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to the stable and see to the arrangement of things there. 

 Much work can be saved by having a place for the 

 "traps," and making an imperative rule that each article 

 shall be returned where it belongs. 



PUPIL. To say that I have listened with attention, while 

 you have been talking of the walking and shoeing, would 

 be a poor return for the information I have received in so 

 short a space. The ideas are nearly all new to me, but I 

 can give no reason why they should not be followed. I 

 have had an illustration of the danger of driving nails too 

 high in the horn, even when there was no direct injury 

 to the sensitive parts when first shod, and which resulted 

 in the death of one of the finest animals I ever saw. 



Early in the spring of 1863, I accompanied a gentleman 

 to Kentucky for the purpose of purchasing a few colts. 

 We got to Cincinnati at the time Mt. Sterling was cap- 

 tured by the Confederates, and, of course, there was great 

 excitement all along the line of the Lexington and Cov- 

 ington Kailroad. Paris was supposed to be the next point 

 of attack, and the railroad officials debated some time be- 

 fore they would send out a train, finally concluding to do 

 so. By this conveyance we reached Lexington, and spent 

 a short time there, looking at the stock of Jno. M. Clay, 

 and others in the vicinity. There were Lodi, Kentucky, 

 and many other fine specimens of the blood horse ; but, 

 unfortunately, Mr. Clay was not at home, so that we 

 could only admire the horses and everything about his 

 well-kept establishment to my mind, the most perfect of 

 any we saw. We were kindly received, however, by his 

 trainer, who showed us all in his department, and he 

 certainly deserved the credit of having his horses well 

 advanced in condition ; and the arrangement of the train- 

 ing quarters was admirable. That morning we break- 

 fasted with Mr. E. E. Eagle, who not only gave us a 

 genuine Kentucky welcome, but accompanied us in our 



