bO THE horse's rescue. 



" What is this up here? He sinks down here over 

 tlie whirl hone. Ever do anvtliins: for tliat?" 



"Yes; I put on different kinds of Jiniment and 

 lien ted it in with hot irons." 



"Did that help him?" 



''I don't know as it did." 



'' What are those marks on the inside of his legs?" 



" I had him fired — burnt ; thej say that makes them 

 stronger. 



'• He seems weak on his hind lesrs. What are these 

 enlargements here?" 



''They call them blood-spavins; some call them 

 bog-spavins." 



"What is this?" 



"Well, thev sav them are curbs" 



" What is this in here?" 



"Oh, that's nothing but thoroughpin." 



"Ever do anything for these diflQculties?" 



"Yes." 



"Did it help them?" 



" I can't see as it has." 



"Well, we can't stand here long. We must get 

 these horses put of here. It will soon be dark. I 

 have got a job at the barn to-night on that Kentucky 

 hunter mare. Well, we may as well tackle this horse. 

 Take up ! Thunder ! this horse's feet are contracted. 

 Didn't you know that ?" 



" They told me they were." 



"Did you ever do anything for them ?" 



" Yes. J[ have used lots of foot ointment and salves 

 to^make them grow fast." 



" Well, I think that did make them grow. I guess 



