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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 22. Earlshall
Chapter 22. Earlshall The next morning after breakfast Joe put Merrylegs into the mistress’ low chaise to take him to the vicarage; he came first and said good-by to us, and Merrylegs neighed to us from the yard. Then John put the saddle on Ginger and the leading rein on me, and rode us across […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 21. The Parting
Chapter 21. The Parting Now I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us. We heard from time to time that our mistress was ill. The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious. Then we heard that she must leave […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 20. Joe Green
Chapter 20. Joe Green Joe Green went on very well; he learned quickly, and was so attentive and careful that John began to trust him in many things; but as I have said, he was small of his age, and it was seldom that he was allowed to exercise either Ginger or me; but it […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 19. Only Ignorance
Chapter 19. Only Ignorance I do not know how long I was ill. Mr. Bond, the horse-doctor, came every day. One day he bled me; John held a pail for the blood. I felt very faint after it and thought I should die, and I believe they all thought so too. Ginger and Merrylegs had […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 18. Going for the Doctor
Chapter 18. Going for the Doctor One night, a few days after James had left, I had eaten my hay and was lying down in my straw fast asleep, when I was suddenly roused by the stable bell ringing very loud. I heard the door of John’s house open, and his feet running up to […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 17. John Manly’s Talk
Chapter 17. John Manly’s Talk The rest of our journey was very easy, and a little after sunset we reached the house of my master’s friend. We were taken into a clean, snug stable; there was a kind coachman, who made us very comfortable, and who seemed to think a good deal of James when […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 16. The Fire
Chapter 16. The Fire Later on in the evening a traveler’s horse was brought in by the second hostler, and while he was cleaning him a young man with a pipe in his mouth lounged into the stable to gossip. “I say, Towler,” said the hostler, “just run up the ladder into the loft and […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 15. The Old Hostler
Chapter 15. The Old Hostler After this it was decided by my master and mistress to pay a visit to some friends who lived about forty-six miles from our home, and James was to drive them. The first day we traveled thirty-two miles. There were some long, heavy hills, but James drove so carefully and […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 14. James Howard
Chapter 14. James Howard Early one morning in December John had just led me into my box after my daily exercise, and was strapping my cloth on and James was coming in from the corn chamber with some oats, when the master came into the stable. He looked rather serious, and held an open letter […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark
Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark One day when John and I had been out on some business of our master’s, and were returning gently on a long, straight road, at some distance we saw a boy trying to leap a pony over a gate; the pony would not take the leap, and the boy […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 12. A Stormy Day
Chapter 12. A Stormy Day One day late in the autumn my master had a long journey to go on business. I was put into the dog-cart, and John went with his master. I always liked to go in the dog-cart, it was so light and the high wheels ran along so pleasantly. There had […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 11. Plain Speaking
Chapter 11. Plain Speaking The longer I lived at Birtwick the more proud and happy I felt at having such a place. Our master and mistress were respected and beloved by all who knew them; they were good and kind to everybody and everything; not only men and women, but horses and donkeys, dogs and […]