The poor animal, driven in this way on three
legs, and every now and then choked with the lasso, was covered with
foam before they arrived. Billy was turned out of his stable to make
room for the new-comer, who was fastened securely to the manger and
then left without food, that he might become tame. It was too late
then, and they were too tired themselves to go for the other two
ponies; so they were left lying on the snow all night, and the next
morning they found they were much tamer than the first; and during the
day, following the same plan, they were both brought to the stable and
secured alongside of the other. One was a bay pony with black legs,
and the other a brown one. The bay pony was a mare, and the other two
horses. Alice and Edith were delighted with the new ponies, and
Humphrey was not a little pleased that he had succeeded in capturing
them, after what had passed between Edward and him. After two days'
fasting, the poor animals were so tame that they ate out of Pablo's
hand, and submitted to be stroked and caressed; and before they were a
fortnight in the stable, Alice and Edith could go up to them without
danger. They were soon broken in; for the yard being full of muck,
Pablo took them into it and mounted them.
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