you to sell me a horse that would not go?" asked the barrister. "I sold you a horse warranted sound-and sound he is," said the dealer; "but as to his going, I never thought he would go!"

Preservation from imminent Danger.

A BOY who had been sent from a neighbouring village to Ipswich, to purchase something for the family, was on his return home when the horse he rode took fright. He ran furiously down the butter-market, and in his career plunged through the window of a toyshop, which is situated immediately opposite the above street. The boy's head coming in contact with the top of the window frame, and being without a saddle, he slipped off behind without receiving any injury. The horse recovered his feet, grotesquely appearing behind the counter, from

which situation he seemed not inclined to move, and was safely released. The horse was very little hurt, but the damage done to the shop and stock was considerable.

Curious Method of Horse-racing in Italy.

THE horses here run without riders, and to urge them on, little balls with sharp points in them are hung to their sides, which, when the horse is employed in the race, act like spurs ; they have also pieces of tin foil fastened on their hinder parts, which, as the animals proceed, make a loud rattling noise, and frighten them forward. A gun is fired when they are to start, that preparations may be made to receive them at the farther end: when they have run half way, another gun is fired, and a third when they arrive

at the goal. To ascertain, without dispute, which wins the race, a thread, dipped in red lead, is stretched across the winning-post, which the victor breaking, receives a red mark on the chest, and this mark is decisive. A number of soldiers are appointed to guard the coast from one end to the other.

Stratagem of a Butcher.

A GENTLEMAN was one day exhibiting a capital trotting mare at the door of an inn in the country, and relating the particulars of a match in which she had been engaged, at the same time extolling her wonderful powers; when a butcher of the town stepping up, offered to trot his against her for twenty guineas. A smile of contempt was the only notice. at first bestowed upon the butcher; he persisting, however, in his offer, the bet was accepted, and the next

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morning appointed for the match. At the fixed time the butcher appeared, mounted on the rump of his poney, with his tray before him, and, by way of switch, as he called it, brandished a marrow-bone. He was allowed the start, when shortly afterwards, as his competitor was rapidly passing him, he rattled a flourish upon his tray, which, of course, had the instantaneous effect of frightening the highmettled mare into a gallop. This repeatedly was the case, and as often, according to the etiquette of trottingmatches, was the too hasty beast obliged to stop and turn round; and thus, ultimately, did the butcher and his poney win the wager.

A Trick of Jockeyship, or the Knowing Ones taken in.

AT the rural revels, in 1804, on the Dicher, in Sussex, called the Bat and

Ball Fair, the following whimsical adventure took place. Just as the horses were entering for a large silver cup, one, having the appearance of a country lad, mounted on a shabby-looking mare, came on the ground; and after having surveyed the horses about to start for the prize, said, "I've a great mind to enter my old mare;" the byestanders smiled contemptuously at the young man, and, smilingly, advised him to do so. The deposit having been made, and the mare entered, the youth declared, he had a twenty pound note in his pocket, which he would bet his mare won the cup; the bet was presently taken, and others to nearly double the amount.

To the surprize of the spectators, the old mare, by being deprived of cloaths, and bandages, was presently metamorphosed into a fine blood filly; and the shaggy-looking youth, by the same artifice, transformed to a smart jockey. The race commenced, and the old mare, with apparent difficulty, won