Lend a Hand (Volume 5, PT. 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BLACK BEAUTY. P.? II. E. FREEMAN. Theke are many autobiographies of men. In this book we have, perhaps for the first time, the autobiography of a horse. He has used the pen of an English lady, and the book is now published here by the American Humane Education Society. The president, Mr. Angell, is making every effort to have copies of this cheap edition scattered in every direction, that every man who has anything to do with a horse may realize that it is possible for the animal to have a keen sense of suffering, sympathy with other animals, and attachment to his owner. There are others who believe, with Mr. Angell, that this book may be the means of making rough men and hard drivers more thoughtful. One lady in Boston has given money enough for each car driver in that city to have a copy; and a lady in New York has done the same for the car drivers of one of the principal avenues there. Black Beauty begins the story of his life as a colt, his mother being owned by a country gentleman in England. Dur- Jng the process of education, which is usually called being " broken," he is treated kindly and gently, never allowed to be frightened or hurt, and the consequence is the owner finds himself in the possession of a good-tempered horse. A horse will reflect the character of the man who handles him as truly as a looking glass reflects his features. The writer supposes that when all is quiet in the stable, and good opportunities occur, the horses talk together and tell each other the story of their lives. The horse who has been trusted knows it, and wants to be worthy of the trust. The horse who has been abused is despondent, has little courage or interest in life, and is bound to give back blow for blow. The character and work of the grooms are discussed veryfreely, and the...