The robber, flying from his enemies, urges the animal beyond its strength, and the scene culminated with the dying horse being carried from the arena to the great grief of its master.
When this entertainment was given in Shanghai this horse--"Black Bess"-- fell sick.

A tonic was administered in the shape of the lively tune which the band always played as she was about to enter the arena and play her part as the highwayman's mare.

The animal made pitiable attempts to rise, and her inability to do so apparently suggested to the intelligent creature the dying scene she had so often played.

She lay down and relaxed, prepared to die in reality.

The attendants, ignorant of the manner in which the horse had let herself go, tried to lift her, but in her relaxed condition her bowels split--Black Bess had acted her part for the last time.
[1] This is a rather unorthodox view, but nonetheless interesting, especially as it pertains to his following statements .-- A.