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done for all others. When it came time to retire, I 

 said to Joseph : "I am going to bed. I am tired." 



" Are you not going to do anything to that mare's 

 feet to night?" 



^' No ; she is all right." 



** Her feet will be turned all wrong side out before 

 morning." 



"You can tell better in the morning. I will pay 

 for her if they are." 



When I got up Joseph was in the barn caring for 

 his horses. 



'* Jo, how are the mare's feet?" 



" Tliey are cold ; there is no heat in them." 



'' That is boss ; that settles the whole thing. The 

 air-puffs are all gone ; she begins to show her deform- 

 ity ; it will take time to bring that back. Work and 

 exercise will bring that all right after the cause is re- 

 moved on all horses; but remember it must be kept 

 removed. We will let her rest awhile. We went to 

 the shop. Joseph had hands at work for him. When 

 we got there the shop was full of horses. There was 

 a long row there waiting to have their feet ironed. 

 Joseph^ with hat in his hand^ walked up and down 

 this row of horses, looking them over, I suppose, to 

 sse what condition they were in. After he had looked 

 them all over, he swung his hat around over his head 

 and said, " I can cure every horse in this shop without 

 u particle of medicine." 



There were several standing around. 



" Hold on, Jo," said I. " They will call you crazy, 

 as they have me ; you will get in the lunatic asylum 

 the first you know." 



