HINDRANCES AND HELPS 



"Not much." 



"Don't kick, dooz he?" 



"No." 



"Them little Kanucks is apt to kick." 



Silence, and an impatient movement, which 

 I work off by pulling out my watch. 



"What time o' day 's got to be?" 



"Eleven." 



"Thunder! I must be a goin' ;— should like 

 to trade, Squire, but I guess we can't agree. 

 I s'pose you 'd be askin' as much as — sixty — 

 or — seventy dollars for that air hoss — 

 would n't ye?" 



"A hundred dollars is the price, and I gave 

 fifty more." 



"Don't say! Gave a thunderin' sight too 

 much, Squire." 



"Pat, you may put up the horse; I don't 

 think the gentleman wants him." 



"Look a-here. Squire; — ef you was to say 

 — something — like — seventy, or — seventy-five 

 dollars, now, — there might be some use in 

 talkin'." 



"Not one bit of use," (impatiently) — tu'-n- 

 ing on my heel, 



" Say, Squire, — ever had him to a 



plough?" 



"Yes." 



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