A First Year In Canterbury Settlement By Samuel Butler


















































































































 -   I hope he is a homoeopathist.
He is in colour bay, distinctly branded P. C. on the near shoulder.  I - Page 36
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I Hope He Is A Homoeopathist. He Is In Colour Bay, Distinctly Branded P. C. On The Near Shoulder.

I am glad the brand is clear, for, as you well know, all horses are alike to me unless there is some violent distinction in their colour.

This horse I bought from - , to whom Mr. FitzGerald kindly gave me a letter of introduction. I thought I could not do better than buy from a person of known character, seeing that my own ignorance is so very great upon the subject. I had to give 55 pounds, but, as horses are going, that does not seem much out of the way. He is a good river-horse, and very strong. A horse is an absolute necessity in this settlement; he is your carriage, your coach, and your railway train.

On Friday I went to Port Lyttelton, meeting on the way many of our late fellow-passengers - some despondent, some hopeful; one or two dinnerless and in the dumps when we first encountered them, but dinnered and hopeful when we met them again on our return. We chatted with and encouraged them all, pointing out the general healthy, well-conditioned look of the residents. Went on board. How strangely changed the ship appeared! Sunny, motionless, and quiet; no noisy children, no slatternly, slipshod women rolling about the decks, no slush, no washing of dirty linen in dirtier water. There was the old mate in a clean shirt at last, leaning against the mainmast, and smoking his yard of clay; the butcher close - shaven and clean; the sailors smart, and welcoming us with a smile.

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