OF rUUCIIASE AND SAI.K, ETC. 



87 



who, aftor remarkin;^ lio had seen tlio witness in 

 some paiis of Liucolushirc, said (p. 114) : 



Q. " Generally, when you come to a fair, you E%^dence 



1 1 p 1 1 ' before 



are sold out before the end of the day r Lorda' 



vl. 1 es. nnttec, 



Q. '' You never take any back? ]^''-^_ 



A. " Not if I can help it. I am pretty well shdis.' 

 kno^vn, and the people like me, and so I am able 

 to sell, although I do not warrant any. I do not 

 have to give the money back. "When I get the 

 money, I stick to it. I have tlie horses, there they 

 arc ; if the buyers are not able to judge for them- 

 selves, they may get the assistance of any profes- 

 sional man to help them to judge ; but I give no 

 warranty, nor do I get one. 



Q. *' I think I have seen you cleared out of 

 your stock at a very early hour in the day at a 

 fair 'r* 



vl. " Yes ; I have generally a good many cus- 

 tomers, that is because I supply them as well as 

 I can. 



Q. "It arises from yoiu' excellent reputation ? 



A. "I suppose so. If they did not think I was 

 treating them fairly, they woidd not stick to me 

 for so many years.'' 



Nor are warranties given in Scotland. Mr. 

 Stephens, in his Book of the Farm (o), says : " With 



(o) 3rded. vol. 1, 1399. 



