124. STORIES ABOUT HORSES. gentleman, who came down from his native Inlls, mounted on a ceffal, which is the Welsh name for these ponies, to jom the train of one of the kings of England. Corning in last on a certain occasion, the king reproached him with the slowness of his steed. This raised the vir- tuous indignation of the Welshman, and he replied, with more sincerity than courtly grace, * Hur is as coot a shentleman as te pest, but her ceffal is only a shentleman on te rock, and let them try a riding there !’ “ Here is an interesting little story of the sagacity of the Welsh pony :— “‘ A favourite pony mare, belonging to a gen- tleman in Montgomeryshire, had a colt which erazed, with its mother, in a field adjoiming the Severn. One day the pony hastily made its appearance in front of the house, and pawed with her feet, and made other noises, as if to attract attention. Observing this, a person went out, when she immediately galloped off. Her owner desired that she should be fol-