Henry Ward Beecher was buying a horse and the owner was describing the animal:
'This horse is perfectly sound,' he said. 'He can go any gait - walk, pace, trot or gallop. He will stand without hitching and work any place you put him - on the off side or the near side - buggy, plow or wagon. He is perfectly gentle, though full of spirit; goes when you want him to and stops when you say 'Whoa'. He has no bad traits; will neither bite nor kick; comes when you call him and does not run off when he sees anything strange.'
Beecher looked admiringly at the animal and said wistfully, 'Ah, I wish that horse were a member of my church.'
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