3i8 ROAD HORSES. 



By way of prelude to the inftrudions I 

 conceive requifite to form the mind of 

 every young and inexperienced traveller, 

 it cannot be confidered inapplicable to 

 ftrengthen the inculcation by a fliort re- 

 cital of an introdudory fad that not long 

 lince occurred in the neighbourhood of my 

 prefent refidence, where a farmer enjoyed 

 his moiety of land at a very eafy rent, under 

 an excellent landlord, and no immoderate 

 opprefTion from parochial taxes ; and though 

 he v/as univerfally knovv'n to be an honeft, 

 induftrious man, yet repeated harvejis pro- 

 duced ribthing but additional deficiencies ; in 

 {hort, cirtumftance^ becam.e annually more 

 and nlore contmd:ed, till dire necessity 

 cdmpelled him to relinquifh both land and 

 habitation, withx^iit having it in "his power to 

 accufe Providence of severItIT, or himfelf 



of NEGLECT. 



He was foon fucceeded, at an advanced 

 rent, by a man who was equally honeft, 

 fober, and induftrious with himfelf; who 

 continued plodding on under the happy 

 confolation of finding every harveft produce 

 additional gain and accumulation of profit. 



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