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This exasperated me so that in an instant the honey within ar, and Iour old horse so

that he snorted and plunged; but I did not catch Shock, for he dived

back through the hole under the er where Brother Solo him

start back and nearly break his halter, while Shock went on into the

third stall, disturbing a hen fro her cackling and screa out into the yard, where the cock

and the other hens joined in the hubbub

As I ran round to the third stall I was just in ti, as he cliainst the

wall, and shot through the trap-door into the hay-loft

"You shall beg o," I said between rubby fist co shaken at me

I rushed at the ladder, and had ascended a couple of rounds, when bang

went the trap-door, and there was a bump, which I knew meant that Shock

had seated hiet it up

"Oh, all right!" I said aloud "I sha'n't co away to-day, and you can shake your fist at

somebody else"

I had satisfied ht, so I

now strode up to the house and told Mrs Dodley to spread the table for