THE NORWEGIAN PONY. 151

wegian horse uses his fore-legs and teeth with
the greatest determination. Sometimes, how-
ever, the bear, which is a heavy, powerful
animal, closes with it, and seizes it by the legs,
which he grasps so vigorously as to defy the
horse’s utmost exertions to shake him off. In
this case, the animal gallops off with his enemy
hanging by him, and runs till, exhausted by
fatigue and loss of blood, he falls down and be-
comes its prey.”

‘“‘T hope the Norwegian pony is not very
often attacked in this way, Uncle Thomas.”

‘“‘T hope not, Harry, particularly as he is of
a very generous disposition, and affords as good
an instance of the exercise of reasoning powers
as is recorded of almost any other animal :—

‘A young Norwegian gentleman being one
day on a visit to a neighbouring town, was so
well entertained by some friends there, that in
returning home he felt his head too light for
him to keep a firm seat on his saddle. The
horse on which he was mounted seemed sen-