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cattle in the same manner to equal advan- 

 tage. For instance, in horse- dealing, al- 

 though the Americans are very fond of 

 horses, there is a Mr. Hardy, in Philadel- 

 phia, formerly a horse-dealer in England, 

 and then kept the first tavern in the place, 

 who is likewise a livery-stable-keeper and 

 jobman ; he buys horses, and breaks them 

 into coaches, crops and nicks them, and is 

 in all appearance carrying on a great busi- 

 ness. I have known a gentleman go three 

 kundred miles to buy a pair of coach horses 

 of him. I was one day sitting in his bar, 

 and he was making many observations 

 what a miserable country America was, and 

 how many inconveniences a man laboured 

 under compared with England : I said, 

 " Mr. Hardy, you must be doing very 

 well ;" he shook his head, and said, " No, 

 I am doing nothing : I have sold more 

 horses in one day at Horncastle fair, than 

 ever I sold in a 'year here :" and he further 

 said, it was his opinion there was more 

 money returned at Horncastle fair in 



