THE HORSE'S PRAYER.
Americans havo sometimes a quaint way •t-puttinga plea, for dumb animals, and the following -is u 'sample- of what tho fiorso might say could ho sxioak-.-r- . • _■ I ood me, water ami care for mo. When tho day. is done, provide mo with a shelter— a_ dean, dry bod and a stall ivido enough tor mo to lie down in comfort. 'Bo always gentlo with me 'and talk to inc. lour voico often means as much to mo as ,tho reins- Pet mo sometimes that- 1 may servo-you gladly and learn to Jove you. "Do. not jerk the Teins. Do not whip mo when going'uphill. XeveV strike, neat:or .kick mo whan Tdo not unclerfitaud what you mean. Givo me a'chance ■ to-understand you, and I will serve you well. ■ .
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 8
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130THE HORSE'S PRAYER. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 8
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