This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...and much of his work, it may not be out of place to give a few more recollections concerning him. The name of Coltie's mother was Kate. For some years the two inhabited, not only the same stable but the same stall, Mr. Ross counting first upon the maternal love of the older animal as a guarantee for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...and much of his work, it may not be out of place to give a few more recollections concerning him. The name of Coltie's mother was Kate. For some years the two inhabited, not only the same stable but the same stall, Mr. Ross counting first upon the maternal love of the older animal as a guarantee for fair play, and upon the filial instincts of the younger as a like guarantee, when Coltie had grown big enough to take care of himself. Coltie never laid any complaints concerning his mother's selfishness; but after a while Mr. Ross began to realize that something was wrong with Kate. With a glimmer of suspicion that Coltie's filial instincts might not be proving an adequate safeguard in the matter of eatables, he thought he would play detective and see how the young animal was behaving. He fed both horses and shut up the stable as usual, taking the precaution to have an eye-hole ready for use after the door was closed. His respect for Coltie and his filial instincts sensibly fell when he saw him promptly place himself cornerwise in front of his own box of fodder, and boldly insert his nose into his mother's. She, poor animal, too well trained to the inevitable to resist, or to attempt reciprocity in the matter, simply stood back until he had eaten what he wanted of her portion, and had to be content with gathering up what he had left, while he was luxuriating in his own still overflowing supply. Coltie had to learn after that that loss of liberty is the result of refusal to be guided by proper principle, for he lost his old place in the large stall, and had to submit to a halter besides. There are seven miles between the old Brucefield manse and the Bayfield Road church, where Mr. Chiniquy was advertised to lecture. Mr....
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