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.
them, the gobbling of a turkey-cock
was heard in the poultry yard ; which
was divided from the farm yard by a
slight wall.
Childrens - Frank
.
.
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
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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? gli"9said hi8 fether'jiff but.
never mind, you will do better. i the*
ne^Wtiineirf HAve ? you a H*i>>dl tof try
againi? moitl ixih". l amit te J''. uL
mThai Hortere. fo said Frank, i^dH
ykaw T^tH'sb*Wi^e howito do better. " , . q
irffiMount him again, then. " . . . . ! . . iiif
. . . Frank. was in the saddlet in an instant j" i
hisifathecitold. him how he sbonld^tfci
when the horse should begin anddftada
hkfleaipi 'Then, turning to Aelhprte-
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dealer, who, as he peiceivedyrhad bfefore
made a secret signal to the horsepilbg*
which Jaer badi givtovit aotuie^toniehp,
said, "If you will now repeat your
signal, sir, Frank is better prepared,_
and, perhaps, may sit the horse better;
qjtuiS aot,l Iiata. jnauch tmistafeiy1iiiirmy
boy if he does not persevere till he
succeeds. " . '3rrru. l-. wb ^Aanvl isiish oi
The horse-dealer protested, that if
he had made any noise, it was not any
^. gnftl, but. quite hje accident^ and good
little'flrauk^^helkttfedhiq^^ii? felhD leaded
s^ain,j this,'itiirtiBi lFrank sat him.
The leaps were repeated by his xnrm
desfae, . . -. to i ! 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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? 142 FRANK.
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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? FRANK.
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. "
vol. i. o
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? 146 FRANK.
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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? FRANK.
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
$<<sp? cting this, backed in spite of all
'eports to make him advance. The
. fcigikayrcpck swelled and gobbled the
more.
Ob,*'thought Frank, "if I were but
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? FRANK.
on the ground on my own legs, with a
good stick in my hand! " -
But he was on horseback, with
a good whip in his hand : resolved,
that the adversary, whom he hadvan-
quished on foot three years ago, should
not now conquer him on horseback,
he, with a stroke of the whip, 'ithat
told Felix he must obey, stuck his
heels into him, and pressed brm for>
ward. Felix obeyed: cleared the door*
way of the cowardly bully: and Frank
bending his head low entered mth$
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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? FRANK.
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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? 159 FRANK.
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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? 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.
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? gli"9said hi8 fether'jiff but.
never mind, you will do better. i the*
ne^Wtiineirf HAve ? you a H*i>>dl tof try
againi? moitl ixih". l amit te J''. uL
mThai Hortere. fo said Frank, i^dH
ykaw T^tH'sb*Wi^e howito do better. " , . q
irffiMount him again, then. " . . . . ! . . iiif
. . . Frank. was in the saddlet in an instant j" i
hisifathecitold. him how he sbonld^tfci
when the horse should begin anddftada
hkfleaipi 'Then, turning to Aelhprte-
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dealer, who, as he peiceivedyrhad bfefore
made a secret signal to the horsepilbg*
which Jaer badi givtovit aotuie^toniehp,
said, "If you will now repeat your
signal, sir, Frank is better prepared,_
and, perhaps, may sit the horse better;
qjtuiS aot,l Iiata. jnauch tmistafeiy1iiiirmy
boy if he does not persevere till he
succeeds. " . '3rrru. l-. wb ^Aanvl isiish oi
The horse-dealer protested, that if
he had made any noise, it was not any
^. gnftl, but. quite hje accident^ and good
little'flrauk^^helkttfedhiq^^ii? felhD leaded
s^ain,j this,'itiirtiBi lFrank sat him.
The leaps were repeated by his xnrm
desfae, . . -. to i ! 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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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. "
vol. i. o
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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.
