58 PEECEPT AND PEACTICE. 



to the groom — in fact, he would act m accordance 

 with the wishes of his master, could he be the means 

 of each man's purchasing the horse Ukely to answer 

 his purpose. 



I have always found that in every stud there are 

 one, two, or three horses, that have somehow got 

 there, but never suited the country, consequently 

 were little thought of. Those who did suit it, and 

 were first-rate there, I should know would fetch 

 almost fabulous prices from some one. With such 

 I, as a purchaser, could have nothing to do ; my 

 object would be to find out the one or two who did 

 not, and for this purpose I should apply to the groom, 

 who had probably ridden all of them, and knew their 

 different qualities. 



• Now there are many persons who, in applying to 

 a groom for such information as they want, will put 

 a number of questions to him, promising, in order 

 to make him communicative, that, if they get what 

 they want, they *' will remember him," or what is 

 tantamount, they "will not /w^e^ him." No man 

 but a fool will give himself the trouble of answering 



