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but one year (by misfortune, as he then 

 thought) he was prevented from getting the 

 whole cut in the usual time, and about half 

 of his crop stood till it was quite brown in 

 the head and some of the leaf, and (he sup- 

 posed) was nearly spoiled for good hay. 

 The part that had been mown (as usual) 

 when in bloom and green, was by his order 

 particularly kept for his waggon-horses : 

 because, he having a merchant-mill, four- 

 teen miles from the city of Baltimore, and 

 the road being very bad, it was of great 

 consequence to him to keep his horses in 

 good condition, and he was therefore very 

 curious about their hay. Having too, at 

 that time, a waggoner (an Englishman) 

 that took great pride in the appearance of 

 his team, Mr. Gittings never suspected his 

 conduct in any order he might give ; but 

 during the winter, going to look at the 

 horses after what is called suppering them 

 up at night, he found, to his great surprise, 

 the brown hay in the rack. He imme- 

 diately put himself in a passion about the 



