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"But where's Shock?" I said all at once

Ike gave his head a jerk towards the cart, and I ran and looked over the

tailboard, to see a heap of sacks and soh, there was a strongly ed to soan to kick

fiercely

"Better ju

been set right so as to balance the weight, Ike gave a chirrup, and we

went off at a good round trot

"Let him be," said Ike as I drew his attention to the heap of straw and

sacks "He goes best when you let hio to

sleep for a bit, and I dessay we can et on without hihed, and for about an hour we trotted on, the whole affair being

so novel and strange that I felt quite excited, and wondered that Ike

neither looked to right nor left, but see the horse's

ears

The fact was his thoughts were running in one particular direction, and

I soon found which, for he began in his morose way: "Just as if I should overload or ill-use a hoss! Look at old

Bonyparty"

"What do youlike that afore we started I knohat I'm about

You'd better lie down and cover yourself over with soet there"