brought to each person their piece. There is no exaggeration in all this; and all these feats of ingenuity have been seen by a great concourse of specIt cannot be doubted, but

tators.

that this horse was guided by the signs. or voice of his master; but it is astonishing how he could so well obey signs that were imperceptible to the spectaWeekly Amusement.

tors.

The Horse of Discernment. A BEAUTIFUL stallion, lately the property of the Duke of Northumberland, and sold for four hundred guineas, had lately, on account of his savage properties, been parted with by different owners, at reduced prices, till at last an eminent riding master purchased him

for three guineas and a half. The moment the animal was got home, what is technically termed a dead rider was put upon his back, and, after many fruitless attempts to throw this immoveable load, he was turned loose in the school, where he remained two days and nights without any provender. On the third morning his master appeared with a sieve of corn, which the horse ate without evincing any ferocity. On the next day the ridingmaster again shewed himself, attended by two grooms with broomsticks, which, on the animal's evincing any vice, they were directed to belabour him with; but, surprising to relate, the horse, on being threatened with blows, instantly ran up to his master, put his head over his shoulder, and absolutely licked his face. The horse

from that moment became perfectly quiet, and is now deservedly the crack of the school.

Morning Post, Jan. 28, 1803.

Retaliation of a Horse.

DENNIS ROLE, Esq. the father of the present Lord Rolle, informs us, that "A baronet, one of whose hunters had never tired in the longest chase, once encouraged the cruel thought of attempting completely to fatigue him. After a long chase, therefore, he dined, and again mounting, rode him furiously among the hills. When brought back to the stable, his strength appeared exhausted, and he was scarcely able to walk. The groom, possessed of more feeling than his brutal master,

could not refrain from tears at the sight of such a noble animal thus sunk down. The master, some time after, entered the stable, when the horse made a furious spring upon him, and, had not the groom interfered, would certainly have dispatched him.

History of Domestic Quadrupeds.

The War Horse.

THE war horse is so much inspired with the spirit of his rider, that a modern author informs us," he has a horse that, after having been trained for some time in a troop of volunteer cavalry, was so fond of the exercise, that no sooner were his accoutrements put on, than he was ready to rush out of the stable, and to follow the sound

of the trumpet; but when saddled for riding, he was merely passive."

Curious Epitaph on a Horse.

In the park at Goatherst, near Bridgěwater, in Somersetshire, the seat of Sir Charles Thynne, Bart. is erected a tomb to the memory of a favourite horse. The monument is adorned with the various trappings and accoutrements in which that animal is commonly arrayed, and in the centre are the following lines:

EPITAPH.

To the memory of one who was remarkably

steady,

These stanes are erected.

What he undertook, with spirit he accomplished. His deportment was graceful, nay, noble;