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"Merit Recognized. — On Saturday night last, at 

 Grenier's Garden, Professor Gleason brought a ten 

 weeks' engagement to a pleasant close. .During that 

 period, nightly, he has lectured on the horse, educated 

 him, trained him, cured him of evil tricks, and demon- 

 strated that the horse is an intelligent animal, to be 

 educated, not abused; to be trained, not kicked. At 

 the conclusion of the first part of the entertainment, 

 Mr. Abercrombie, on behalf of numerous admirers, 

 stepped into the ring and in a few appropriate remarks 

 presented the Professor with a valuable horseshoe set 

 with diamonds. He leaves Chicago with the warm 

 wishes of a very large circle of friends and admirers." 



Longing for some pure country air, I struck out from 

 Chicago, giving at Joliet one exhibition, and visiting 

 several small places in Indiana. Despite bad weather, 

 snow, and rain, my lectures were well attended, and 

 I had a very pleasant time besides. Business calling 

 me to Chicago for two days, I was urgently requested 

 to give a lecture and handle some valuable animals, 

 which the owners thereof had been unable to put into 

 my hands during my previous visit. Consequently, 

 being promised sufficient remuneration for time and 

 trouble, on the 3d of March more than twelve hun- 

 dred persons greeted my appearance in the arena of 

 Battery D, to whom I gave one of my most interest- 

 ing and satisfactory entertainments, vouched for by 

 the Chicago Tribune as follows: 



"An Expert Horseman. — Over twelve hundred 

 people assembled in Battery D last night to witness 

 an exhibition of horsemanship as shown by Professor 

 Oscar R. Gleason. The floor of the large hall had 

 been covered with sawdust, and at the east end stood 

 a score or more of animals, each of which, it was 



