| vol. iii.—no. 130. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, April 25, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER.[1]
BY JAMES OTIS,
Author of "Toby Tyler," "Tim and Tip," etc.
Chapter IV.
THE PONY.
It certainly seemed, when they arrived at the pasture again, as ifeverything was conspiring in favor of their circus, for Chandler Merrillhad willingly consented to let[Pg 402] them use his pony; but he had done sowith the kindly prophecy that the little animal would "kick their brainsout" if they were not careful with him.
In order to make sure that the consent would not be withdrawn, and atthe same time to prove that he
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