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gviiltj of a dereliction of honor and integrity he goes 

 on until he unblushingly (in dealers parlance) ''sticks 

 a screw'' into a friend whenever he can find the oppor- 

 tunity. 



This is a fair sample of the usual i^areor of tliose who 

 commence privately dealing in horse?,. It is a pursuit 

 that every gentleman should avoid. It is as demoraliz- 

 ing in its influence on the mind and eventually as fatal 

 in its effects on the character as is the pursuit of the 

 pr(.fessevl gambler. (''All fair in horse-dealing" is an 

 idea that some persons profess). It is a very erroneous 

 one. It is an idea, that no sensible or honorable man 

 can seriously entertain. There is no more excuse for 

 premeditated deception in the sale of a horse than 

 there is in any other transaction. The moment a man 

 can bring himself to think there is he will steal. 





