that it i would u be Jfpimd? r- too!
spiritedij: fan ]? makjoanfli ilfeatilite nfoiildi
b>>tiifttuK^stiitoi hiin^ -th>8' /dajtp wiuchb
was the last of the month's trial. Master
Tqui Htasiexoeeoa^ly/asaMous^trfA&fve
the horsey aad be was ia great hopes
VOL. I.
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FRANK.
the old pony seteral days. . Tom was
rather surprised when he saw Frank
upon the black horse, and, as it ap-
peared; sitting at his ease. . 'i
"What, are you got upon Blacky ? "
said Tom, beginning to talk to Frank, '
while the horse-dealer was speaking to
Frank's father; f' I thought you. toid
me you did not know how to ride,
when I was here before/-
u I did not then, but my father. has
been teaching me since that time,"
said Frank.
"Yow father! What a bore, to be
taught to ride by one's father: I had
much better fun. The groom here,
Jack, taught me. " ' yd . bmabciow . . i
a "Aye, that I did, 'si^r riafet ^
groom,. riding up close to "hfo' young
intister; * and, for a rider of his inches,
I'd pit him against any young gentle-
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135
man in England, or the varsal world
I say. Master Frank, sir, your cejns
is too long; "give me leave to put 'em
right," added the groom, alighting--
" I'll show you. " . . . ? i. / . . . . . u. i U . . .
No, thank you," said Frank, " my
father will put them right if they are
wrong--my father teaches met. " . . i;'\
And so saying, Frank went to the
other side of his father: Tom followed
him; and, while his father continued
listening to the horse-dealer, Tom went
on talking to Frank; telling him, that
be had heard Blacky, as he called the
black; horse* was much too spirited fojl
omd whsuwaiii' not iUQed^tOj i riding {
he wondered, he said,, that he M&b
tfUste$yuponii#uchiia creafcure; hfc was
awe that he would no* if^h^knawofw
m^chnOliflt a? nl|On^ iij)|ea3)le eouhhsteJi
Wfib^g Siiuu"{ yrm temaQE mid iiq b'l
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Frank anxiously asked' what? - i
Tom, who was meanly cunning, as
stupid boys and stupid men often are,
began to try to frighten him with stories
of Blacky's having reared, and run
away, and kicked : and when he saw
Frank look a little alarmed, advised
him, if it was left to his choice, not to
have this horse, but to stick to the tame
pony, and to wait till the horse-dealer
could find him something that would
suit him. " Or," said he, " I could let
you have this which I am riding, which
is -as gentle as a lamb, and I could
take Blacky, because I am used to
riding, and don't mind its tricks. "
Frank's father, having heard all
that the horse-dealer had to say, now
turned to Frank, and told him, that he
might . decide for himself, whether he
wished to keep the horse or not.
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" Thatdfcdyofc^/l. fiapay" isaid ihF>>ifak,
'Vbnt I do not know any thing about
horses, "and I would rather that you
swuld dfioide tforamtil'. i't oi ^i* o) as. gad
nuThfen << Fr^tokfiaiepeated l1 ^drati 3*f4Ut2>>
Tom had just told of Felix's tricks,
tod asked whether his father had heard
of thaseaoiodo aid oJ flal *. . bw ii li ,mirf
arrfrilNop' iMffifetaertatiswered^ ithe hosse^
dealer hadi fermeriyt assured'him that
he had no tricks ; and he had during
this month's trial,found Felix perfectly
good temperedithough spirited. ) viid tloy;
Liiif'So^ ^rank^Tiisaid' his father, "the
question is* whether you are or are not
afraid to. J ride. it 3m luato riotii afraid fbi
jtou. 'biBoif . gtuvBtl Jodidi e'Aasvi
woft Nor^ L an>>iiriot iafeaid^fori mjMMp
saiidiFiank;iuf>>L'ivish to keep Felix/'
Then you shall have him --Felix
is yours. " i' w '>>ioiI oii i quoif '. t bodkin
N3
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Felix/ He is tbo cheap}<*aa*i& ? (C)er?
tain," said' thei Korse-deaildf foiqte
is as fine a leaper"'as any in the country
Take ca*e, master . Fraokj . M^y^t
are not used to leaping': takebieawr
that he does not throwi ybu'tcteaiYfofee*
his head. " i. o '_'. il eirl no rbw
Frank did not like the idea of foerag
thrown clean over his y head: 'Tbm
saw this, and said sneeringIy^iAn,aid<<fl
voice, i d . b hit; w--r thnira 197an
" Did you see how white he g*ew$? . a
Just at this time Felix, f^pmsoroff
fancy, the cause of wWictf TteasTntat
perceived by Frank, suddenly gathered
himself up, and leaped over a f&unk
fence, which there was in the lawn,
near the place where they ' were
standing. - '> ur. -Ji'L ant jioilw
Frank was thrown "clean over his
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? head*] ftmt 'feU<<igi'it(niiifc(ftGri*^iiin*ni
grass wmifiptf&irh o! flom bHrst intcKi
sfelipidl brutal iktfgWu. The! horse-dealer
pretended tpi be>>imuch concerned, and
repeated, that he . was . afraid Blacky/
WQiddiihct too i much for master Frank,
aBdowettBitoi,help,himi irp i. . but Frank'
was on his legs again without hi*
assistance. iiabi silt o'Ai\ ton Lib >lii' ii
mtfit Ased unfair . > not do . igive y>>nJ
notice, iimy{b?