The animal looked curiously at the white sphere;
then the demon of mischief seemed suddenly to
take possession of it. Grabbing the ball in its
mouth, the horse galloped off with it at top-speed
a full half-mile. If ever the spirit of practical
joking was reflected on the countenance of an ani-
mal, it was depicted on that horse's face as it dashed
o£F with the ball

Nobody knew quite what ought to be done, and
in the end Femie dropped another ball as near as
possible to the spot from which the original one
was purloined, and continued the game as thoi^h
nothing had happened. That would be the correct
procedure under the present rules. I rather fancy
it was contrary to the law o£ those days, but it was
equitable.
