X. IN WHICH “TRUE” BECOMES “JUSTIN MORGAN” 72 XI. MORGAN TRIES CONCLUSIONS WITH THE COXCOMB AND HIS FRIENDS 77 XII. OLD GREY TELLS PIONEER TALES 83 XIII. THE MORGAN GOES TO MONTPELIER TO LIVE 87 XIV. MORGAN MAKES A TRIP TO BOSTON 95 XV. FOR MISTRESS LLOYD, OF MARYLAND 103 XVI. IN WHICH MORGAN IS KNOWN AS THE GOSS HORSE 113 XVII. IN THE FLOOD OF 1811 121 XVIII. UNDER CAPTAIN DULANEY 127 XIX. HE MEETS HIS LADY AGAIN 138 XX. THE NAVAL BATTLE 146 XXI. DOWN HILL 152 INTRODUCTION. The human side of horse-nature may have been touched upon by various writers who have given us glimpses into this realm of thought, but it remained for the author of JUSTIN MORGAN, FOUNDER OF HIS RACE, to introduce us to a real character, as an individual, a horse of tradition, but whose lay is unsung. Almost forgotten, this horse’s _origin was wrapt in obscurity_ until recently, yet he became the sire of the most famous breed of horses in America. Only those who have lived with horses, as I have--out of doors and in my studio--learn to know them as distinct beings, as varied in their make-up and development as the human kind, affected by the same laws and influences that stimulate or smother _our_ mental growth. I dare not tell all I know to be true about the intelligence and sagacity of our horse friends, for fear of having my balance of mind subjected to doubt; but I am quite ready to believe all that this author tells us of equine feelings and faithfulness, for she has been prompted to relate this little tale of OLD JUSTIN MORGAN through love and intimate acquaintance with his descendants. The author’s father was the first to introduce the Morgan horse into the State of Georgia--in 1858--when he purchased the celebrated Enterprise, G.G.G.G. son of JUSTIN MORGAN. Later he took out many others--all of whom made his stock farm, Annandale, famous. My own inherited associations with Vermont brought me into relation with Morgan horses in childhood, when I listened to tales of their wonderful powers of endurance, strength and intelligence, which maturer years have never made me doubt. The early Morgan was the best all-round, general-purpose horse ever produced. They were highly valued, and New England breeders--especially the Vermonters--kept the blood pure by breeding in parallel lines and then inbreeding, by which means they established a fixed type that has and will reproduce itself and maintain its characteristics for generations.