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SADDLERY AND HARNESS. 



vehicle should be paid for on delivery ; otherwise more than a fair per- 

 centage for time and for money may be added to the account. 



The articles requisite to furnish a stable are rather numerous ; cer- 

 tainly they are somewhat expensive. Because of that circumstance, 

 everything should be purchased of the stoutest kind and of the best 

 quality. On no account should the servant receive extra wages to 

 supply such necessaries. The man, when making such an agreement, 

 of course contemplates a profit, and, as he concludes the bargain, calcu- 

 lates how few accessories he can contrive "to get along with," The 

 smaller the number the greater must be the pecuniary gain. The horse 

 is, therefore, inconvenienced, if not tortured, by certain processes being 

 accomplished with inefficient instruments, the grooming being performed 

 rather to please the master's eye than to conduce to the comfort of his 

 animal. 



The consequences of such an arrangement are, the gentleman is 

 cheated, the horse is maltreated ; while the only gainer by the transac- 

 tion, should he be suddenly discharged, of course carries away the many 

 et ceteras he has been paid to provide. The stable is in a great measure 

 stripped of its furniture. The new-comer may not enter upon his situation 

 immediately. A helper, who must in the interim be engaged, will not 

 feel disposed to adopt any artifice for the convenience of his employer. 



Moreover, the new servant may agree to certain conditions, without 

 comprehending the outlay these involved. Grooms, when they enter 

 upon a fresh situation, seldom possess cash in any abundaneo ; therefore, 



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