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I could not indeed have received a more agreeable present, nor a more ominous one at the opening of that campaign, in which I made my apprenticeship as a soldier. A horse so gentle, so spirited, and so fierce at once a lamb and a Bucephalus, put me always in mind of the soldier's and the gentleman's duty! of young Alexander, and of the astonishing things he performed in the field.
In the morning when Bucephalus came with the mail he quite astonished the boys by announcing: "Dem robbers was at deir wo'k again las' night, down at de bank on de river an' one of dem was shooted bad an' am in jail, so dey tell me down at de station." "Tried to rob the bank again, did they?" cried one or two of the boys excitedly.
"Are yo' dere, sah?" the boys heard Bucephalus say in a few moments, just outside the door. "Yes, but we are locked in." "Nevah min' dat, jus' lemme get mah head at it an' Ah'll break it down in a hurry, sah." "Here, stop that!" roared Ben Bowline. "You'll crack yer skull!" "No, sah, Ah's used to dem things!" guffawed Bucephalus.
* "As this snake, 'Bucephalus Capensis', in our opinion, is not provided with a poisonous fluid to instill into wounds which these fangs may inflict, they must consequently be intended for a purpose different to those which exist in poisonous reptiles.
As he spoke Daniel Horsey walked up, and, touching his hat, asked if the horses would be required. "Yes, Dan. Is Bucephalus none the worse of last night's work?" "Niver a taste, sur. He's like a lark this mornin'." "Well, saddle him, and also the brown horse. Bring them both over to Captain Bingley's as soon as you can." "Yis, sur." Dan touched his cap, and walked smartly away.
Were it possible to suppose it, I should say that this was Alexander's steed Bucephalus." "The same," said the virtuoso. "And can you likewise give a name to the famous charger that stands beside him?"
"Don't you know that his name means 'ox-headed, Ben?" cried Percival with a laugh. "Why, he could split a two-inch plank with that head of his. Let him do it, but first wait till I get out of the way." It was not necessary for Bucephalus to butt the door down, however, as one of the men with Rollins had been captured, and was forced to open the door with his key.
The excitement by this time ran high; great had been the exploits detailed by the company of their various steeds, and the dangers through which they had carried their several owners; while the prodigies of speed, power, patience, and endurance, enumerated of the wonderful animals, would have made even Bucephalus hang his head at the idea of his own ordinary capacity.
This was a fortunate remark, for I found instantly that the invasion of the automobile was a matter of tremendous import to such Knights of Bucephalus as these. At first the wit interrupted me with amusing remarks, as wits will, but I soon had him as quiet as the others.
She can ride any Bucephalus produced, and rather prefers to do so bareback. She is a Michael Angelo at painting, and has represented striking scenes from his 'Last Judgment' on a set of after-dinner coffee cups.
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