ADVENTURES. 



Weary of my own weight, I sallied forth one 

 line morning in January, wdth fifty guineas in my 

 pocket, bent on finding myself w^ell mounted on a 

 good hackney. It is now the 15th of March, and 

 I am still without a horse, and minus far more 

 than fifty guineas, except a right of action against 

 a dealer, of doubtful solvency. The publication 

 of my adventures in this Quixotic expedition, and 

 some fomier ones of a similar character, may pos- 

 sibly replace a part of my loss ; if not, the next 

 greatest pleasure to benefiting oneself is to do 

 good to others ! I will therefore give my friends 

 the fruits of my horse-dealing experience. 



My first recourse w as, naturally enough, to the 



