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sent him to livery, thinking that my stables might 

 possibly be in some way offensive to him. He re- 

 mained at livery a week, and his appetite being 

 quite restored, I had him home again. For two or 

 three days all was right, but then his corn was again 

 neglected, and 1' sent him a second time to the 

 College to be physicked. In a very few days he 

 returned as ravenous as a hawk, but another week 

 found him in his former state; and at length I 

 guessed at the truth — not that he would not feed, 

 but would not work 1 I tried him upon this princi- 

 ple for a week, and then my corn was as palatable 

 to him as my neighbor's. I did not buy him for the 

 pleasure of looking at him, so I sent him to Os- 

 born's; for between friends, warranties of course are 

 out of the question. He was sold in less than an 

 hour for the same money that I had given for him, 

 and he was returned in less than a week for the 

 same reason that I had parted with him. I refused 

 to take him back. • 



*'But you warranted him, Sir." 



" Yes, to be sure I did ; I warranted him sound, 

 but not to eat !" To this there was of course no 

 answer, except a reference to the College. He was 



