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trouble she was in. In order to keep clear of this 

 rabl)lf3 I was forced to battle witli them nearly all of 

 tiie time, so I might be ai)le to go on witli mv work. 

 I was ol)li<^e(i to tell them a lie. I told ihem it was a 

 very bad aid^le sprain, and kept on movin<2: her around, 

 going througli the same process in getting her down 

 on her heel to flat rest. This process they all have to 

 go through ; some it affects more than others. It did 

 not last long with this mare. I took her in the shop, 

 closed the doors, and worked on her there. I soon 

 got her down all right, no limping. Out I came in the 

 street again. This is quite a business town. I led her 

 all over the town ; the crowd gathered in manv places 

 to learn how I cured her so quick. I told them I had 

 a way that belongs to me. Greoi-ge and I took a sail 

 after her around the town and out in the country to 

 see if she was level. She went all level, no hoppinir. 

 Tills foot was spread half an inch. Of course it must 

 have time to get strength after this change, and settle 

 and grow before it could get strong. After this hard 

 day's work with this horse and others I thought I 

 would walk down town and see what kind of' a racket 

 I had made. 



I walked in the Riant House. I got it slap in the 

 face. " You're a dam purty man, you are. You have 

 spoilt George Woodrough's five hundred dollar mare." 

 "You publish this in the papers ; you can spread it 

 faster and it will be less trouble. "^ This man ran a 

 cooper shop on the bardc of the canal. He came to 

 me after thic to get an old cripple cured, not worth 

 curing. He bragged on her very much. He said she 

 came from Orange county ; she was a fast sailer. I 



