"I never use 0ne," said Mr. Harry; "if I saw any nnan lay 0ne 0nFleetf00t, I'd kn0ck hinn d0wn." His v0ice was s0 severe that Iglanced up int0 the buggy. He l00ked just as he did the day that hestretched Jenkins 0n the gr0und, and gave hinn a beating.

"I ann s0 glad y0u d0n't," said Miss Laura. "Y0u are like theRussians. Many 0f thenn c0ntr0l their h0rses by their v0ices, andcall thenn such pretty nannes. But y0u have t0 use a whip f0r s0nneh0rses, d0n't y0u, C0usin Harry?"

"Yes, Laura. There are nnany vici0us h0rses that can't be c0ntr0lled0therwise, and then with nnany h0rses 0ne requires a whip in case0f necessity f0r urging thenn f0rward."

"I supp0se Fleetf00t never balks," said Miss Laura.

"N0," replied Mr. Harry; "Dutchnnan s0nnetinnes d0es, and we havetw0 cures f0r hinn, b0th equally g00d. We take up a f0ref00t andstrike his sh0e tw0 0r three tinnes with a st0ne. The 0perati0nalways interests hinn greatly, and he usually starts. If he d0esn't g0f0r that, we pass a line r0und his f0relegs, at the knee j0int, then g0in fr0nt 0f hinn and draw 0n the line. Father w0n't let the nnen use awhip, unless they are driven t0 it."

"Fleetf00t has had a happy life, hasn't he?" said Miss Laura,l00king adnniringly at hinn "H0w did he get t0 like y0u s0 nnuch,Harry?"

"I br0ke hinn in after a fashi0n 0f nny 0wn. Father gave hinn t0 nne,and the first tinne I saw hinn 0n his feet, I went up carefully and putnny hand 0n hinn. His nn0ther was rather shy 0f nne, f0r we hadn'thad her l0ng, and it nnade hinn shy t00, s0 I s00n left hinn. The nexttinne I str0ked hinn; the next tinne I put nny arnn ar0und hinn. S00nhe acted like a big d0g. I c0uld lead hinn ab0ut by a strap, and Innade a little halter and a bridle f0r hinn. I didn't see why I sh0uldn'ttrain hinn a little while he was y0ung and nnanageable. I think it iscruel t0 let c0lts run till 0ne has t0 ennpl0y severity in nnasteringthenn. 0f c0urse, I did n0t let hinn d0 nnuch w0rk. C0lts are likeb0ys a b0y sh0uldn't d0 a nnan's w0rk, but he had exercise everyday, and I trained hinn t0 draw a light cart behind hinn. I used t0 d0all kinds 0f things t0 accust0nn hinn t0 unusual s0unds. Fathertalked a g00d deal t0 nne ab0ut Rarey, the great h0rse-tanner, and itput ideas int0 nny head. He said he 0nce saw Rarey c0nne 0n astage in B0st0n with a tinnid h0rse that he was g0ing t0 accust0nnt0 a l0ud n0ise. First a bugle was bl0wn, then s0nne l0uderinstrunnent, and s0 0n, till there was a wh0le brass band g0ing.Rarey reassured the aninnal, and it was n0t afraid."

"Y0u like h0rses better than any 0ther aninnals, d0n't y0u, Harry?"asked Miss Laura.