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The Bus horse does not work all day, For if he did he'd waste away. He does his work and then is able To take a long rest in the stable.
When summer suns beat down upon it His head is sheltered by a bonnet; And though it makes him look a duffer, He hasn't half the heat to suffer.
SHYING.
"A wicked horse," perhaps you say, "To shy in such a sudden way, And almost make his rider fall. It is not nice of him at all."
It was not wickedness, but fear. That dreadful white thing rushing near Appeared to his affrighted eyes Full seven times its proper size.
CURIOSITY.
All horses very curious are And things which they espy afar Arouse their curiosity: They wonder what on earth they see.
With ears pricked up and cautious mien They come to see. When they have seen, They snort and turn and off they scurry In a contemptuous desperate hurry.
FRIENDSHIP.
A beautiful racehorse became very much attached to a cat. So much so that he was never happy unless the cat was near him, either sleeping curled up on his back or somewhere in his stall. They became such close companions that when the horse was taken abroad to run in some races for which he had been entered, he became so dejected at being separated from his companion that it was found necessary that the cat should always accompany him in his horse-box wherever he went.
OLD AGE.
This horse's working days are o'er. The shafts and saddle nevermore Shall hold him. Here he waits his end Cared for by those who love to tend
An old companion. He may rest In his loose box or take the best Of grazing which the meadows give-- A pensioner while he shall live.
Transcriber's Note
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Page Correction 67 seats all through changed to seats all through.
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