Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 223
got used^ -^^-^ --^-^ to it. And now having got so far, my master went on tobreak me to harness; there were more new things towear. First, a stiff heavy collar just on my neck, anda bridle with great side-pieces against my eyes calledbhnkers, and bUnkers indeed they were, for I could notsee on… … The Early Days of Black Beauty 195 up and poked through that strap was almost as bad asthe bit. I never felt more like kicking, but of courseI could not kick such a good master, and so in time Igot used to everything, and could do my work as wellas my mother. I must not forget to mention one part…
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