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old grey horfe, which had been left there by the 

 Rebels in 1745, and which had laboured hard 

 during that long period of forty-two years. As 

 fo much money is frequently loft in chopping 

 and changing of horfes, this plan muft furely 

 be preferable in point of pecuniary calculation ; 

 in the regards of comfort and convenience, 

 of the certainty of poffeffing a trufty and 

 faithful flave, whenever our occafions call, the 

 preference is great indeed. It is natural to en^ 

 tertain fome decrees of attachment to thefe 

 creatures ^vhich are dom.efticated with us, and 

 which render us fuch effential fervices, and 

 wherever pra6licable, it muft be delightful to a 

 good man, to render even a brute animal happy 

 in its condition and feelings. CompafiTic n to 

 old age, to long and faithful fervices, ought to 

 form a part of this plan. It is mean and inde- 

 fenfible in perfons of property, to defire to make 

 fo contemptible an addition to their (lore, as the 

 price of a poor old horfe, already worn out in 

 their fervice ; fuch, if neceiTary to be put away, 

 (hould be (liot at once, or given to thofe who 

 would engage to work them lightly, and ufe them 

 well. Thefe reflexions have ferved to recall to 

 my mind a worthy old farmer, in truth, one of 

 the iufteft and moft humane of men, whofe me- 

 mory is very dear to me. His frequent 'faying 

 was " that when he held up his hand at the Old 

 " Bailey in the other w^orld, he was fure he fhould 

 " have no four-legged witnefTes againft him." 



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