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of Bearclsworth's encommms, and he declined 

 both. " Have you nothing else you think would 

 suit me?" says the buyer. " I really don't know," 

 says Beardsworth : " there are plenty more ; look 

 round and please yourself." The gentleman did 

 so, and found a mare that struck his fancy. 

 "Will this mare suit me, Mr. Beardsworth?" 

 " I really can't say," replied he ; " I recom- 

 mended what I knew would, because I have often 

 driven both; but pray choose for yourself." " Did 

 you ever drive this mare, Mr. Beardsworth?" 

 " Never," said he. ^' Did you ever see her in 

 harness?" "Often," said the little man. The 

 gentleman bought her, drove her, and felt cer- 

 tain Beardsworth had wanted to get off two of 

 his own, instead of this capital mare, who was, 

 moreover, twenty pounds less in price than either 

 of the others. On the Wednesday, that is, the 

 second time he drove her, he came into Beards- 

 worth's establishment with a long and ireful 

 countenance, and abused him for selling him a 

 mare that had kicked his gig to pieces. " Did I 

 tell you she would not kick?" said Beardsworth; 

 " I recommended you two that I kneio would not ; 

 you kicked at my recommendation. I told you to 

 please yourself; I hope you have done so. I told 

 you I had often seen this mare in harness ; so I 

 have, and always saw her attempt to kick : if you 

 had asked me if I had seen her go quietly in har- 



