34 An Old War Horse

           

           Captainhadbeenbrokeninandtrainedforanarmyhorse;hisfirstownerwasanofficerofcavalrygoingouttotheCrimeanwar.Hesaidhequiteenjoyedthetrainingwithalltheotherhorses,trottingtogether,turningtogether,totherighthandortheleft,haltingatthewordofcommand,ordashingforwardatfullspeedatthesoundofthetrumpetorsignaloftheofficer.Hewas,whenyoung,adark,dapplediron-gray,andconsideredveryhandsome.Hismaster,ayoung,high-spiritedgentleman,wasveryfondofhim,andtreatedhimfromthefirstwiththegreatestcareandkindness.Hetoldmehethoughtthelifeofanarmyhorsewasverypleasant;butwhenitcametobeingsentabroadovertheseainagreatship,healmostchangedhismind.

           “Thatpartofit,”saidhe,“wasdreadful!Ofcoursewecouldnotwalkoffthelandintotheship;sotheywereobligedtoputstrongstrapsunderourbodies,andthenwewereliftedoffourlegsinspiteofourstruggles,andwereswungthroughtheairoverthewater,tothedeckofthegreatvessel.Therewewereplacedinsmallclosestalls,andneverforalongtimesawthesky,orwereabletostretchourlegs.Theshipsometimesrolledaboutinhighwinds,andwewereknockedabout,andfeltbadenough.

           “However,atlastitcametoanend,andwewerehauledup,andswungoveragaintotheland;wewereveryglad,andsnortedandneighedforjoy,whenweoncemorefeltfirmgroundunderourfeet.

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