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Io ithose vile pantaloons, which he' fancied
look'd knowing; . WfviswoOi
i^d^|a ^f5deconjm . caus'd many demurs,
Against the game chicken, for coming in spurs. "
90 ot ams'>> xn i i . L\. i. ; ? li'TAllon bib i
"Papa, you see," said Frank, "that
IifcTOi&hte^o. Trecollect verses on hoTse-
badkh B0^>>3ithi(C)Mgh the ifirst dayioln
cQwMi 4bi>>k' of nothing but managing;
the horse and thyself. " f? Wov/b. i ts y^do 6i
nti&nAso . his , father, \? i\. . Nnfe-
takejjwifi y. ou,,had soflftelittle difficulty!
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in managing the horse and yourself
just now in the chicken yard, against
your old enemy, the turkey-cock;
but I am glad to see you came oft*
victorious ; and I am glad to perceive,
that you can turn your mind quickly
from yourself to your friends. "
Frank, a little elated by his father's
praise, now began " to fight his battles
o'er again," and to ridicule his old
enemy, the turkey-cock, for his extreme
cowardice.
i. "T"ijtisetie,h said' he, "that wheri
I am'not frightened, Felix seems to be
less afraid. " . '! '
^? eV? said his father, "a horse
sdon learns to know whether his rider
be'afraid of him or not; he is unwilling
to obey a cowardly ridefC"* . . . -. j . vii
^ How does the horse find out when
the' rider is cowardly Vh asked Frank;
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? FRAN*.
oUe? F^MAf- When tW^a$'IerJ boy
is afraid he teazes the hb'rse^teyi^nfrt
nually moving the bridles j of' the horse
perceives the rider's alarm by isome
awkwardness in his manner of>> sitting1,'
and by some motions or tremor, iiBIS^
easy totheifcniaaJ. " > ! * ? K . ^imi
Frank took out his handkerchief to
blow his nose, an operation which-hfe-'
performed so as to show that he was
quite at ease, concerning the en? eet the
noise or fluttering of the handkerchief
might have upon Felii? 1 ii Mi* odw
"Papa," said he, "the fW d%' *
was upon Felix he would not let me
blow my nose. That is, I GOuld' not
blow it' in comfort; because he cdtdd
not bear the rustling of my handker-
chief, nor the sight of it; but now^hei
is used to it. " . odr ? n-(b8 "
^ffes, ats* you are used to hm*
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? FKANK. 153
"Papa, did you hear me talking to
Felix in the farm-yard? "
. , "Yes, I did, but you need not be
ashamed of it; for the greatest heroes,
in the greatest dangers, have always
been in. the habit of talking to their
horses, as if they could comprehend all
their arguments. By and by, in Ho-
mer's Iliad, you will read Achilles' and
Hector's fine speeches to their horses,
and ^many others, especially one of a
young gentleman, called Archilochus;
who will, if I am not mistaken, very
ipu^h please you, Frank. "
qctf \S$ll^heijtsa. 1 But it i w>>U be ar
giaeatfiwhile before I shall be able to
read Homer. I was going to say an-
Qthgf thing about myself and Felix,
P^P^od sH ' *'' ii-yf. trfi -ron . 'toirb
"Say it, then. " <<if} 0J fbm si
" In (ibeiog^ <<, i! man,. 0papa, besides
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? 154 FKANK.
being a reasonable creature* ' i: have
another great advantage Over * Feli*. $
he tiiust be beaten or spurred, to make
him go on in danger; but we have the
feeling of honour, and the fear of 'dis*
grace, whieh sort of fear conquers the
other sort of fear. I do not express it
well, but yon know what I mean;
papa. " '< . . . 1 i :)(*. riis at 10
" Yes, my dear, I do ; butdfr is said,
that horses feel shame and emulation.
Don't you recollect some anecdotes*
which Colonel Birch told us* about
horses in battle? " . . ^t. is jbsY1'
>. . '^Ndif. sirvfL said Frank* "I drtfccfrat
hear much, that Colonel Birch. said
that ^dayi; nbeoause. u it was any day
ofu--aio? aidw d;>id? f {liid a
Frank paused, and, after a abort
silent>>So>>adifcttbi. sides^ hi* jathtirre-
sumedio abh &u JoJ " ;Aiarl baivj
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? FRANK. 155
f Perhaps horses may feel shame
and emulation, and something like
what we call pride, or a sense of glory;
and some are so obedient, that they
seem ! almost to act from a sense of
duty; but I never heard of a horse,
Frank, who had formed and kept a
resolution to cure himself of his faults,
or to conquer his fears. "
hcErank smiled---
i 'ftAlnd now, papa," said he, patting
Felix; " may I give him a good canter
along this pretty lane? " :
" Yes ; away with you ! " said his
father ; and away they cantered along
the lane, fill they saw at some distance
a fire on the road, at the bottom of
a hill, which they were going to de-
scend. ; isrfh' . . on* /. . -vassn Mu! i''i
" Papa, do you see those flames? "
cried Frank. "Let us ride ort, . and
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? 156 FRANK.
inquire what is the matter? Perhaps,
some house is on fire. " ; -. ,
" No," said his father, " I think it
is only a fire made by gypsies; -I see
some brown rags fluttering by the side
of the bank, which looks like the hut
of gypsies. "
" But look, look! how high the
flames rise I" said Frank. . . ^TQ$f||
are throwing something out of the^Jiu^:
upon the fire. " . i,r -<<i. ^. ^' ^
"Straw, probably," said his fa^he^,
"they are burning their straw bed-
ding. It is very dangerous to. make
such a fire in the middle of the roadJ^
. " And such a narrow road,? . it<po,"
said Frank, " there is no room jtoj ggssj
papa. i The wind is blowing the flames
all on my side, and the whole passage,
on your side, between the fire and the
hut, is filled with kettles and stools.
1 I'*
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? FRANK.
ft is impossible to pass, and holies
do not like fire; Felix does not, Ilani
sure : look at his ears ! "
" Stop, Frank," said his father; "this
fire is enough to frighten any horse;
stop! "
Frank would willingly have obeyed;
but just then, a man drove a cart
through the gate from a field behind
them, and came down the hill, making
a jingling noise, which alarmed Felix.
A fresh blaze rose up. Felix reared.
" Frank ! keep your seat! that's well!
Now to the right, turn him! follow ntfe!
leap! " '' ' " il' Ut- *
Frank followed his father, and'feaped
over a low wall, which divided the lane
from a field; and found himself safe
ovliis Horse's back, iirthe^fieldnT out 1iff
sightrtf Hfle fire,i andtfofr^of' hearing of
thecal*' Fefi^ Hstoc*i to '-qutet ^
VOL. I. P
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a*! aM>, toembling a littfe1. 'i' Ffea^ did
not tremble, and enjoyed hls's^e'ssful
leWpi. Vi'"! i "' '- *' aB0 9W
1 . '*How lucky it was, father, Ant* y$i
saw that wall, and thought ftf' l'ekpihg'
over it. I never thought 6fn^? never
saw it! ' I saw nothing but 'die fire,
and heard nothing but the cartV om
I hope, papa, I behaved tolerably well,
and sat Felix when he reared! '^anet
when he leaped. Is not tt^a prwty
good leap for me, papa?
"
Frank was so well pleased with him-
self, that he required not even his' f>>i
theft's answers; he exercised himself
in leaping over every little mound' in
his way; and even went out of his way
W practise leaping over any, which he
cicHild see on the common; till, at lai?
KT1ftte reminded him, that' My
must make the best of their way h6oi&
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? bib ft
tfflgm himSelf beside ty^athflk " now.
we can talk a little. Papa, there a
great. dtea^ure in conquering difficul-
. 37"X#* 1papa,. . just the. word, only I
ft^M^tP sa* . . . i
. /i*"? jrth. &f. . iyp>>. think' p^Pai *N
ffrown^up . men, and really brave men,
began by being afraid when they wer?
Kttleboys? " . . J' q . . , 'oo. ,
. in/riY$iv^M! w must ^
& Mr: ^ars^yvhen theft w^e.
tefufrbA^^^^3l<<tv^%SB
^f$e*Mr'uo ti. if<< ilT/y bn<< ;v<<v Bill
p>> . 4? . M. im,^}
^BS8tai rffii1*
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? J60 THANK.
. . . "Yes, ouei friend Colonel Birch
tejl you, that the first time he! w<<iit
into battle he felt very differently
from what he did after he^ihadjrbeejp
in. two. or three battles : all who^ai^e
sufficient courage to speak the truth},
would say the same. One . ((C)f. iijtfee
bravest of our English generaW whflse
history . you will some time or. ' ftfbftr
read, said, that every man would >>1b*
aiiCpwa^d, if he dared. Buf^ aJinjf? fif
hionftur. feels iwhat you expressed. aa
little while ago, that the greater feaj
conquers the lesser; that'&fy$&r\iM
danger or of death is les. 8 than the. ifear
Pf disgrace*" jlilC. A h i. ! ods Tivansdw
^JfiJDisgracti! " repeated Frank, " Papa,
I remember the first terrible id$a,? |
efjffifeid^fbffegrace w. as ftpm hearing
W^fflt&i PSWebgeneral, who had run
mW*dW^k&W&. )8fr ^. cajprdTrrr
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? iFi<<nk? d>> ittfka&ife ^Vriyfbrtfve^mati,
yfam&gtoWVp: ifcti afiji nftty ^{tajM}"!
ifecb^ifliiiei * shaftl^be^cowayd^^'k
leaseback ; because, before that time,
r sfealp'tfe 'Well used to riding. But,
papa, 1>y the bye, one day last summer,
wGi'wfere out in the boat, I was
Iftttyris'ted 3 se6 that Mr. --v ' yoi
%ic? who,. was frightened when hefwas
i& ffiie boat, and yet he is never fright*
^ne^feSt'hofseback. And when we cante
f&laridi that captain of the ship, wlHo
|fftd1%een. witl*us, and who had laughed
W^iHitf'Jp&dii man for looking alarmed
whenever the boat moved, was himself
frightened when he was on horse-
tadkpi afdhvit 1. i i,. (. ? wlinHi'n. ii J
Sii*l3V^ly. itrue, 'Frank," said his father.
<<5i ^msj 'that bei^naet\lstdWBd'it<<
on^HSHd of danger does not prevtftiTt
p3
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? 102 KRA-NK.
$ter8(C)*i ft(C)m being afraid in any danger
fe^Y/neW/skud bitre$<<oti&lwkys/e>>ef*
^i^n%<<fei^lro! Wrfaiajjjingnithafc iherp
$s^d! a1%&,T^Hwe^eTe is- nebe. ^ diiw
Jl? "<<Thtti'is iWhat iI>>obsterved<. whe^I
was a very little boy, papa>i khofcgih
fiileduld not then express it rigMly in
wdrdsl'I It was the same thing; Mkafc A
observed the evening when "Jmras
ftftgid'otf goingi over the narrowbridgd,
fctebnsir'i'I toad never done 'it -beftwrf;
though not afraid of going taprnth*
ftfflfrerfu afldnawheniol was surprised
to see the poor woman, who had-1 beet
Mgnffcff&i &m&*he jWda^gtfibHavely
Gvahi&V te&jfcge. '^athe^riol? tMnfedl
ought to be accustomed to ail sorts/:of
dangers before I grow upi to bor^
tearf. *guBb oi BamotermB ^ni99"
All sorts ! That would be difficult,
if notrmpossible, Frank. Consider aM
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? the varieties of dangers there are in
iaimworHj by sea and by land. . j Would
you? tare" 'me ride, run, and sail about
with you ;. be' shipwrecked, and go into
battid^ &Ci/i to accustom you to all
dortS'fcf dangers. ! ". ~: . w . w p
li' WNby" said Frank, laughing, "that
would be impossible; and foolish, if it
were ^possible. But, papa, I ought to
. bebiaccnstomed to all the <<pn^)p
dwn%eirs/ that boys or men are likjd^f
id'meet witL" "\o bicn'te ion rTguorft
bsiJMfhare kiia tome. l *en&efi w otb&ti
frankb'ferf orfw ,npirtovr iooq sdt 998 ot
yf^iBut, afterfuHj Ji should never even
then be stfcure of not being afraid, in
anynneommon danger, o* in anylthat
wa>> inew to mot" in J ^otad eiflfneb
" Being accustomed to dangeflig/rf
different kinds, though a great advan-
WagejbiwtoirJot absoDutelyHinece^aary tp
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? ? 64 F*AN)t.
mike human creatures brave. Fear
may be conquered, not only by beibig^
aocostomed to danger] Jbufctf bjp&i^iy
affection, . 0* na6taiv,eii idaichoisirtroitgw
than 'thiar^fearl nOn sonaia occastohs,
the most timid women become braver
for instance, mothers,. "when thewii&iio
dren are in dange*/fi''i*>b s in ,td$uBD
le "iAnd; papa-- I think, , ipapTawKl
b<jpe>i papa,' that thonghi tgttm'fawqi
little boy, if I saw my mother in aay
diirogdiyi Awwld. quite ft%&i myself. ^
9li^^mkdyo>>ii4w)uW^ri<<k. ; i*F&*f
you feel already, that strong affection
can conquer fear, even in a boy as <<
ybufkglfgt. 3^tart^e4uo 9? b oldioeiOB
,feidT . }immu8 aJi no bnisfg of bos
\ofo iVvnniih hiiR Ytfi^iihfi rlo''m diiW
-ab bns muiai liddT . b9dadqmo33B
Wapiti zifikW^ f&&& H*Wa>>i%HIf njH8
teWirptfn' t^cofctei&tiel^e'fc'KitiJ
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with his father about courage, rAhm
listened r to1 i every . anecdote uponl this
subjectyf which he heard related in con-
versation f on read from books. ; . . . -> fi *
. %'Oiae: evening, when his father was
reading to his mother some new book
ofidferaiyete in. Italy, his attention was
caught, in a description of St. Peter's
fhureh. in Rome, by an account of
jpmeiyoitWBg' Englishmen of the party,
who wen&tQ see iti who determined to
see. lfeorej oi^,! thiWi any one had seen
bc&fte; . #ndi'2whoii'. whein . *hi|ir,. ifetnale
eo|? p^yoBi|. 8tpppedi after having reach?
ed the ! top of the cupola, determined. to
scramble up the outside of the gilt bally
and to stand on its summit. This,
with much difficulty and danger, they
accomplished. Their return and de-
Sfi? n^were> still fnc,r$ haw#Hs 5a fob *f
^un^^^a. ffei^. ^. bafe tbe^. wiefe.
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