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MyEarlyHome he first place that I can well remember was a large pleasánt rmeadot witha pond of clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end...

MyEarlyHome he first place that I can well remember was a large pleasánt rmeadot witha pond of clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end. Over the hedge on on one side we looked into aploughed field, and on theother we looked over agate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside;at the top of the meadow was agroye of fir trees, and at the bottom a' running brook overhungby gby asteep bank. While I was Ilived upon my mother's: milk, as I could not eat grass, In the daytime ran by her: side, and at nightI lay down close by her. When it was hot we used to standby the pond in the shadeeofofthe the  trees, and when it was cold we had a nice warm shed near the grove. As soon as I was old enough to eat grass, my mother used to go outto work in the daytime, and come back in theevening There were six young colts in the meadow besides me; they were older than I with them, and was; some were nearly as large as grown-up horses. I used to run round the field as hard as had great fun; we used to gallop all together round and would frequently bite we could go. Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they and kick as well as gallop. there was a good deal of kicking, my mother whinnied to me to One day, when attention to what I am going she said: "Iwish you to pay come to her, and then colts, but they are cart-horse live here are very good to say to you. The colts who manners. You have been well-bred and not learned colts, and of course they have these parts, and your grandfather won name in well-born:your father has a great your grandmother had the sweetest Newmarket races; the cup two years at the think you have never seen me kick or bite knew, and I temper ofany horse Iever good, and never learn bad ways; do your work willgrow up gentle and never bite or kick even Thope you you trot, and good will, lift your feet up well when a