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—* —. A gentleman’s groom was giving his master’s son some lessons in riding, qnd teaching him how to handle a hunter when taking a fence. The young man was a very apt pupil, and the obstacles he encountered were so easily surmounted, that the groom became quite lavish in his praise of the fine horsemanship displayed.
Fired with ambition the novice essayed a very difficult and dangerous fence, with the result that horse and rider parted company, the rider being shot out of the saddle. The groom wishing to soothe wounded pride, remarked, in tones of admiration : "That was a very fine jump, sir, and just the way I do it mysettf, sir.” Then, after a pause, he added. "Only I always manage to take the horse with me !” ,
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 17, Issue 59, 27 July 1906, Page 2
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129ONLY. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 17, Issue 59, 27 July 1906, Page 2
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