360 ROAD HORSES. 



wide difference between your circumftances 

 and mine^ 



There certainly can be no doubt but the 

 farmer's excellent maxim fliould be adopted 

 by all thofe who rely too much upon the af- 

 fedted diligence of ojllers^ and pretended fide- 

 lity of fervantSy without a fmgle confiftent 

 refledlion upon the caufe of their approaching 

 every day nearer to poverty. For my own 

 part, I am not at all afliamed to acknowledge, 

 if my horfes are in higher condition as to ex- 

 ternal appearance, flronger in the ch ace, or 

 more refpedlable upon the road than my 

 neighbour's, it is only to be attributed to th^ 

 admirable admonition of '* let's go," under 

 which incredible advantage of perfonal fuper- 

 intendance I become fecurity for the certain 

 execution of my own orders, 



This to the inattentive or inconfiderate 

 may favor too ftrong of rigidity, and feem 

 ftriking too much at the characfters of 

 fervants in general ; however, the more 

 prudent and difcriminating will know in 

 what degree to admit the exception, con- 

 cluding there may be fome entitled to a 



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