And every night he comes from the Junction, and has to drive along the river bank where the water has washed away the earth till the wheels of the wagon are within a foot or two of the edge, I wished again that his horses could see each side of them, for I knew they'd have sense enough to keep out of danger if they could see it.

Father said that might be very true, and yet his horses had been broken in with blinders, and didn't I think they would be inclined to shy if he took them off; and wouldn't they be frightened to look around and see the wagon wheels so near.

I told him that for every accident that happened to a horse without blinders, several happened to a horse with them; and then I gave him Mr.Wood's opinion--Mr.Wood out at Dingley Farm.

He says that the worst thing against blinders is that a frightened horse never knows when he has passed the thing that scared him.

He always thinks it is behind him.