THE horse's rescue. 2i>9 



"Oliver," said I, "I am going to Auburn to see 

 Joseph. I want you and him to help me introduce 

 this science." 



"You will meet with a power of opposition in 

 many ways," said he. 



"That I care nothing about," I replied. "T liave 

 been pulverized through that mill. I want to beat 

 them if I can. I am ahead here. If you will take 

 hold of this they never can excel you ; equal is all 

 thev can do." 



After staying over night, the time all spent talking 

 horse, I sailed for Auburn city. I found Joseph in 

 his shop wrestling with all kind of cripples. I soon 

 found a way to let my business be known. 



"Jo," said I, "when you have leisure I have got a 

 big thing on the horse I want to show you." 



"I thought you had got something," he replied, 

 "or you would not be around. If you liave got any- 

 thing new on the horse I want to learn it. I will be 

 one of your scholars." 



After explaining what I could do with a horse's 

 foot, he said : 



" If you can do that, and not produce any inflamma- 

 tion, that is all I want to know ; that will do the whole 

 business. I want to see that done." 



" We must have a horse." 



"I will find a horse. There are stiff horses enouc^h ; 

 you can hardly find one but whatsis stiff." 



" We want one that is bad." 



" I know of one that we can get. She is six years 

 old. She is so stiff that after driving her, when she 



