Q.Will he carry or draw while he is young?
A.Not until he is taught, which is called breaking of him in.

Q.And when he is broke in, is he very, useful?
A.Yes; and please, sir, we hope to be more useful when we are properly taught.
Q.What do you mean by being properly taught?
A.When we have as much trouble taken with us as the horses and dogs have taken with them.

Q.
Why, you give me a great deal of trouble, and yet I endeavour to teach you.

A.Yes, sir, but before Infant Schools were established, little children, like us, were running the streets.[A] Q.But you ought to be good children if you do run the streets.

A.Please, sir, there is nobody to tell us how[B], and if the man did not teach the horse, he would not know how to do his work.
[Footnote A: This answer was given by a child five years of age.] [Footnote B: This answer was given by a child six years of age.] Here we observe to the children, that as this animal is so useful to mankind, it should be treated with kindness.