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field on the horse. He might run a peanut stand. He 

 did for a short time. The poor horses would not have 

 suffered quite as much if he had kept at that business. 

 He caused this poor horse suffering that I cannot de- 

 scribe, and this man came back to me to have me get 

 her out of it again. He said he would try me once 

 more. If I did not do it this time he would give me 

 up. 



" How did she act after you pulled her shoes off?" 



"I thought she would die. I had to stand her in 

 cow manure all of the time." 



*' It would have been better for her if she had died, 

 then she would not suffer. She is not much use to 

 any one as she is. Dave Townsend can get her out all 

 straight. He does it with angle-worm oil." 



I did not touch her, neither did I get anything for 

 what I had done. This man I will have to let go free. 

 I think it is wrong to abuse a perfect fool. 



Keader, we have another case to dispose of. Here 

 stands Mike at the same post where he stood nine 

 weeks previous. Let us look him over. ISTo man 

 could tell by looking at him if he had not known him 

 and seen this change take place by degrees. He has 

 been almost daily on the road and improved all the 

 time. His feed, when I commenced, was eighteen 

 quarts of oats per day. It was reduced to twelve in a 

 short time, for this reason : Mr. Bennett had a partner 

 in his business. He started to go to Elniira, his wife 

 with him. He went part way and came back, drove 

 up to the barn, ordered the feed taken off of Mike, 

 ordered another horse. He told them in the hotel, ''I 

 was not afraid of him ; my wife was." 



