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did shoe her, but she was so much out of harmony 

 slie was not worth curing. If I had tried he would 

 have fought me, so I could not do it. Such fools as 

 these I heeded not. This mare went to the fair, and 

 T followed her to superintend and see that her foot 

 was not allowed to get dry. She had not had time 

 enough. The drying up of the foot would raise the 

 sole up. If it was but a small degree it would affect 

 her action at that tiaie. She showed all level. In six 

 months after this fair two men came to this place and 

 bought this mare and paid a big price. Thej came 

 from Williamspcrt, Pa. George was to deliver her at 

 that time ; mj time was all taken up experimenting. 

 I did not shoe any horses. In the morning George 

 was going to start with this mare. I went in the 

 stable. It was hubby. He said he was going to ride 

 her. It is a lonoj iournev. He had her shod for this 

 journey. I cast my eyes down to this mare's foot. 

 "George, this mare will be very lame before you get 

 through. Why, look at them levers on the toes. She 

 never can stand that." It is no use describing this 

 botch job. 



" I have got my pay and pay for taking her through," 

 said George. 



The men that did this skilful work on this horse's feet 

 were my warm friends. This valuable horse was 

 slaughtered the first time she got in the shop after all 

 my hard work, and yet I charged nothing for my 

 extra work. They got pay for spoiling her, and they 

 would like by their actions no better fun than to see 

 me crucified or got rid of in some way. Tliat I was 

 i]ot ignorant of. Stay I would as long as I wanted to, 



