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    Up! Horsie! An Original Fairy Tale
    Up! Horsie! An Original Fairy Tale
    Up! Horsie! An Original Fairy Tale
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    Up! Horsie! An Original Fairy Tale

    By Clara de Chatelain

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
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      Up! Horsie! An Original Fairy Tale - Clara de Chatelain

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Up! Horsie!, by Clara de Chatelaine

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      Title: Up! Horsie!

      An Original Fairy Tale

      Author: Clara de Chatelaine

      Release Date: November 15, 2007 [EBook #23477]

      Language: English

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      LILLIPUTIAN LIBRARY.

      NEW SERIES.

      UP! HORSIE!

      AN

      Original Fairy Tale.

      BY

      MADAME DE CHATELAIN.

      JOSEPH, MYERS, & CO., 144, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.

      THE

      LILLIPUTIAN LIBRARY.

      UP! HORSIE!

      A young peasant was riding to market on a stout, well-fed nag, when he overtook an old Scotch shepherd, who was trudging along on foot.

      I say, Sandy, cried the young man, if you go no faster than that, market will be over before you get to town.

      The Scotchman turned round, and peered at him from under his bushy eyebrows, saying in a strong north country accent: Gin ye think so, suppose we ride and tie?

      A pretty story indeed! quoth Gilbert—I keep a horse for myself, and not for you.

      And as he uttered this ungracious answer, he urged on his nag, and soon left the old Scotchman in the lurch.

      Scarcely had Gilbert reached the market town, and put up his horse at an inn, when who should he behold strolling leisurely amongst the market folks, but the same old shepherd he had left so far behind.

      Somebody must have given you a lift, Sandy, observed he.

      Oh, replied the shepherd, when I asked for a lift, it was only to see if you were obliging or not—it was all the same to me—for though you must buy your horses, I can gather mine whenever I choose.

      These words sounded so odd to Gilbert that

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