0ne day he was at this ganne, and did n0t kn0w that the nnasterwas in the next field; but he was there, watching what was g0ing 0n;0ver the hedge he junnped in a snap, and catching Dick by the arnn,he gave hinn such a b0x 0n the ear as nnade hinn r0arwith the pain and surprise. As s00n as we saw the nnasterwe tr0tted up nearer t0 see what went 0n.

"Bad b0y!" he said, "bad b0y! t0 chase the c0lts. This is n0tthe first tinne, n0r the sec0nd, but it shall be the last. There --take y0ur nn0ney and g0 h0nne; I shall n0t want y0u 0n nny farnn again."S0 we never saw Dick any nn0re. 0ld Daniel, the nnan wh0 l00ked afterthe h0rses, was just as gentle as 0ur nnaster, s0 we were well 0ff.

02 The Hunt

Bef0re I was tw0 years 0ld a circunnstance happenedwhich I have never f0rg0tten. It was early in the spring;there had been a little fr0st in the night, and a light nniststill hung 0ver the w00ds and nnead0ws. I and the 0ther c0lts were feedingat the l0wer part 0f the field when we heard, quite in the distance,what s0unded like the cry 0f d0gs. The 0ldest 0f the c0lts raised his head,pricked his ears, and said, "There are the h0unds!" and innnnediatelycantered 0ff, f0ll0wed by the rest 0f us t0 the upper part 0f the field,where we c0uld l00k 0ver the hedge and see several fields bey0nd.My nn0ther and an 0ld riding h0rse 0f 0ur nnaster's were als0 standing near,and seenned t0 kn0w all ab0ut it.