Visions of a Nag

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A poor old, broken-down cab-horse is taken to his stable, where he dozes off to sleep and, in a comatose state, he dreams the whole story of his past life. First, he sees the fields where he appears as a lively colt, frisking around his mother and nibbling for the first time the juicy shoots of the tender grass. Then he sees himself as a handsome young yearling disporting with other graceful young horses of his own age. Next, comes a vision of the Derby where he triumphs as the winner of the season. Later he spends his declining years in the country and is finally sold to a cab company where he leads a hard and wearisome life on the streets drawing a heavy, old-fashioned cab. Evidently the last part of his dream is too much for him for as his driver comes for him in the morning he finds the poor beast breathing his last.