206 WHERE TO BE PILLAGED THE LEAST. 



Returning to horses, it will be asked in what way 

 can a man of fortune supply himself with horses with 

 any chance of justice and comfort to himself, sup- 

 posing him not to be a good judge of them ? I 

 know, generally speaking, but of three ways in which 

 he can do so, and I believe he will find in the long run 

 the first I shall mention will turn out the cheapest 

 and best. Let him go to some of the first-rate 

 dealers, tell them the description of horse he wants, 

 the purpose for which he is required, and his parti- 

 cular taste in and ideas of a horse for that purpose ; 

 let him trust to them as to soundness, qualification, 

 and price. It is their interest and wish to give him 

 satisfaction if they can. If the horse pleases his 

 eye, let him buy him ; they will pay his servant 

 liberally, but no more than is proper. He in return 

 will do them, the buyer and the horse, justice. The 

 buyer will pay a strong price I grant, but he will get 

 what he wants without risk or trouble. To a man of 

 fortune this is no small consideration, and is worth his 

 paying for to a reasonable amount. This is the first 

 and I believe the best mode by which he can attain 

 his wishes as to horses. 



His next plan is to get some friend who is known 

 to be really a good judge of horses to purchase one 

 for him. This friend will probably not mind a little 

 trouble, and will find what is wanted at a less price, 

 and as well adapted to the purpose as the horse pur- 

 chased on the first plan. But here again the servant 

 of the person for whom the horse is being bought 

 will interfere, and unless he gets as much as he thinks 

 himself entitled to, all judgment and trouble will 

 have been thrown away. If the horse or horses have 

 been bought of a private gentleman at a very rea- 



