100 THE horse's KESCUE. 



And this is no uncommon thing ; it is a very u;?nal 

 thing. Take a peek around. I have been peeking 

 around many years. I went into a shop in Auburn 

 city, and I saw two men turning horse shoes. I 

 looked at them a few minutes, then walked away. In 

 a short time I met one of these men on the street. He 

 said to me : 



" Were you in my shop peeking arpund to-day ?" 



" Yes," said I ; " I was in your shop." 



" I can beat any man in the state turning shoes," 

 he rejoined; "lean turn one hundred shoes in just 

 foi'ty minutes !" All talking about the number of 

 shoes made, and none about the principle the work 

 should, be done on. This man was badly oQ his bal- 

 ance. There is great danger of shipwrecks and collis- 

 ions when driver, horse, and wagon are all out of har- 

 mony. But let us not forget Mike. The plan must 

 be carried out to prevent inflammation taking place in 

 Mike's feet. I was with him, taking his feet out of 

 warm water for a time to see if I could feel, by placing 

 my hand on his hoofs, any change of heat arising. I 

 did not perceive any change. I thought my plan was 

 going to work. Of course there was no sleep for me 

 that night. This horse was out of my control in the 

 morning. He would be put on the road the next day. 

 There was no use in protesting ; they all knew every- 

 thing that was worth knowing, and what they did not 

 know was of no use to any one. I had to take all of the 

 chances and do the hard work. When daylight came 

 you might have seen a tired man standing by this 

 thankful horse soaking his feet in warm water, and 

 washing his cords, helping them to change back to 



