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harm than good. I am aware it would. Here it 

 will be very proper to say " Ito ; " but let it be to 

 some one who understands what he is about — 

 not in one case in a thousand to a servant, but a 

 friend, and let it be quite understood that his 

 directions must be obeyed. 



Some servants would, I know, be in open 

 rebellion at this ; such as study the parable 

 unquestionably would. " We arn't going to 

 stand two masters:" — *^then pray ^o," would 

 often settle the matter ; if not, get others. 



I am willing to allow that no servant has a 

 right, as it is called, to " stand " two masters ; 

 nor need he ; for if his legitimate master or mis- 

 tress knew nothing of stable duty, or, as with the 

 latter, cannot look into it, he will, so far as duty 

 goes, have but one to be directed by, as, in such 

 a case, the master or mistress would do well to 

 merely order their carriage or horses when they 

 want them and interfere no further. With such 

 a friend to direct, even ladies need not be im- 

 posed on, as they generally are, or have their 

 horses as improperly treated as is commonly the 

 case. 



Should, however, a master know only enough of 

 stable business to be able to see that it is done, 

 when told by somebody who knows better hoio 

 it should be done, he had much better candidly 

 tell his servant, " Mr. So-and-So says such a 



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