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his business, and he will prove the more keen, and jump 

 the cleaner, if he has not been schooled to death just before- 

 hand. If he is raw and green, of course he must be re- 

 hearsed ; and this should be done at such fences as the 

 shows usually provide : always stiff, and at constantly 

 varying heights, that the eye may be educated, 

 and that he may learn to estimate for himself, 

 and not fall into the habit of always mak- 

 ing about so much exertion — a mechan- 

 ical style which makes many slovenly 

 performers. 



