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<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Beauty</strong>.CHAPTER XLVII.HARD TIMES.I SHALL never forget my new master ; he had black eyesand a hooked nose, his mouth was as full of teeth as a bulldog's,and his voice was as harsh as the grinding of cartwheels over gravel stones. His name was Nicholas Skinner,and I believe he was the same man that poor Seedy Samdrove for.I have heard men say that seeing is believing ; but I shouldsay X\i2X feeling is believing ; for much as I had seen before,I never knew until now the utter misery of a cab-horse's life.
Hard Times. 189Skinner had a low set of cabs and a low set of drivers ; hewas hard on the men, and the men were hard on the horses.In this place we had no Sunday rest, and it was in theheat of summer.Sometimes on a Sunday morning a party of fast menwould hire the cab for the day ;four of them inside and anotherwith the driver, and I had to take them ten or fifteenmiles out into the country, and back again ;never would anyof them get down to walk up a hill, let it be ever so steep,or the day ever so hot—unless, indeed, when the driver wasafraid I should not manage it, and sometimes I was so feveredand worn that I could hardly touch my food. How I usedto long for the nice bran mash with nitre in it that Jerry usedto give us on Saturday night in hot weather, that used to coolus down and make us so comfortable. Then we had twonights and a whole day for unbroken rest, and on Mondaymorning we were as fresh as young horses again ; but herethere was no rest, and my driver was just as hard as his master.He had a cruel whip with something so sharp at theend that it sometimes drew blood, and he would even whipme under the belly, and flip the lash out at my head. Indignitieslike these took the heart out of me terribly, but still Idid my best and never hung back ; for, as poor Ginger said,it was no use ; men are the strongest.My life was now so utterly wretched that I wished I might,like Ginger, drop down dead at my work, and be out of mymisery ; and one day my wish very nearly came to pass.I went on the stand at eight in the morning, and had donethe rail-a good share of work, when we had to take a fare toway. A long train was just expected in, so my driver pulledup at the back of some of the outside cabs, to take the chanceof a return fare. It was a very heavy train, and as all thecabs were soon engaged, ours was called for. There was aparty of four ; a noisy, blustering man with a lady, a little
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Copyright, 1894,BYJ. HOVENDON & COM
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PART IIEarlshall ....A Strike for L
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6 Black Beauty.There were six young
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Black Beauty.CHAPTER II.THE HUNT.Be
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12 Black Beauty.CHAPTER III.MY BREA
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1 Black Beauty.CHAPTER IV.BIRTWICKP
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24 Black Beauty.CHAPTER VI.LIBERTY,
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26 Black Beauty.CHAPTER VII.GINGER.
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28 Black Beauty.good deal, and I am
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30 Black Beauty.mettled creature li
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32 Black Beatify." No," said she,"
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34 Black Beauty.is getting fond of
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36 Black Beauty.they are all right
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38 Black Beauty.CHAPTER X.A TALK IN
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40 Black Beauty.docked in that sham
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42 Black Beauty.This wise speech of
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44 Black Beauty.CHAPTER XI.PLAIN SP
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48 Black Beauty.CHAPTER XII.A STORM
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50 Black Beauty.matter? " Of course
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54 Black Beauty.noon school, I foun
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56 Black Beauty.he is gentle and cl
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58 Black Beauty.CHAPTER XV.THE OLD
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62 Black Beatify.he seemed in such
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64 Black Beauty.horses entirely to
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66 Black Beauty."Six weeks "! said
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70 Black Beauty."Now," said John, "
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84 Black Beauty."Well," said John,
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86 Black Beauty.I was accustomed to
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88 Black Beauty.York. I was much ex
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90 Black Beauty.were my friends; bu
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92 Black Beauty.assure you she is n
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94 Black Beauty.grass, with ant-hil
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96 Black Beauty.George, and I soon
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98 Black Bemity.was at once dismiss
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102 Black Beauty.here—his hoof is
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104 Black Beauty.CHAPTER XXVII,RUIN
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io6 Black Beauty.There was no leave
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128 Black BeautyCHAPTER XXXIII.A LO
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