THE FARMER AND HIS MARE.
' A A farmer was crossing a horse ferry oa th" Clyde with a mare and a foal. Tbe ! s . Jden appearance of a steamboat on th j scj.-ne frightened the mare so that she jumped h<-m the boat into the river, followed by tho colt. The alarmed fanner, acting on „ si.dden impulse, sprang into the water after h'.s animals, and was soon clinging to tlv tail of the foal. As luck would have it, the mare headed for the bank-, while the fo •«, made direct down the river. " Let go th, cilt and haud on by the mate," _hout*d those on board the Ijoat, alarmed lor the safety of the man. " Ay. ay," cried the fanner, sputtering Lhew;il.rii-_m his mouth ; " is a' very weel o' you lo tell me to let go the colt, but when a man cansia swoom It's ';. a tiaie for swappin' horses."
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 30 June 1891, Page 4
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151THE FARMER AND HIS MARE. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 30 June 1891, Page 4
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