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some complaint of a similar character, and he got 

 Mr. Smith's consent to superintend the laying of the 

 floors in ofeneral. The crround was all excavated, under 

 his orders, to the depth of about twenty inches or two 

 feet, and this was filled in with blacksmiths' cinders or 

 clinkers, brickbats, or any other rubbish of a similar 

 character, and then the flags were laid atop of all. 

 Now if any one were to ask the result, let them inquire 

 of Jack Fricker if they ever suffer from kennel lame- 

 ness now, and I believe he would say it is a complaint 

 unknown in the kennel. 



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