THE CART-HORSE. 103

“That was excellent, Uncle Thomas. ‘To
what age do horses generally live P”’

‘That, Harry, depends greatly on the treat-
ment which they receive, and on the amount of
labour which they are forced to undergo. I
will tell you about one or two very aged horses
by-and-by; but there is another instance of
sagacity which I must first tell you of.

‘“‘ A horse belonging to a person in Glasgow
had been several times ill, and as often cured by
a farrier who lived at a short distance from his
master’s residence. He had not, however, been
troubled with a recurrence of his disease for a
considerable time, till one morning, when he
happened to be employed at some distance from
the farrier’s workshop. Arranged in a row with
other horses engaged in the same work, while
the carters were absent he left the cart, and, un-
attended, went direct to the farrier’s door. As
no one appeared with the horse, the farrier im-
mediately surmised that he had been seized with
his old complaint. He was soon convinced of