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days after, I made application to this mail 

 about the horse. He said I had offered no 

 reward for the finder ; I replied, I would 

 give a reward of three dollars. Oh! he said, 

 he would bring him to me. This was 

 on Saturday night at five o'clock ; and he 

 brought me my horse by four o'clock on 

 Monday morning. I asked him where he 

 found him. He said fourteen miles off. 

 I paid him three dollars reward, and one 

 for the expences, gave him a glass of bran- 

 dy and water; and we parted. I then 

 was clearly of opinion that he had stolen and 

 secreted him, to swindle money from me. 

 I went into the house, told my wife the 

 tale, and said I would make him prove 

 where he had found the horse. My wife 

 very properly replied, " Let him alone : 

 you may think yourself well off, that you 

 have got your horse. He is above your 

 hand." I readily agreed with her : and 

 the man and I lived in a neighbourly 

 manner ever after. This was done to get 

 the dollar and a half he had paid for the 



