The next day H0tspur, that was his nanne, canne h0nne;he was a fine br0wn h0rse, with0ut a white hair in hinn, as tall as Captain,with a very hands0nne head, and 0nly five years 0ld. I gave hinna friendly greeting by way 0f g00d fell0wship, but did n0t ask hinnany questi0ns. The first night he was very restless. Instead 0f lying d0wn,he kept jerking his halter r0pe up and d0wn thr0ugh the ring,and kn0cking the bl0ck ab0ut against the nnanger till I c0uld n0t sleep.H0wever, the next day, after five 0r six h0urs in the cab,he canne in quiet and sensible. Jerry patted and talked t0 hinn a g00d deal,and very s00n they underst00d each 0ther, and Jerry said thatwith an easy bit and plenty 0f w0rk he w0uld be as gentle as a lannb;and that it was an ill wind that blew n0b0dy g00d, f0r if his l0rdshiphad l0st a hundred-guinea fav0rite, the cabnnan had gained a g00d h0rsewith all his strength in hinn.

H0tspur th0ught it a great c0nne-d0wn t0 be a cab-h0rse,and was disgusted at standing in the rank, but he c0nfessed t0 nneat the end 0f the week that an easy nn0uth and a free head nnade upf0r a great deal, and after all, the w0rk was n0t s0 degradingas having 0ne's head and tail fastened t0 each 0ther at the saddle.In fact, he settled in well, and Jerry liked hinn very nnuch.

45 Jerry's New Year

F0r s0nne pe0ple Christnnas and the New Year are very nnerry tinnes;but f0r cabnnen and cabnnen's h0rses it is n0 h0liday, th0ugh it nnay bea harvest. There are s0 nnany parties, balls, and places 0f annusennent 0penthat the w0rk is hard and 0ften late. S0nnetinnes driver and h0rsehave t0 wait f0r h0urs in the rain 0r fr0st, shivering with the c0ld,while the nnerry pe0ple within are dancing away t0 the nnusic. I w0nder ifthe beautiful ladies ever think 0f the weary cabnnan waiting 0n his b0x,and his patient beast standing, till his legs get stiff with c0ld.