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29 Cockneys

           IonlywishIwaswithhimnow;buthehadtoleaveandgotoalargetown,andthenIwassoldtoafarmer.

           “Somefarmers,youknow,arecapitalmasters;butIthinkthisonewasalowsortofman.Hecarednothingaboutgoodhorsesorgooddriving;heonlycaredforgoingfast.IwentasfastasIcould,butthatwouldnotdo,andhewasalwayswhipping;soIgotintothiswayofmakingaspringforwardtokeepup.Onmarketnightsheusedtostayverylateattheinn,andthendrivehomeatagallop.

           “Onedarknighthewasgallopinghomeasusual,whenallofasuddenthewheelcameagainstsomegreatheavythingintheroad,andturnedthegigoverinaminute.Hewasthrownoutandhisarmbroken,andsomeofhisribs,Ithink.Atanyrate,itwastheendofmylivingwithhim,andIwasnotsorry.Butyouseeitwillbethesameeverywhereforme,ifmenmustgosofast.Iwishmylegswerelonger!”

           PoorPeggy!Iwasverysorryforher,andIcouldnotcomforther,forIknewhowharditwasuponslow-pacedhorsestobeputwithfastones;allthewhippingcomestotheirshare,andtheycan’thelpit.

           Shewasoftenusedinthephaeton,andwasverymuchlikedbysomeoftheladies,becauseshewassogentle;andsometimeafterthisshewassoldtotwoladieswhodrovethemselves,andwantedasafe,goodhorse.

           Imetherseveraltimesoutinthecountry,goingagoodsteadypace,andlookingasgayandcontentedasahorsecouldbe.Iwasverygladtoseeher,forshedeservedagoodplace.

           Aftersheleftusanotherhorsecameinherstead.

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