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and as the farmer and his horses both drini 

 and sleep in the streets, it is a very ne- 

 cessary duty for the mayor of a town to 

 place pumps for their accommodation. The 

 horses draw double, by a pole, in the same 

 manner as the stage-coaches are drawn in 

 England. There is a trough fixed upon 

 the pole, behind the waggon, from which 

 the horses feed, two on each side, when in 

 cities and towns, as the farmer is usually 

 two or three days doing his business. 

 The driver rides on the near- side 

 hind horse, and has lines to the two 

 leaders : I much approve both of the 

 waggons, and the management of the 

 horses, as the driver has good opportunity 

 to keep every horse to his work. It is as 

 common to see the driver ride on an 

 ox as on a horse. 



A one-horse cart costs from thirty-four 

 to forty dollars : it is made light, and tilted 

 in the same manner as the waggon. The 

 driver sits in the cart to drive. A two-horse 

 cart costs from fifty-four to sixty dollars. 



