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well, but she was stiff. I let her go a few days ago." 



"This is the same mare. I traded with Sam 

 Grover." 



" Well, I would like to know what you have done 

 to her." 



I jumped out, explained the whole thing to him, as 

 I always do, and sailed on. Remember that lever. 

 The mare I was driving was worth one hundred and 

 fifty dollars, and the one he got, seventy-five dollars. 

 1 got twenty dollars to boot. How does that loss fig- 

 ure ? Ninety-five dollars on account of toe leverage 

 on horses. Do not forget that that principle works 

 bad on all horses, and worse on hind feet. I think 

 this mare would look better with the neck strap looped 

 over the turret to hold the collar up. I do not like 

 that thing. She holds her head so high it feels dis- 

 agreeable. Here we are at the harness-shop. " Whoa." 

 The saddler is getting the length. 



"This looks something like the mare Doc Mead 

 had." 



" This is the same mare." 



" That can't be. I saw her a few days ago ; she 

 was awful stiff." 



" It is the same mare." 



"How did you cure her?" 



1 told him all about it. 



"I have got a horse I just traded for," says he. 

 " Perhaps he is the same. He is stiff. Will you go 

 and look at him?" 



" Yes, this is a different case ; cause not so easily re- 

 moved ; cup foot ; take his shoes off , cut his feet 



