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warm the foot some, but does not relieve the suffer- 



ing. 



Here came Mr. Bennett again with another stiff and 

 lame horse — a light-limbed young horse. 



"Doan, what is the matter with this "horse?" 



" I should think you might see." 



"He wants his feet soaked, don't he? How far 

 have you driven him?" 



"About eight miles. It is all 'sposh.' I should 

 think if that was all he needed he would be cured 



now." 



" His feet must be well soaked. The best way to 

 soak horses' feet is to drive them in mud and Water. 

 Your horse's feet are badly contracted, and that is not 

 all." 



I walked away. This horse was badly contracted, 

 and he had two sets of feet on him, a very long lever, 

 and a heavy, bungling set of shoes, entirely too large 

 in every way, if his feet had been properly dressed. I 

 did not touch that horse. It looked to me as though 

 Mr. Bennett had gone to buying stiff horses for me to 

 cure for nothing. That would have been all riglit if 

 I had chosen to do so. It is good business to have 

 others work for you for no pay, and grow poor all of 

 the time yourself. Some get very wealthy that way, 

 and sometimes you can hear them brag about their 

 wealth. Some folks may think it is the part of a man. 

 It may be in some cases ; in this case it was a total 

 failure. I will have to let this case go in with some 

 other rubbish I have just cleared away, and pass on. 



It is uphill business here all alone ; no backing out. 

 When I first came in this town I was verv cautious. 



