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that it was not altogether the work, but the 

 treatment, which kept her down ; for with 

 all the indulgence I could give her, her fides, 

 ten days ago, were clapped together, and her 

 hide ftuck as clofe to her ribs as if it had 

 been glued to them. Her appetite for dry 

 meat at lead was gone. She would let her 

 corn lie in the manger untouched; though 

 for the time I have had her fix years fhe 

 has always been a remarkable good feeder. 

 1 had forne blood taken from her, but ihe 

 flill remained the fame. Sufpecting that 

 hanging after the grafs was the only caiife of 

 her ill-thriving, (he has for the laft ten days 

 been kept entirely in the houfe. Her fkin is 

 already looTe and filky, and (lie calls for corri 

 every time the flable-door is opened. The 

 other day fhe wanted fpurs.- Now Ihe is all 



fpirits again. turned out a mare, which 



he had hunted the day before, to grafs, on a 

 told day. She got a violent cold ; was feized 

 - of her limbs ; and it has been with great dif- 

 ficulty he has faved her. began to turn 



cut a valuable mare which he hunted occa- 

 fionaliy ; but finding that fhe refufed her dry 

 meat, he difconiinued it ; and now finds that 



fhe 



