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to him. He remained at livery a week, and his 

 appetite being quite restored, I had him home 

 again. For two or three days all was right, but 

 then his corn was again neglected, and I sent him a 

 second time to the College to be physicked. In a 

 very few days he returned as ravenous as a hawk, 

 but another week found him in his former state ; 

 and at length I guessed at the truth — not that he 

 would not feed, but would not work ! I tried him 

 upon this principle for a week, and then my corn 

 was as palatable to him as my neighbour's. I 

 did not buy him for the pleasure of looking at him, 

 so I sent him to Osborne's ; for between friends 

 warranties of course are out of the question. He 

 was sold in less than an hour for the same money 

 that I had given for him, and he was returned 

 in less than a week for the same reason that I had 

 parted with him. I refused to take him back. 



" But you warranted him. Sir." 



*' Yes, to be sure I did ; I warranted him sound, 

 but not to eat !" To this there was of course no 

 answer, except a reference to the College. He 

 was examined and passed as sound : the purchaser 

 resold him for more than he had given me for him ; 

 and I afterwards learnt that he was sold six times 

 over that summer, and always returned for the 



