At
Half-Past 1 When The Men Turn Out Again, We Generally Go Out With
Them, And Some Out-Door Occupation Is Found For Us; Either Driving
The Waggons Or Any Other Odd Jobs.
There is a lot of hay littered
about, and that has to be stacked; also the waste straw or rubbish
which is burnt, and the fires have to be made up.
Three-quarters
of an hour before either dinner or supper (the latter meal is
about half-past 6) a flag, the Union Jack, is hoisted at the end
of the farther stable - if neither A - - nor Mr. B - - is about, we
undertake to do it - to call the men in; and they declare the horses
see the flag as soon as they do and stop directly. The class of horse
here is certainly not remarkable for its good looks; but they are
hard, plucky little beasts, and curiously quiet. The long winter makes
them, as well as all the other animals, feel a dependence upon man,
and they become unusually tame. The cows, cats, and everything follow
the men about everywhere. They used to have to keep the kitchen door
shut to prevent one of the cows walking in. A - - has got a jolly old
cat who follows him like a dog, sleeps on his bed, and sits next to
him at meals. Mr. B - - has a dear colley with whom he carries on long
conversations, particularly on the subject of the coolness of the
morning and the water in his bath; so you see we have plenty of animal
life about.
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