310 • THE horse's rescue. 



we wanted him to help by talking, if this job pleased 

 him. He told Oliver he should have all the horses he 

 wanted, and at it he went. He was quite a horse lec- 

 turer in that town. When such mechanics asBuidick 

 indorse this great science small heads have to stand 

 back, and they did. It has been quite calm since, as 

 far as fighting against us has been concerned. It had 

 effect iive miles away at least in this direction ; it 

 calmed the racket around me and infused n.ew life in 

 me. I told Oliver: "Now is the time to write this 

 work. It will sell now. I will go home and com- 

 mence. You keep at work. I went to Auburn quite 

 often. I walked in the stable to find Oliver; there I 

 always went first to find him. He had a fine saddle 

 horse to work on that belonged to D. M. Osborn, 

 sti-aightening his legs, taking air-puffs off, balancing 

 at the same time. There were seven or eight of the 

 most scientific men in Auburn city taking lessons on 

 the horse. One was CjM-enus Wheeler, the patentee 

 of the Cayuga Chief harv^esting machine. Bui'dick had 

 waked them up. He was there, and Di'. Qaigly and 

 sevei'al otljers. I saw it was a eo this time. After 

 thev left I swune: mv hat over mv head. I could not 

 help it. I told the boys: 



" It's a go this time !" 



So much for a good, honest, live man to help. 

 When w^e can get such men as these enlisted it will 

 go. '"They are known all over the woi'd, neai'ly, and 

 it has gone ever since, and it cannot be stopped now. 

 It lias taken a heavv load off tliree men's shoulders 

 that was hard to cai-ry. We had cari'ied it for. many 

 years. Mr. Wheeler has had a horse fixed, John Os- 



