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private interview with me. They told me they were 

 dissatisfied, and demanded a return of their money. They 

 said, if I would return it quietly, they would say nothing 

 about it, and would helj^ me all they could in that place. 

 They could give no reason, only they were "not satisfied." 

 I told them I could not do so unless I returned the money 

 to the other members of the class also, but what I had to 

 say about the matter I would say publicly. I accordingly 

 called the people up around me, and told them what the 

 fellows wanted, and what I had said to them, and closed 

 up by announcing a time when I would go back to Mina- 

 ville, and give to them and every member of that class 

 their money back if they wanted it. Despite the strong 

 opposition set up by these Minaville members, I succeeded 

 in making a large class here, which was a decided success. 



It now became necessary to make decided effort at 

 Minaville, as I knew these fellows would do all they could 

 to prejudice the other members of the class. On this 

 account, before the day appointed, I scoured the town to 

 find good subjects, and succeeded in finding but one horse 

 that had the habit of running away, and which had not 

 been harnessed in over a year. By paying a liberal sum, 

 and passing the owner into the class free, I procured this 

 horse, and succeeded in making him entirely gentle. At 

 the close of the lesson, I explained why I had returned, 

 and told them that if they then felt they were not satisfied, 

 one and all of them could step forward and get their 

 money. They all expressed themselves fully satisfied, 

 even those who had been opposing me, and passed a 

 unanimous resolution of thanks, which was published in 

 the county papers. That evening, the horse referred to 

 was purchased by one of the scholars, and proved afterward 

 a safe, reliable family horse. 



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