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be taken out of harness, quite satisfied he is not likely 

 to go : if so, Nickem' s end is answered. If the owner 

 wishes him still further tried, he is pulled, pushed, and 

 whipped out of the yard somehow, should the owner 

 go with them, by making the break-horse thwart every 

 inclination of the other to do right ; and the unfortu- 

 nate pupil being punished under the pretence he is 

 trying to do wrong, he is set down as incorrigible. If 

 the owner does not go with his horse, he is driven and 

 brought back, two fellows running by his side pre- 

 tending to be out of breath from their exertions to 

 keep the vicious brute from breaking everything to 

 atoms. The horse, on being taken from the break, 

 naturally rushes away from it frightened to death, 

 and thus corroborates the statement of those who 

 went with him, that " of all the devils they ever saw 

 he was the worst;" not forgetting to hint, that after 

 their violent exertions a little refreshment in the 

 shape of drink would be acceptable. Thus in this 

 world are often the innocent sacrificed and the guilty 

 rewarded ; and thus I fear it often is where man and 

 man are concerned when power and villany have only 

 justice to oppose them. 



Supposing Mr. Nickem has succeeded in purchasing 

 this made-vicious horse, the owner is surprised to 

 see him a few days afterwards going in harness as 

 quietly as his natural good temper would have made 

 him do at first, if he had been permitted to do so. He 

 expresses his surprise, but is told " they never had so 

 much trouble with any horse ; did not think they ever 

 should have made him go," &c. : Nickem " does not 

 think any man but his breaksman could have done 

 it :" so it ends in the gentleman losing heavily in the 

 sale to Nickem ; Nick nicking it pretty largely in the 



