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waited for me^to get my shop up. He bad business 

 about one hundred miles, and he wanted to drive it. 

 Having no fire, I could not shoe them. He had 

 waited a long time. His horse's feet had grown very 

 long. They must be shod. He took them to another 

 shop and had them shod, and went his journey and 

 back. I sent my apprentice to tell him I wanted him 

 to draw some stone for me. He came and saw me. 

 He said: 



''I have foundered my horses." 



''Perhaps that is not so ; bring them over so I can 

 see them." 



He said they were so stiff he could not get them to 

 the shop in a half day. 



"You must," said I; "I can't go now." 



It was three miles. He came. I soon saw where 

 the cause was. I told him I would cure them both 

 for four shillings. 



" That is just what two other blacksmiths told me. I 

 had those shoes set twice wdjile I was gone, and it did 

 no good. I have foundered them. I had been told 

 that when on the road, if you water while the horse is 

 warm, and then drive on and keep him moving, there 

 is no danger; but I stiffened my horses in this way." 



They were so stiff they could hardly move. After 

 they had stood awhile I pointed out where the cause 

 was; and spent about an hour explaining. Then we 

 went to the shop. These horses had light limbs and 

 as good feet as I want on a horse, and not much 

 changed if they had been dressed and trimmed as 

 they should have been. There was three inches of 

 useless hoof in length on the toe. I cut it off, and 



