ai
few moments' recollection, repeated,
" They ceusured the bantam for strutting 'anf
M''crowing, .
few moments' recollection, repeated,
" They ceusured the bantam for strutting 'anf
M''crowing, .
Childrens - Frank
pw>ve> to- himself that he
t0uidi#ueeee(iJuuag ^imo^ anft s i? Ji
t$ifi Felix is not too spirited for me,
you see, papa: I may keep him, may
EypifeiilJi" ^. idihe,oan *dl svArtrn . timi1 ni
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141
. t"i^Qjfcumajr, my dear," said his
father, -
iTom sullenly wished them a good
morning, and rode away with his
groom companion. Frank's father was
now to pay for Felix, and while he was
counting the money, master Tom being
out of hearing, the horse-dealer began
to flatter Frank, declaring, " that he
had a much better seat on horseback
tban master Tom; that it was won-
derful to see how spirited master Frank
^as ; that he deserved, indeed, to have
a spirited horse; and that he would not,
for a guinea, that any young gentle-
man, but himself, should have had
Blacky, he looked so well on him;
that a fine young gentleman should
always have a fine young horse; that
he was certain master Frank would,
in time, make the finest young gentle'
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roan-rider in the whole county, or the
next, or in the three ridings of York-;
shire. " . . . . . lIv ''i;. . , ft-- <<. i. // . re
And a great deal more he would
have said, but that Frank abruptlyi ex-
claimed-^ . ? . . , ! t . lin {\
" Pray don't flatter me so; I cannot
bear it! " ,. ,. . ? l . . . . i. <<{ o'fi ol
Frank's father put the money for
the price of the horse into the man's
hand, who, after counting it, walked
away discontented, and never attempted
to flatter Frank any more. , ,rf flfi 1Si'^
They had been so much delayed! by
this business, that Frank lost 'his; ride
for this day; but . the next morning
Frank had a very pleasant ride ^pith
his father : trotting through pretty laaBs,
and cantering across a common, jhejt
came to Copsley Farm; a farm wbjicfc
had been lately purchased by ? fa|iin>e#
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I*e, at whose old house, Frank, when
he was a very little boy, saw a thatcher
at work -- the day when he had his
first successful battle with a turkey-
cock. 'i' t-t'i iyi t i
Farmer Lee welcomed them cordi-
ally, and invited Frank to rest himself
in the house, and to eat something,
while his father should ride round the
fattttft but Frank said, that he was nei-
ther tired nor hungry, and that he liked
to-goi with his father, and to see and
hear all that was to be seen and heard.
The farmer, happy in showing all
his little comforts and Conveniences
to one who so kindly took an interest
iri them, took Frank's father what he
called the grand tour, finishing by the
baCk yard ; and here, unwilling to part
With him, he had m6re and more last
words'to say. " " ' 1 "
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FRANK.
But, while he was thus detaining
them, the gobbling of a turkey-cock
was heard in the poultry yard ; which
was divided from the farm yard by a
slight wall. From the moment Felix
heard this noise, he began to grow
uneasy: Frank, while the fanner was
talking loud and eagerly about his oWn
affairs, went on patting his horse, ^antl
reasoning with him in a low voice :*~if
"My dear Felix, don't be foolish --
it's only the turkey-cock. Stand still,
Felix-- stand still. Oh, Felix ! Felix !
for shame, Felix: you are a greater
coward than I was, when I was --Oh,
Felix, fie! you'll throw me on the'
dunghill if you don't take care -- do
stand still. Do hush ! turkey-cock!
What a horrible hobble-gobbling you
are making--stand still, I say, sir?
standstill! "
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145
No; Felix, could not or would not
stand still, while this horrible hobble-
gobbling went on ; but was continually
sideling from the wall of the chicken
yard, toward the dunghill, which was
on the opposite side.
" How I wish my father would turn,
and look how Felix is going on," thought
Frank, but still he would not call upon
him for assistance. His father knew
well what was going on, but on pur-
pose left Frank to manage with Felix
as he could. : . . . . '
. v, " Will that farmer never have done
talking? I wish his mouth and the
turkey-cock's were both stopped! "
thought Frank. . . ">. .
When he hoped it was ended, it be-
gan again on each side. At last, they
came to " a good morning to you, sir,
kindly--a very good morning. "
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Frank's father returned the " good
morning," and was, to Frank's1 joy-
setting off, when the farmer, striding
before him, called out: M Pray, "1sirj
come and see the new back road,
it is not a yard out of your way.
This way, if you please, si*'! This
way, Master Frank, if you pleaSel^ -! '^
But this way did not at all please
Master Frank, for it was through the
chicken yard; and the moment the
door was opened, a gobbling and
cackling was heard, which very much
displeased Felix. However, Frank
knew, that he must follow his leader.
His father stooped his head as he
went through the door wayf '"A4
called to Frank, bidding him dfl^'the
same. . anom
" Yes, papa, yes; but Fetfx will
not go through, I am afraid. "
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No, no, not afraid myself, papa,
Q$J|y . afraid, that Felix is afraid of the
turkey-cock, sir. " , ;
. ! 'Is that all," said his father, and
ha rode on through the opposite gate.
z. rfj& this moment, his ancient enemy
stood insolently in the door-way, filling
i&iWp? with his huge black semicircle
of, feathers fanned out behind, his red
and blue pouch swelling out in front,
and screeching defiance with all his
Wight. y ii . . . . . . . . .
iJi. Frank knew him of old to be a
bully and a coward; but Felix* not
$<<sp? cting this, backed in spite of all
'eports to make him advance. The
. fcigikayrcpck swelled and gobbled the
more.
Ob,*'thought Frank, "if I were but
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on the ground on my own legs, with a
good stick in my hand! " -
But he was on horseback, with
a good whip in his hand : resolved,
that the adversary, whom he hadvan-
quished on foot three years ago, should
not now conquer him on horseback,
he, with a stroke of the whip, 'ithat
told Felix he must obey, stuck his
heels into him, and pressed brm for>
ward. Felix obeyed: cleared the door*
way of the cowardly bully: and Frank
bending his head low entered mth$
door-way. . ^ntmudn >>di ai
Felix went on, made his way through
the hissing and the screaming geese,
dispersed the inferior crowd of cadklers,
and carried Frank from the yard tri-
umphant. The fanner shut the Pouter
idoot' 1behind him; < and bidding Frank
.
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look back, throughl the rails, in the upper
part of that door, desired him to chooae
any two from' among his enemies, of
whom, he said, he would with pleasure
make him a present, in honour of his
victory. The farmer, without any in-
sulting air of protection, held the bridle
of Frank's horse, to keep him quite
still, whilst Frank looked in at the
noisy crowd, to make his choice; he
chose a Bantam cock, and a game
chicken, and thanked the farmer, who
promised to send them home for hiai
in the morning.
': A& they rode away, his father asked
Frank why he had chosen these, pre-
ferably to all others, and Frank an-
swered, that he wanted them to explain
to'' Mary what was meant by the
"Bantam's vile pantaloons,'^ianduhtjr
the spurs of the game chicken; which
o3
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Were mentioned in the description of
these birds, in. some lines in " The
Peacock 'at Home," which she had
not understood, because she had never
seen either of the birds described.
His father asked Frank, if he could:
remember the lines; Frank, after .
ai
few moments' recollection, repeated,
" They ceusured the bantam for strutting 'anf
M''crowing, . ' 19*0
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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oUe? F^MAf- When tW^a$'IerJ boy
is afraid he teazes the hb'rse^teyi^nfrt
nually moving the bridles j of' the horse
perceives the rider's alarm by isome
awkwardness in his manner of>> sitting1,'
and by some motions or tremor, iiBIS^
easy totheifcniaaJ. " > ! * ? K . ^imi
Frank took out his handkerchief to
blow his nose, an operation which-hfe-'
performed so as to show that he was
quite at ease, concerning the en? eet the
noise or fluttering of the handkerchief
might have upon Felii? 1 ii Mi* odw
"Papa," said he, "the fW d%' *
was upon Felix he would not let me
blow my nose. That is, I GOuld' not
blow it' in comfort; because he cdtdd
not bear the rustling of my handker-
chief, nor the sight of it; but now^hei
is used to it. " . odr ? n-(b8 "
^ffes, ats* you are used to hm*
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"Papa, did you hear me talking to
Felix in the farm-yard? "
. , "Yes, I did, but you need not be
ashamed of it; for the greatest heroes,
in the greatest dangers, have always
been in. the habit of talking to their
horses, as if they could comprehend all
their arguments. By and by, in Ho-
mer's Iliad, you will read Achilles' and
Hector's fine speeches to their horses,
and ^many others, especially one of a
young gentleman, called Archilochus;
who will, if I am not mistaken, very
ipu^h please you, Frank. "
qctf \S$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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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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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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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$f||
are throwing something out of the^Jiu^:
upon the fire. " . i,r -<<i. ^. ^' ^
"Straw, probably," said his fa^he^,
"they are burning their straw bed-
ding. It is very dangerous to. make
such a fire in the middle of the roadJ^
. " And such a narrow road,? . it<po,"
said Frank, " there is no room jtoj ggssj
papa. i The wind is blowing the flames
all on my side, and the whole passage,
on your side, between the fire and the
hut, is filled with kettles and stools.
1 I'*
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ft is impossible to pass, and holies
do not like fire; Felix does not, Ilani
sure : look at his ears ! "
" Stop, Frank," said his father; "this
fire is enough to frighten any horse;
stop! "
Frank would willingly have obeyed;
but just then, a man drove a cart
through the gate from a field behind
them, and came down the hill, making
a jingling noise, which alarmed Felix.
A fresh blaze rose up. Felix reared.
" Frank ! keep your seat! that's well!
Now to the right, turn him! follow ntfe!
leap! " '' ' " il' Ut- *
Frank followed his father, and'feaped
over a low wall, which divided the lane
from a field; and found himself safe
ovliis Horse's back, iirthe^fieldnT out 1iff
sightrtf Hfle fire,i andtfofr^of' hearing of
thecal*' Fefi^ Hstoc*i to '-qutet ^
VOL. I. P
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a*! aM>, toembling a littfe1. 'i' Ffea^ did
not tremble, and enjoyed hls's^e'ssful
leWpi. Vi'"! i "' '- *' aB0 9W
1 . '*How lucky it was, father, Ant* y$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?
t0uidi#ueeee(iJuuag ^imo^ anft s i? Ji
t$ifi Felix is not too spirited for me,
you see, papa: I may keep him, may
EypifeiilJi" ^. idihe,oan *dl svArtrn . timi1 ni
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141
. t"i^Qjfcumajr, my dear," said his
father, -
iTom sullenly wished them a good
morning, and rode away with his
groom companion. Frank's father was
now to pay for Felix, and while he was
counting the money, master Tom being
out of hearing, the horse-dealer began
to flatter Frank, declaring, " that he
had a much better seat on horseback
tban master Tom; that it was won-
derful to see how spirited master Frank
^as ; that he deserved, indeed, to have
a spirited horse; and that he would not,
for a guinea, that any young gentle-
man, but himself, should have had
Blacky, he looked so well on him;
that a fine young gentleman should
always have a fine young horse; that
he was certain master Frank would,
in time, make the finest young gentle'
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roan-rider in the whole county, or the
next, or in the three ridings of York-;
shire. " . . . . . lIv ''i;. . , ft-- <<. i. // . re
And a great deal more he would
have said, but that Frank abruptlyi ex-
claimed-^ . ? . . , ! t . lin {\
" Pray don't flatter me so; I cannot
bear it! " ,. ,. . ? l . . . . i. <<{ o'fi ol
Frank's father put the money for
the price of the horse into the man's
hand, who, after counting it, walked
away discontented, and never attempted
to flatter Frank any more. , ,rf flfi 1Si'^
They had been so much delayed! by
this business, that Frank lost 'his; ride
for this day; but . the next morning
Frank had a very pleasant ride ^pith
his father : trotting through pretty laaBs,
and cantering across a common, jhejt
came to Copsley Farm; a farm wbjicfc
had been lately purchased by ? fa|iin>e#
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I*e, at whose old house, Frank, when
he was a very little boy, saw a thatcher
at work -- the day when he had his
first successful battle with a turkey-
cock. 'i' t-t'i iyi t i
Farmer Lee welcomed them cordi-
ally, and invited Frank to rest himself
in the house, and to eat something,
while his father should ride round the
fattttft but Frank said, that he was nei-
ther tired nor hungry, and that he liked
to-goi with his father, and to see and
hear all that was to be seen and heard.
The farmer, happy in showing all
his little comforts and Conveniences
to one who so kindly took an interest
iri them, took Frank's father what he
called the grand tour, finishing by the
baCk yard ; and here, unwilling to part
With him, he had m6re and more last
words'to say. " " ' 1 "
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FRANK.
But, while he was thus detaining
them, the gobbling of a turkey-cock
was heard in the poultry yard ; which
was divided from the farm yard by a
slight wall. From the moment Felix
heard this noise, he began to grow
uneasy: Frank, while the fanner was
talking loud and eagerly about his oWn
affairs, went on patting his horse, ^antl
reasoning with him in a low voice :*~if
"My dear Felix, don't be foolish --
it's only the turkey-cock. Stand still,
Felix-- stand still. Oh, Felix ! Felix !
for shame, Felix: you are a greater
coward than I was, when I was --Oh,
Felix, fie! you'll throw me on the'
dunghill if you don't take care -- do
stand still. Do hush ! turkey-cock!
What a horrible hobble-gobbling you
are making--stand still, I say, sir?
standstill! "
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145
No; Felix, could not or would not
stand still, while this horrible hobble-
gobbling went on ; but was continually
sideling from the wall of the chicken
yard, toward the dunghill, which was
on the opposite side.
" How I wish my father would turn,
and look how Felix is going on," thought
Frank, but still he would not call upon
him for assistance. His father knew
well what was going on, but on pur-
pose left Frank to manage with Felix
as he could. : . . . . '
. v, " Will that farmer never have done
talking? I wish his mouth and the
turkey-cock's were both stopped! "
thought Frank. . . ">. .
When he hoped it was ended, it be-
gan again on each side. At last, they
came to " a good morning to you, sir,
kindly--a very good morning. "
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Frank's father returned the " good
morning," and was, to Frank's1 joy-
setting off, when the farmer, striding
before him, called out: M Pray, "1sirj
come and see the new back road,
it is not a yard out of your way.
This way, if you please, si*'! This
way, Master Frank, if you pleaSel^ -! '^
But this way did not at all please
Master Frank, for it was through the
chicken yard; and the moment the
door was opened, a gobbling and
cackling was heard, which very much
displeased Felix. However, Frank
knew, that he must follow his leader.
His father stooped his head as he
went through the door wayf '"A4
called to Frank, bidding him dfl^'the
same. . anom
" Yes, papa, yes; but Fetfx will
not go through, I am afraid. "
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No, no, not afraid myself, papa,
Q$J|y . afraid, that Felix is afraid of the
turkey-cock, sir. " , ;
. ! 'Is that all," said his father, and
ha rode on through the opposite gate.
z. rfj& this moment, his ancient enemy
stood insolently in the door-way, filling
i&iWp? with his huge black semicircle
of, feathers fanned out behind, his red
and blue pouch swelling out in front,
and screeching defiance with all his
Wight. y ii . . . . . . . . .
iJi. Frank knew him of old to be a
bully and a coward; but Felix* not
$<<sp? cting this, backed in spite of all
'eports to make him advance. The
. fcigikayrcpck swelled and gobbled the
more.
Ob,*'thought Frank, "if I were but
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on the ground on my own legs, with a
good stick in my hand! " -
But he was on horseback, with
a good whip in his hand : resolved,
that the adversary, whom he hadvan-
quished on foot three years ago, should
not now conquer him on horseback,
he, with a stroke of the whip, 'ithat
told Felix he must obey, stuck his
heels into him, and pressed brm for>
ward. Felix obeyed: cleared the door*
way of the cowardly bully: and Frank
bending his head low entered mth$
door-way. . ^ntmudn >>di ai
Felix went on, made his way through
the hissing and the screaming geese,
dispersed the inferior crowd of cadklers,
and carried Frank from the yard tri-
umphant. The fanner shut the Pouter
idoot' 1behind him; < and bidding Frank
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look back, throughl the rails, in the upper
part of that door, desired him to chooae
any two from' among his enemies, of
whom, he said, he would with pleasure
make him a present, in honour of his
victory. The farmer, without any in-
sulting air of protection, held the bridle
of Frank's horse, to keep him quite
still, whilst Frank looked in at the
noisy crowd, to make his choice; he
chose a Bantam cock, and a game
chicken, and thanked the farmer, who
promised to send them home for hiai
in the morning.
': A& they rode away, his father asked
Frank why he had chosen these, pre-
ferably to all others, and Frank an-
swered, that he wanted them to explain
to'' Mary what was meant by the
"Bantam's vile pantaloons,'^ianduhtjr
the spurs of the game chicken; which
o3
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Were mentioned in the description of
these birds, in. some lines in " The
Peacock 'at Home," which she had
not understood, because she had never
seen either of the birds described.
His father asked Frank, if he could:
remember the lines; Frank, after .
ai
few moments' recollection, repeated,
" They ceusured the bantam for strutting 'anf
M''crowing, . ' 19*0
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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oUe? F^MAf- When tW^a$'IerJ boy
is afraid he teazes the hb'rse^teyi^nfrt
nually moving the bridles j of' the horse
perceives the rider's alarm by isome
awkwardness in his manner of>> sitting1,'
and by some motions or tremor, iiBIS^
easy totheifcniaaJ. " > ! * ? K . ^imi
Frank took out his handkerchief to
blow his nose, an operation which-hfe-'
performed so as to show that he was
quite at ease, concerning the en? eet the
noise or fluttering of the handkerchief
might have upon Felii? 1 ii Mi* odw
"Papa," said he, "the fW d%' *
was upon Felix he would not let me
blow my nose. That is, I GOuld' not
blow it' in comfort; because he cdtdd
not bear the rustling of my handker-
chief, nor the sight of it; but now^hei
is used to it. " . odr ? n-(b8 "
^ffes, ats* you are used to hm*
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"Papa, did you hear me talking to
Felix in the farm-yard? "
. , "Yes, I did, but you need not be
ashamed of it; for the greatest heroes,
in the greatest dangers, have always
been in. the habit of talking to their
horses, as if they could comprehend all
their arguments. By and by, in Ho-
mer's Iliad, you will read Achilles' and
Hector's fine speeches to their horses,
and ^many others, especially one of a
young gentleman, called Archilochus;
who will, if I am not mistaken, very
ipu^h please you, Frank. "
qctf \S$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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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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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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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$f||
are throwing something out of the^Jiu^:
upon the fire. " . i,r -<<i. ^. ^' ^
"Straw, probably," said his fa^he^,
"they are burning their straw bed-
ding. It is very dangerous to. make
such a fire in the middle of the roadJ^
. " And such a narrow road,? . it<po,"
said Frank, " there is no room jtoj ggssj
papa. i The wind is blowing the flames
all on my side, and the whole passage,
on your side, between the fire and the
hut, is filled with kettles and stools.
1 I'*
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ft is impossible to pass, and holies
do not like fire; Felix does not, Ilani
sure : look at his ears ! "
" Stop, Frank," said his father; "this
fire is enough to frighten any horse;
stop! "
Frank would willingly have obeyed;
but just then, a man drove a cart
through the gate from a field behind
them, and came down the hill, making
a jingling noise, which alarmed Felix.
A fresh blaze rose up. Felix reared.
" Frank ! keep your seat! that's well!
Now to the right, turn him! follow ntfe!
leap! " '' ' " il' Ut- *
Frank followed his father, and'feaped
over a low wall, which divided the lane
from a field; and found himself safe
ovliis Horse's back, iirthe^fieldnT out 1iff
sightrtf Hfle fire,i andtfofr^of' hearing of
thecal*' Fefi^ Hstoc*i to '-qutet ^
VOL. I. P
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a*! aM>, toembling a littfe1. 'i' Ffea^ did
not tremble, and enjoyed hls's^e'ssful
leWpi. Vi'"! i "' '- *' aB0 9W
1 . '*How lucky it was, father, Ant* y$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?
