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a celebrated (?) corn doctor, found occasion soon to 

 leave the room, rather chagrined. 



My visit to Boston was one of the most pleasing in 

 my experience as a horseman. On one of the first 

 evenings I discovered in the audience my old instruc- 

 tor, the one from whom I first derived the idea of 

 giving horse lectures. After attending as a member 

 one of his classes, and seeing the money he was taking 

 in, I determined to follow in his footsteps. This was 

 Mr. C. H. C. Williams, a member of the firm of Rock- 

 well, Hurlburt & Williams. I invited him to come 

 again the next evening, which he promised to do. 

 The next day I purchased a valuable gold-headed 

 cane, had it engraved with his name, and on the next 

 evening, February 2d, I presented it with great pleas- 

 ure, using the following language: 



" Ladies and Gentlemen: — Ten years ago I, a 

 Worcester County boy, had an opportunity of attend- 

 ing a course of lessons on the training of horses given 

 by C. H. C. Williams, of the firm of Rockwell, Hurlburt 

 & Williams. To-night my first instructor in the art is 

 present, and I take great pleasure in presenting to him 

 this cane as a token of my regard for him as a man 

 and as an instructor, with the hope that it may be of as 

 much assistance to him on the descending road of life 

 as his lessons and instructions have been to me on my 

 ascending one." 



Professor Williams replied as follows: 



" Ladies and Gentlemen: — This is a complete sur- 

 prise to me. I have been present for two evenings, 

 and am much pleased with the great success of a 

 former pupil of mine. I am convinced that Mr. Glea- 

 son has well and thoroughly learned what I always 

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