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not in one case in a thousand to a servant, but a 

 friend, and let it be quite understood that his 

 directions must be obeyed. 



Some servants would, I know, be in open 

 rebellion at this ; such as study the parable 

 unquestionably would. "We arn't going to 

 stand two masters:" "Then pray go" would 

 often settle the matter; if not, get others who 

 study honesty. 



I am willing to allow that no servant has a 

 right, as it is called, to "stand" two masters; 

 nor need he ; for if his legitimate master or mis- 

 tress know nothing of stable duty, or, as with the 

 latter, cannot look into it, he will, so far as duty 

 goes, have but one to be directed by, as, in such 

 a case, the master or mistress would do well to 

 merely order their carriage or horses when they 

 want them, and interfere no further. With such 

 a friend to direct, even ladies need not be im- 

 posed on, as they generally are, or have their 

 horses as improperly treated as is commonly the 

 case. 



Should, however, a master know only enough of 

 stable business to be able to see that it is clone, 

 when told by somebody who knows better how 

 it shpuld be done, he had much better candidly 

 tell his servant, " Mr. So-and-So says such a 

 thing should be done," than to give directions 

 that are absurd or useless ; or, if they should be 



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