Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Lantern, 1926-1928, Vol. 7 This was my introduction to Father Time in a hunting capacity. For long years I had served an apprenticeship on somnolent brood-mares, and latterly on the various hunter hacks. I knew by heart all the roads, the gaps in fences, and the wood trails; in vain I had longed for real rides. At length, when I had acquired years of discretion and the knack Of keeping my hands down and Of never moving unduly from the saddle, I had, in my aunt's esteem, become worthy Of riding the favorite Of the stables. I learned that he played with his head to Show me the sensitive mouth behind the bit. I learned the pleasures Of his rangy walk, of the long springy trot which tossed you in unchanging rhythm, and of the slow canter which covered yards in every powerful bound. I. Learned that he had been named for the song. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.