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owner is not " one of the trade," his sins will be 

 published at Charing Cross wathin a week. A 

 horse of this description wall only find a sale at 

 the hammer; and even there he is sure to pro- 

 duce more than he is worth. I never sold but one 

 unsound horse at commission stables, and I only 

 got rid of him by following the course that I have 

 suggested — honestly mentioning his fault. A gen- 

 tleman bought him ^^for the novelty of the thing ;" 

 it seemed so strange to tell the truth in horse-deal- 

 ing ! I was happy to hear, two months afterwards, 

 that he continued well pleased with his bargain.* 



Gentle reader, I have finished my task, or ra- 

 ther, my amusement : if my information proves as 

 useful to you, as it has been to myself, you w^ill 

 read my little book a second time, and grudge 



* While engaged in correcting this sheet, my publishers 

 received the following note, in reference to the case of Patteshall 

 V. Tranter, quoted at page 327. It is too late to refer to it at the 

 proper place, I therefore introduce it here, with many thanks to 

 ray anonymous critic. 



'' ' Patteshall v. Tranter.' This cause was tried, a second time, 

 at the spring assize, 1837, at Hereford, before Lord Denman 

 and a special jury. The plaintiff lost it, failing to prove the war- 

 ranty of the horse, and not on any of the points on which Mr. 

 Justice Park directed the nonsuit on the former trial. N. B. The 

 first trial took place in the spring of 1834, instead of 1835, as 

 mentioned in ' Caveat Emptor.' " 



