Show pilot youths companion tile fords of the rivers of now zea land are not pam sant to cross even at low is ater but alien the river Is il I 1 1 I 1 n x pilot borso if ife th 0 I 1 analord who keeps a small inn on the bank of A river Is obliged to the purpose of be guiding vehicles through the river 4 th 0 I 1 bounts his horse when a carriage across the din river foa an goes alicade to find the beat tile animal a clever stead beast ile haq crossed and rey cozed for scars knos ilia work cautiously lie ad stopping now and then to try the bottom with a forefoot while he Is back on his launches some of these bogrees dislike to leave their river bed and a few hundred yards away from its anks tile author of antipodean notes illustrates this attachment liy the follo ing story A certain ford leoree beldim went far from the river and there being a forge close by his stable his humor was not thwarted the forgo belenk e d to a stagecoach stage coach company aich when a railway was gave up briness bm iness tile nearest blacksmith haq then three miles off at a small town to aich file fordman one day to ride the pilot horse to get film shod all efforts were unavailing the horse bibbed jibbed backed kicked and wagon chanced to eliass that way a va it the for tie 1 tile horse behind it ile was pulled in front and behind but planting ills forefeet firmly into the ground lie stood until the strain broke ilia neck |