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balking ; and once having made the effort, it would have 

 been necessary to have driven the mare at their dictation, 

 which wouki have resulted in certain defeat. 



During my experience in this business, while there was 

 often much that caused me extreme annoyance, yet there 

 was still oftener much that gave me interest and courage in 

 my work. Upon retrospection, I am reminded of many 

 phases and incidents connected with my experience that will 

 always remain fresh in my memory as constantly recurring 

 sources of pleasure and encouragement. There are also 

 many men to whom I feel under such deep obligations for 

 kindnesses shown me, that I would be glad to express my 

 thanks to them personally if I knew their address, and 

 would deem it a great pleasure to remind them of it by 

 sending them copies of this book. 



Almost daily, my professional experience was a mixture 

 of both comic and serious difficulties. Many people would 

 come out to see the ponies perform, without any purpose 

 of joining the class, as they thought what I advertised 

 could not be true, fearing that I had the power, if they 

 came near me, to deceive them and pocket their money. 

 Some even went so far as to say that they would not 

 believe I could do what I had advertised, even though they 

 saw me do it. 



But when such Avere finally induced to join the class, 

 they were usually the most interested, and not infrequently 

 thanked me for persuading them to do so. On expressing 

 their approbation of my system to their neighbors, and 

 advising them to join the class, they would in turn receive 

 a shake of the head, as if to say, " He has pulled the 

 wool over your eyes, but he cannot do it with us." And 

 what appeared strange, was that all this could be, regard- 

 less of the fact that to every man Avas given a personal 

 guarantee that if I failed in any respect to do just what I 



