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0 BRU%$ E "D TILL X %"O L A ROOK'S W+4
,X 0 E>LY 9 ,MAY1 :5 "! CAME A MAN F
,SQUIRE ,GORDON'S1 :O TOOK ME AWAY 6!
HALL4 ,MY MA/] SD1 8,GD-BY1 ,D>KIE2 2 A
GD HORSE1 & ALW D YR BE/40 ,I CD N SAY
8GD-BY01 S ,I PUT MY NOSE 96HIS H&2 HE
PATT$ ME K9DLY1 & ,I LEFT MY F/ HOME4 ,Z
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MAY Z WELL TELL "S?+ AB ! PLACE4
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LAY ! HOME PA4OCK1 ! OLD OR*>D1 &! /A#S4
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TOP4

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& !N W5T AWAY4

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,9 ! /ALL NEXT 6M9E /OOD A LL FAT GRAY
PONY1 )A ?ICK MANE & TAIL1 A V PRETTY
H1D1 &A P]T LL NOSE4

,I PUT MY H1D UP 6! IRON RAILS AT ! TOP
  ( MY BOX1 & SD1
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HELD UP 8 H1D1 & SD1 8,MY "N IS
,M]RYLEGS4 ,I AM V H&"S2 ,I C>RY ! "Y
LADIES ON MY BACK1 & "S"TS ,I TAKE \R
MI/RESS \ 9 ! L[ *AIR4 ,!Y ?9K A GRT D1L
( ME1 & S DOES ,JAMES4 ,>E Y GO+ 6LIVE
NEXT DOOR 6ME 9 ! BOX80
  ,I SD1 8,YES40

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  TEMP]$2
,I D N L ANY "O NEXT DOOR :O BITES40

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! E>S 7 LAID BACK1 &! EYE LOOK$ R ILL-
  TEMP]$4
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  NECK4
,%E LOOK$ ACR 6ME & SD3

  8,S X IS Y :O H TURN$ ME \ ( MY BOX2 X
IS A V /RANGE ?+ =A COLT L Y 6-E & TURN
A LADY \ ( H] [N HOME40
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8,I BEG YR P>DON10 ,I SD1 8,I H TURN$ NO
  "O \2
! MAN :O BR"\ ME PUT ME "H1 & ,I _H NO?+
  6D ) X2
& Z 6MY 2+ A COLT1 ,I AM TURN$ F\R YE>S
  OLD & AM
A GR[N-UP HORSE4 ,I N"E _H ^WS YET )
  HORSE OR M>E1
& X IS MY WI% 6LIVE AT P1CE40

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,I D N WANT 6H ^WS )A "Y ?+ L Y40 ,I SD
NO M4
  ,9 ! AFN1 :5 %E W5T \1 ,M]RYLEGS TOLD
ME ALL AB X4








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8,! ?+ IS ?10 SD ,M]RYLEGS4 8,G+] HAS A
  BAD HABIT
( BIT+ & SNAPP+2 T IS :Y !Y CALL H]
  ,G+]1
& :5 %E 0 9 ! LOOSE BOX %E US$ 6SNAP V
  M*4
,"O "D %E BIT ,JAMES 9 ! >M & MADE X
  BLE$1
& S ,MISS ,FLORA & ,MISS ,JESSIE1 :O >E
  V FOND ( ME1
7 AFRAID 6-E 96! /A#4 ,!Y US$ 6BR+ ME
NICE ?+S 6EAT1 AN APPLE OR A C>ROT1 OR A
  PIECE ( BR1D1
B AF ,G+] /OOD 9 T BOX !Y D>$ N -E1
& ,I MISS$ !M V M*4 ,I HOPE !Y W N[ -E
  AG1
IF Y D N BITE OR SNAP40

,I TOLD HM ,I N"E BIT ANY?+ B GRASS1
  HAY1 & CORN1
& CD N ?9K :AT PL1SURE ,G+] F.D X4

  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T ?9K %E DOES F9D
PL1SURE10 SAYS ,M]RYLEGS2 8X IS J A BAD
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HABIT2 %E SAYS NO "O 0 "E K9D 6H]1 & :Y
%D %E N BITE8 ,( C\RSE1 X IS A V BAD
HABIT2 B ,I AM SURE1 IF ALL %E SAYS 2
TRUE1 %E M/ H BE5 V ILL-US$ 2F %E CAME
"H4 ,JOHN DOES ALL HE C 6PL1SE H]1 &
,JAMES DOES ALL HE C1 & \R MA/] N"E USES
A :IP IF A HORSE ACTS "R2 S ,I ?9K %E
MI<T 2 GD-TEMP]$ "H4 ,Y SEE10 HE SD1 )A
WISE LOOK1 8,I AM TWELVE YE>S OLD2 ,I "K
A GRT D1L1 & ,I C TELL Y "! IS N A BETT]
PLACE =A HORSE ALL R.D ! C.TRY ?AN ?4
,JOHN IS ! BE/ GROOM T "E WAS2 HE HAS
BE5 "H F\RTE5 YE>S2 & Y N"E SAW S* A K9D
BOY Z ,JAMES IS2 S T X IS ALL ,G+]'S [N
FAULT
T %E DID N /AY 9 T BOX40








